Arts and Human Sciences

High School students giving a thumbs up to their residential experience at CSU Alliance Zoetis Veterinary Perspectives Institute.

Alliance Zoetis Veterinary Perspectives Institute

Students will interact with clinicians, college professors, and CSU student mentors as they explore the veterinary profession and One Health and earn one college credit by registering for the accompanying course.
A group of students enjoy a festive day at the CSU Black Issues Forum (BIF) at Colorado State University.

Black Issues Forum (BIF)

The Black Issues Forum (BIF) is a five-day intensive summer program for rising high school seniors. This unique program is designed for thoughtful and committed students who want to enhance their leadership potential while discussing relevant issues facing today’s Black community.
Girls celebrating collaboration on a project at CSU Mechanical Engineering summer program.

Campos EPC ENvision Engineering Summer Program

This is a seven-day overnight residential program for rising juniors and seniors across the country. Participants partake in engineering learning sessions led by current students and faculty of the Walter Scott Jr. College of Engineering while also exploring life as an engineering student at Colorado State University.
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CSU Writing Project: Young Writers Workshop

For elementary, middle school, and high school student​s. In these immersive workshops, students will experiment with writing techniques in various genres, work in writing groups, learn from published writers, and more!
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Cybersecurity Camp Summer Program

This is a FREE cybersecurity summer camp for students entering grades 10-12. If you want to learn the basics of cybersecurity and don’t know where to start, this camp is for you. You will be introduced to the fundamentals of cybersecurity, including cryptography, phishing, and network security. The curriculum does not require background in cybersecurity or computer science.
Ballet dancer leaping into the air at CSU's Dance Lab.

Dance Lab: Summer Intensive

Beginner through preprofessional level dancers ages 14+ are invited to register for our two-week in-person intensive. CSU Dance Lab is a college preparatory summer program offering immersive study in classical and contemporary dance forms, repertory, theory, and composition.
Smiling student dancers practice choreography while waving scarves during CSU Education in Motion.

EDUCATION IN MOTION: A Professional Development Seminar for pK-12 Teachers

Colorado State University invites Colorado PK-12 educators and administrators to join us in person for presentations, exploration, sharing resources, and expanding our awareness and knowledge of the benefits of movement in the classroom. Guest speakers, university faculty, and education specialists will present the latest research and tools to help you reach more students, offer innovative ways to teach core curriculum, and learn how our state supports our efforts.
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Empowering YOUth: Make a Difference in Your Community

Empowering YOUth allows middle schoolers to explore the many facets of social work and the positive impact social workers make on their communities. Through activities rooted in social justice, participants will contribute to building an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and inclusive environment where people of all identities can learn, grow, and thrive.
Two boys play with sticks in the shade at CSU's Environmental Learning Center (ELC).

Environmental Learning Center (ELC)

Offered primarily for ages 7-12, these camps are offered throughout the summer and fill quickly. The focus is on immersing participants in nature. Though each camp has a theme, all camps will include walking our trails, exploring our ecosystems off trail, playing near and in the river, building forts, and playing games.
Leo Chen, a CSU Fashion FUNdamentals STEM student, conducts a fiber burn test in the textile science lab.

Fashion FUNdamentals

Our STEM program is open to middle school students entering 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in the fall following the summer program. Fashion FUNdamentals is a two-week summer program designed to enhance young people’s interests and self-esteem in science, technology, engineering, and math by leveraging their interest in and passion for fashion.
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First Generation Business Summit

If you’re the first in your family to go to college and interested in business, this summit is for you! Whether you want to be a CEO, own a business or are still figuring out your path, this week-long experience will help you learn about what business means, connect with our CSU community, and make a few friends along the way.
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Food Science and Human Nutrition Summer Cooking Camps

These camps feature fun cooking activities for children ages 8-10 and 11-12. Select a camp and then choose which week your camper would like to attend. Register for one or both weeks!
Multi-sided colorful origami shapes represent GirlsGetMath@CSU summer program.

GirlsGetMath@CSU

GirlsGetMath@CSU is a free five-day nonresidential mathematics camp at Colorado State University open to students entering grades 9-12 in Fall 2025, regardless of gender. This event is a five-day, non-residential program held in the Department of Mathematics on the CSU Fort Collins campus. GirlsGetMath@CSU will explore mathematical topics such as cryptography, data science, image processing, fractals, and geometry through engaging hands-on activities and computer labs.
Graduates of CSU's summer Global Business Academy gather on the steps of the College of Business.

Global Business Academy

The Global Business Academy is a summer business program for high school students (15-18 years old) who are enrolled in high school for Fall 2025. You’ll create great summer memories in this 10-day, action-packed experience and meet students from around the globe while learning how to use business to create a better world.
Students working together on computers IT in Business summer program at CSU.

IT in Business

IT in Business will not be offered in Summer 2025. It may return in Summer 2026. IT in Business is a five-day summer program for high school students interested in learning more about technology's impact on the business world and the role they can play in shaping its future. Students will explore technology used in business through exciting and educational hands-on activities like creating an app, building a robot, playing cybersecurity games and more!
Four children acting with a backdrop they created during the Kids Do It All summer theatre program.

Kids Do It All: Summer Musical Theatre Camp

Kids Do It All is one of the most innovative theatre programs in the country. Offered for youth who are entering grades 2-3, 4-5, and 6-8. Camp participants write, design, and compose musical plays entirely of their own, experiencing a practical application of all aspects of theatre from acting, movement, voice, props and scene design, and songwriting. Eight one-week camps are available on the CSU campus.
Group of students at summer Lorenzo de Zavala Legislative Session.

Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session

The Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session is the most recognized National Hispanic Institute (NHI) program. The intense, eight-day, model government session gives high-achieving, rising high school junior and senior students the opportunity to understand organizational culture, protocol, and procedures in order to become more effective community leaders, meet and collaborate with new friends, reflect on the issues of the day and practice leadership.
CSU student mentors a high school student over circuit boards during CSU Mechanical Engineering summer camp for girls.

Mechanical Engineering (ME) STEM Summer Programs

Join CSU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering for three highly interactive summer programs for middle school and high school students interested in exploring the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Core science and engineering ideas will provide students with essential information to build upon and integrate throughout their lives.
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Native Education Forum (NEF)

The Native Education Forum is a five-day summer program for rising high school seniors and incoming CSU first-year students. Students gain university classroom experience, research issues critical to Native American/Indigenous communities, and get valuable assistance from professionals in the university application process.
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Rams Sports Camps

These programs are offered throughout the summer by CSU’s Department of Athletics. They are designed for a variety of ages from youth through college sophomores depending on the sport.
Students doing a science investigation during CSU's Sci-Vet summer program for future scientists.

SciVet Summer Program

Want to immerse yourself in the world of science and veterinary medicine? Join the Natural Sciences Education and Outreach Center in exploring scientific and veterinary practices first-hand. We will be carrying out investigations, using real tools, and collecting data both in the lab and the field as well as taking a real and sometimes gritty look at the field of veterinary medicine.
Young youth clarinetist raise their instruments in front of the magnificent Casavant Freres pipe organ during the CSU's summer Lyft Academy.

Summer Master Classes, Camps, and Special Events

Experience a variety of music events designed for youth, middle/high school students, teachers, and adults. Camps and institutes offer specialized training. Master classes feature the world’s finest performers providing hands-on instruction in an open, informal setting.
An instructor and teenager working on a coding project during CSU's SWiFT summer program.

SWiFT: Summer Computer Science STEM Camp in Fort Collins

SWiFT is an activity-based summer intensive STEM program for students entering 8th or 9th grade in Fall 2025 who are interested in exploring Computer Science and STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) majors. No prior programming experience is required.
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True Color Effects: Youth Leadership Program

True Color Effects is a local summer youth leadership program that utilizes a tiered mentorship model for youth and educators. Rising grades 4-8 students build interdisciplinary literacy, math, business, and leadership skills through the shared development of new businesses. Students entering third grade may register if they have an older sibling in the program and are mature and responsible.
Student in welding gear giving a thumbs-up at Women in Construction Management Summer Institute.

Women In Construction Management Summer Institute

This five-day, four-night on-campus program is for up to 25 high school students age 15-18 who are interested in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC). Construction Managers work in dynamic teams to take the designer’s vision and make it a reality.
Black and white image of a user typing on a laptop from their point-of-view with "Writers Rule" on the screen.

Writing Program for Teachers

The CSU Writing Project is partnering with the CSU College of Liberal Arts to offer an interdisciplinary professional development opportunity. This prestigious, paid seminar will equip secondary public-school teachers in the humanities with practical pedagogical tools for promoting critical dialogue in a counter-narrative storytelling community.
A group of youths posing with arms around each while student instructor supervises at CSU's summer Youth Sport Camp.

Youth Sport Camps

Explore active summer fun for kids ages 5-13! Offered by CSU’s Department of Health and Exercise Science, the camps run Monday-Friday in partial- and full-day sessions, depending on the camp. Coeducational day camps focus on skill development and promote the benefits of physical activity and healthy lifestyles for youth.
Young rider in a saddle with helmet hugging the horse Frenchie with fellow riders in the background.

Youth Summer Horsemanship Camps

Offered annually, the Youth Summer Horsemanship Camps are geared toward equine enthusiasts who are 10-15 years of age. Students who are 16-17 can join us as day campers!