{"id":101,"date":"2019-10-08T10:01:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T14:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:54:49","slug":"high-school-honors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/high-school-programs\/high-school-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The final application deadline for the High School Honors program is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May 29, 2026, at 5 pm EDT<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>A 6-week program<\/h2>\n<p>Ready to push your limits academically? Excited to get out of your comfort zone, explore new subjects, and earn college credit? If this sounds like you\u2014and you are entering your junior or senior year\u2014High School Honors offers a Boston University pre-college experience that will challenge you and expand your horizons.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-first\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/high-school-programs\/high-school-honors\/how-to-apply\/\">NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2026 High School Honors calendar*<\/h2>\n<table class=\"table-striped table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Residential Program starts<\/td>\n<td>June 28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Classes begin; residential and commuter orientation<\/td>\n<td>June 29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Classes &amp; program end<\/td>\n<td>August 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Online courses may run on a different schedule than the standard High School Honors schedule. Please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/high-school-programs\/high-school-honors\/online\/\">High School Honors Online<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-first\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/high-school-programs\/high-school-honors\/calendar-of-events\/\">View the Full Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>You in college. At BU.<\/h2>\n<p>Get ready. You&#8217;re in for an authentic college experience, studying alongside BU undergrads, while earning up to 8 college credits in just six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>As a BU High School Honors student:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select two BU undergraduate courses from more than 80 available offerings in a variety of subjects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-first\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/courses\/high-school\/\">Explore this summer&#8217;s courses<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get a real college experience in the heart of Boston, attending class alongside undergraduate students from BU and other colleges around the US and the world.<\/li>\n<li>Earn up to 8 college credits that you can apply to your future studies.<\/li>\n<li>Benefit from BU&#8217;s world-class faculty, academic advising, and resources.<\/li>\n<li>Build new friendships and connections that can last a lifetime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-first\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/high-school-programs\/high-school-honors\/calendar-of-events\/#social\">Explore Program Activities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join us this summer, and get a head start on your future.<\/p>\n<p><span>Can\u2019t travel to Boston this summer? No problem. <\/span>We also offer an exciting variety of <strong>High School Honors Online<\/strong> courses. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/high-school-programs\/high-school-honors\/online\/\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The big picture<\/h2>\n<p>So what&#8217;s it <em>really<\/em> like? Hear from the students themselves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boston University Summer Term | High School Honors\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wX3jak_OKZ8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final application deadline for the High School Honors program is May 29, 2026, at 5 pm EDT. A 6-week program Ready to push your limits academically? Excited to get out of your comfort zone, explore new subjects, and earn college credit? If this sounds like you\u2014and you are entering your junior or senior year\u2014High [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15163,"featured_media":0,"parent":64,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18659,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101\/revisions\/18659"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}