Techie Summer Session

Get acquainted with the Purdue campus, your Polytechnic professors and college advisors this summer before the August rush of students, classes and activities at Techie Summer Program. Studies have shown that students who participate in summer start programs often perform better academically in their first year!

At Techie Summer Session, you can:

• Get a head start on college courses for credit!
• Learn your way around Purdue’s campus at your own pace and build up your confidence before the fall semester starts.
• Get to know your professors, college advisors and campus resources.
• Meet distinguished leaders of Purdue Polytechnic.
• Become acquainted with the college’s interesting departments and the exciting opportunities they hold, such as international travel through one of our global experiences..
• Build connections with the Purdue Polytechnic students and Early Start students in your classes!

This program is made possible by gifts from ArcelorMittal, Boeing, Eli Lilly, Caterpillar, Duke Energy and John Deere.

Take up to three classes for college credit!

As a Techie Summer Session student, you can get a head start on completing your 120 hours of college credit by taking up to three 3-credit courses this summer.

Recommended courses: 

• COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication 
• EAPS 10500 - The Planets
• EDCI 28500 - Multiculturalism and Education (open to all students, but required for education-related majors)
• EDPS 31500 - Collaborative Leadership: Listening (open to all students, but required for education-related majors)
• ENGL 23800 - Introduction to Fiction 
• HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877
• MA 15800 - Precalculus - Functions and Trigonometry
• MA 16010 – Applied Calculus
• MGMT 20000 - Introductory Accounting
• PHIL 11005: I Play, Therefore I Am: Introduction to Philosophy Through Video Games
• POL 22300 - Introduction to Environmental Policy
• PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology
• SCLA 10100 - Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking and Communication I: Antiquity to Modernity
• SCLA 10200 - Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking And Communication II: Modern World
• SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology
• SOC 22000 – Social Problems
• TECH 12000 - Design Thinking in Technology (Required)
• TECH 10001 - Polytechnic Success Seminar (Required – Formerly known as TECH 19900)

Session Dates

July 14 - August 15, 2025

Accommodations

While official programming doesn't begin until July 14, participants will move in on July 12.

Cost

Indiana residents: $3,648 - $3,998 total for two or three 3-credit courses (for a total of 6-9 credit hours).
Out-of-state residents: $8,348.50 - $8,698.50 total for two or three 3-credit courses (for a total of 6-9 credit hours).

Pricing includes a stay in a Purdue residence hall, meals in a campus dining hall and academic fees. Textbooks fees are additional and are not included.

Scholarships

A limited number of scholarships are available to students.

Registration

Register NOW to take advantage of this unique opportunity!

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If additional information is needed or you require an accommodation or special assistance due to a disability, email techexcellence@purdue.edu or call 765-494-7500.