Duke Pre-College allows local students to choose a commuter option. Commuter students must arrive to campus each morning and depart campus each afternoon. During their time on campus, commuter students follow the same schedule as residential students.
One-week programs
- Grades: 6-11
- Dates: June 30-July 5, July 21-26
- Tuition: $1,400.00
- Meals: $125.00
Two-week programs
- Grades: 6-11
- Dates: June 16-28, July 7-19
- Tuition: $2,800.00
- Meals: $250.00
Duke Pre-College uses a 2-step enrollment process:
- First, students apply to the Pre-College program, indicating their course(s) of interest. View our how to apply page to begin.
- After they receive notification of their acceptance into Duke Pre-College, they enroll in the course(s) indicated in their Pre-College Application.
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering (Full)
Audio Engineering
Humanities
Botany through the Arts (Closed)
Crafting a Short Story
Creative Writing (Full)
Digital Character Design (Full)
Environmental Art: Exploring Ecology with Upcycled Materials
Leadership Development (Full)
LEGO Stop Motion Animation
Mixed Media Art
Podcasts: Digital Storytelling
Writers Studio: Scene Writing
Writers Studio: Speculative Fiction
Math
Cryptography
Mathematical Logic & Proofs (Full)
Sports Analytics (Full)
Science
Animal Cognition
Botany through the Arts
Environmental Art: Exploring Ecology with Upcycled Materials
Marine Ecology: A Fine Arts Study of Biodiversity within Marine Habitats
Pathways to Health Professions (Full)
Primate Conservation
Social Sciences
Financial Literacy (Full)
Mock Trial: Practicing the Tools of Justice
Politics, Law, and Advocacy (Full)
Smart Cities
Technology
Technology and AI (Full)
Humanities
Academic Writing: Composing the College Essay (Full)
Exploring Art History through Museums, Galleries, & Archives (Full)
Graphic Design and Entrepreneurship (Full)
Powerful Narrative (Full)
The Politics of Empire (Full)
Woman Ruler (Full)
Math
Applied Econometrics (Full)
Science
Bioethics of Eating (Full)
Chemical Toxicology (Full)
Engineering Solutions for Global Health: Human-Centered Design (Full)
From Gel to Sell: Research, Ethics, and Business of Biomaterials (Full)
Healthcare Professions and Modern Medicine (Full)
Medical Research Panels (Full)
Neural Integration and Sensory Pathways (Full)
Population Genomics (Full)
Social Science
Bioethics in Global Surgery (Full)
Criminal Law (Full)
Entrepreneurship (Full)
Environmental Innovation (Full)
Innovation and Business Strategy (Full)
Law and Technology (Full)
Social Psychology and Law (Full)
The Sustainable CEO – Transformative Business Leadership (Full)
Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Societies (Full)
Technology
Digital Music Production (Full)
Exploring Cryptography through Gamified Programming (Full)