University for Young People

Registration for all summer programs has ended for 2023. Check back later this year for more information about next summer's programming options.

Primary UYP

This program is for students who will be entering Grades 1–3 in Fall 2023. Primary UYP is offered for two weeks. Students entering Grades 1–3 can attend Primary UYP and need not be formally identified as gifted to attend and do not need to apply to participate in the program.

Create a New City: Creative Problem Solving Structures

Session I: June 5–9

You will use the creative problem solving process as you simulate the creation of a new city in a new environment, exploring the various structures that make a city work. Through this process, you will explore topics such as engineering, economics, political science, and natural environments. Activities will culminate in a final presentation at the end of the week when family and friends are invited to visit the new city that has been created.

Launch Into Space: Creative Problem Solving Discoveries

Session II: June 12–16

You will use the creative problem solving skills to investigate a “mess” related to families and children living in a space station. Discoveries will be made by teams of students in areas such as training, life support, recreation, nutrition, communication, and transportation and how these might affect those in the space station. Students will share their innovative solutions in a showcase on the last day of Primary UYP.

Cost

One session $250
Two sessions: $450 ($50 discount)
Installment payment option available
Needs-based financial assistance is available; please complete the application and submit it to gifted@baylor.edu

Time

8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (students will bring their lunch)

Enrollment Policy

Classes that do not meet the minimum enrollment requirements will be cancelled, and student registration fees will be fully refunded if a class is cancelled by the program. Parents will be notified in advance if a class will be cancelled.

Cancellation Policy

Registration fees are refundable (minus a $50 administrative fee) until May 26, 2023. Registration fees are nonrefundable after May 26, 2023.

University for Young People (UYP)

This program is for students who will be entering Grades 4–12 in Fall 2023. Students entering Grades 4–12 must submit an application for the program unless they have been accepted prior to 2023 or unless they have been accepted to the Baylor TIP Intermediate Program. If your child was accepted to UYP prior to 2023 or accepted into the Baylor TIP Intermediate Program this year, you do not have to submit an application and you are free to register for UYP.

The 2023 Course Catalog is available for download.

Session I: June 5–9
Session II: June 12–16

Morning and afternoon courses are available. Each course is 3 hours in length, for a total of 15 hours in a session.

Cost

One course per week: $250
All-day option: two courses (with tuition discount and lunch at Penland Crossroads) per week: $450
Installment payment option is available
Needs-based financial assistance is available; completed scholarship applications should be e-mailed to gifted@baylor.edu prior to May 19 for consideration. All scholarships will be awarded no later than Wednesday, May 23.

Time

Morning course only: 8:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Afternoon course only: 12:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m.

All day (with lunch): 8:45 a.m.–4:15 p.m.