About the Program

Working with faculty accredited by the Whiting School, rising high school juniors and seniors and incoming college freshmen participating in Engineering Innovation in the summer of 2008 will complete the course, "What is Engineering?"

Learning and working as part of a team, students learn the basics of engineering--conducting experiments, taking part in design challenges, interpreting data, applying technology, and meeting with research engineers who are pushing the boundaries of the field.

Fun, informative, and thought-provoking, "What is Engineering?" includes assignments that range from the building of a better mousetrap, working with chemical processes, and assembing a digital circuit to operate a robot, to a design competition for which students must construct a bridge made of spaghetti and epoxy.

Suggested prerequisites for students applying to Engineering Innovation include algebra, some trigonometry, a lab science, and familiarity with a spreadsheet program, such as Excel.

• For a more detailed description of the course, click here

• View the "What is Engineering" website, complete with online virtual laboratories.

• Download a Spanish version of our brochure. (to be updated 1/1/08)

• View a list of donors.

  
  

Fees and Financial Aid

• Tuition and Lab Fees: $1830
• Application Fee: $50
• Limited scholarships are available to qualified students. See the financial aid form for scholarship information.