The Summer 2025 Application Opens Dec. 6, 2024

Ready to jumpstart your degree? This May - August 2025, Rice University’s Summer Scholars program will offer 6 summer blocks to fit your schedule.

Steps to Apply

Step 1

Find a course you want to take for credit on the Summer 2025 Courses page. You will include the course information in your application. Courses that are approved for high school student enrollment are denoted with a blue ‘HS’ icon.

Step 2

Complete the online application and submit it with the $75 application fee. If you have already started an application, you can return to it here.

Please note that applicants are required to provide a High School Student Recommendation Form as a part of the application. You will be asked to provide relevant contact information for your recommender within the application.

Upload all of the required forms to your application:

1. Financial Responsibility
2. Release and Hold Harmless Agreement
3. Proof of Meningococcal Vaccination Record or Waiver (if under 22 years old and requesting to take courses on campus)

International students should be prepared to submit their international student documents including a copy of Passport, a copy of Visa Stamp, a copy of I-94, a copy of I-20/DS-2019 and the Office of the International Students and Scholars Check-In Sheet.

Step 3

Send your official high school transcripts to Rice. Official transcript may be mailed to:

Rice University - Visiting Student Programs
Office of the Registrar - MS 57
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892

Or, the official transcript may be emailed directly from your high school to visitingstudents@rice.edu. Official transcripts are typically processed within 3 business days upon receipt at our office. Please allow up to 5 business days for processing during peak periods.

Step 4

After all required application materials have been received, and your application is complete, the Office of the Registrar will conduct a preliminary review of your application. Requested courses are then approved individually by the appropriate department chairs and instructors, dependent on course availability and the applicant’s qualifications (e.g. any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, etc.). Please allow up to 5 business days from the date that your application is complete for the review process. Applications received during peak periods should allow up to 7 business days for review. You can always log back in to your online application to see if there are any updates to your application.

Step 5

If approved, you will be contacted by email regarding your acceptance, confirming your registration, and completing the Visiting Student Orientation.

*Admission into this program does not constitute admission to Rice University. Courses are taken for credit, without the student being admitted to a degree program at Rice. Attending Rice University as a Visiting High School student is not a means of entering a degree program.

Step 6

After you have completed the Visiting Student Orientation and confirmed your registration, you will be registered for your course by the Office of the Registrar. At that time you will receive confirmation of your registration as well as information regarding Rice student systems by email. Make sure to review the visiting student guidelines.

Step 7

Attend the course and enjoy!

Key Dates & Deadlines

APPLICATION OPENS DEC. 6, 2025

Pack your summer with new thinking. This May - August 2025, Rice University’s Summer Scholars program will offer 6 summer blocks to fit your schedule.