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Drawing on the scholarship of one of the nation’s top law schools, learn from outstanding Penn Carey Law faculty and legal practitioners on cutting-edge legal issues that are shaping the United States today.
Course Description
The Penn Carey Law Pre-College Academy is a rigorous academic program that gives high school students from around the world the opportunity to experience law school at a world-class university. This three-week intensive academy provides you with a well-rounded introduction to the American legal system and how law is practiced in the United States. The Pre-College Academy exposes students to a range of specialized areas of law, such as business, environmental, human rights, and technology law, supporting students in fine-tuning the communication, analytical, logical reasoning, and leadership skills essential for future academic and professional success.
In the third week of the program, students are exposed to various timely and specialized fields of law, which may include business & entrepreneurship law, environmental law, human rights & immigration law, and technology, privacy, & intellectual property law. *These topics are a representation of possible focus areas. Specific topics to be confirmed closer to the program start date.
Past faculty and thought leader presenters include:
*2025 faculty presenters will be confirmed closer to the program start date.
Admissions Criteria
Completed Summer Discovery application, inlcuding thoughtful responses to short-answer essay questions.
Program Outcomes
Disclaimer
Information subject to change as program updates come in for 2025!
Summer Discovery Certificate of Completion
After successfully finishing this course, you will be awarded a certification completion for your accomplishment.
*This is a preview, not what you will receive