Pacific Summer High School Institute

Pacific Summer High School Institute Registration Portal

Register here for programs of the 2025 Pacific Summer High School Institute.

Registration is $3,650 for an all-inclusive two-week residential pre-college experience. Pacific alumni parents and grandparents, families of current Pacific undergraduate students, and current Pacific employees qualify for a $500 discount. There is also an automatic $500 discount for registering more than one student (or one student for more than one session) from the same family. Discounts cannot be combined. You can submit the full payment later by choosing a $500 non-refundable deposit to secure your student's place in the Institute.

Choose a session and a program, click Register Now , create a family (parent) login and submit your registration details and payment to secure your student's placement into one our high-quality academic, artistic and athletics programs. Each program runs for two weeks and students within a given session (Session 1 is June 2–12 and Session 2 is June 17–27) register for one particular program. If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact us (see contact details below.)

Health and Science

Session 1 (June 2–12)

Biology of Cities

Urban environments are expanding rapidly. Nearly 5 billion people worldwide and over 80% of Americans now live in cities. Get hands-on experience conducting biological science in an urban environment by using the Stockton Campus as a petri dish to collect and analyze animal behavior data. Students can continue their research after the Summer Institute by participating in a citizen science program.

Exploring the Human Body

Integrate the structure and mechanisms of the body to see how it works and how health problems arise. Conduct dissections, use digital 3D models, physical models and run physiological experiments to answer questions such as what happens when one kicks a ball or when one has a heart attack.

Finding a Cure for Cancer

Join our biochemists in their labs as you work alongside them to find a cure for cancer. Learn how to design and perform experiments that will create new drugs and delivery systems to combat disease.

Future Pharmacists

Work side-by-side with research scientists, professors and pharmacists from the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy to design research experiments, learn vaccination techniques, participate in a pharmacy-themed escape room and respond to a simulated cardiac code blue.

Healthcare Professions

The health care industry is the fastest growing employment sector. Explore the many options available in this dynamic field through hands-on experiences that will introduce students to careers in nursing, audiology, physical therapy and more.

Medical Microbiology Experience

Look to the soil around us for antibiotic producing microbes. Get your hands dirty with sterile techniqu and growth inhibition to understand where our most important medicines come from.

Spanish for the Health Professions

Improve your speaking and comprehension skills in Spanish while developing the cultural knowledge that is critical to becoming a better healthcare provider to your future patients. The course is designed to prepare health professionals across disciplines (speech and language pathology, physician assistant, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, etc.) to effectively communicate with Spanish-speaking patients in hospitals and clinics.

The Science and Practice of Fitness

Discover the science behind fitness and performance in our interactive exercise testing and training course. Get ready to move in this hands-on experience where you will get to assess your own fitness, design a personalized exercise plan, and explore innovative techniques to boost your health. Whether you're passionate about sports, wellness, or just want to improve your strength and endurance, this course will give you the tools to unlock your potential and live your best, healthiest life.

Session 2 (June 17–27)

Design and Synthesis of Anticancer Drugs

Cancer is constantly evolving. It is critical that new generations of anti-cancer medicines are designed, tested and synthetized—first in labs and then pharmaceutical factories. Students in this program will gain hands-on lab skills for designing and synthesizing molecules that are effective and efficient in treating cancer and will use state-of-the-art glassware, instruments and software in a chemistry laboratory setting.

Exploring the Human Body

Future Dentists

Gain insight and explore a rewarding career in dentistry. Learn from dentists, alumni and staff from the world-renowned Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. During your Stockton residency and excursions to the Dugoni School on the San Francisco Campus, you'll participate in team-building exercises, clinical shadowing experiences, hands-on clinical simulations and more to gain confidence and tools to prepare for college and apply to dental school.

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Future Pharmacists

Nursing: Caring Hands, Healing Hearts

Explore the world of nursing and what it takes to become a nurse. Experience the training labs in our state of the art simulation centers and learn from local nurses, faculty, and our students.

Plant Biodiversity

Following in the footsteps of Professors Snape and Sprout, students in this biology program learn about plants from a faculty member with over 35 years of experience in botany. The program explores how plants are structured, how they function and their diversity and relationships through studying museum collections, online databases and mapping tools. On-campus field trips take place throughout the program.

The Science and Practice of Fitness

Contact:

Website: https://www.pacific.edu/about-pacific/summer/precollege-summer-program

Director: Dr. Balint Sztaray
Program Manager: Faith Keith
Phone: 209-932-3263
Email: [email protected]