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Summer Youth Camps

Penn State Hazleton's summer camps provide an educational and fun experience to area youth. Campers are challenged with projects, crafts, and activities that lead them to explore exciting new fields. Camp programs and curriculums are continuously being developed to offer new challenges and opportunities in the areas of: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

View the Summer Camp brochure

For online registration, click "Register" next to the camp you are interested in.

  • All camps run Monday until Friday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
  • Camp fee is $165.00 per person.
  • Lunch and snack breaks will be given.
  • Campers are responsible for bringing their own drinks and food.

JUNE 17-21

GRADES 2-5:

GRADES 6-8:

  • Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Register

JUNE 24-28

GRADES 2-5:

GRADES 3-6:

GRADES 6-8:

SAT Preparation Review Course

Penn State Hazleton's SAT Review Course offers high school students a seven-session, grade-free course to prepare for the verbal and math portions of the SAT. The course is designed to provide information about the current format of the SAT and to instruct students in test-taking techniques to help them realize their full potential.  Instructors are approved by Penn State University to teach the SAT preparation course and are fully qualified to effectively assist students in improving their math and verbal skills, as well as test-taking strategies.

Emphasis

  • Familiarity with the current format of the SAT
  • Recommended order for taking the test
  • Verbal skills - increase reading comprehension and understanding paired passages
  • Copyrighted approached to solving analogy questions
  • Math skills - familiarity with math grid and when to use a calculator
  • Advantages and disadvantages of guessing
  • Ways to reduce the time needed to answer questions
  • Scoring of the SAT and how to compute a score on sample tests

Features

  • Course materials are practical and relevant for the current SAT
  • Progress reports are available for parents
  • Students will take a pre-test and post-test
  • Students are given homework assignments between classes
  • Sample SAT exams are given as practice tests

Schedule

FALL 2013

New format!!!

Beginning Fall 2013, Penn State Hazleton will be offering the SAT Math Prep and SAT Verbal Prep as two separate courses.  Students may register for an individual course or both courses for a discounted fee.

SAT PREP MATH - Register                                                               
Tuesdays, September 24, 2013 through November 19, 2013                  
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.                                                                       
$175* (includes textbook and testing materials)

SAT PREP VERBAL - Register
Thursdays, September 26, 2013 through November 21, 2013
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
$175* (includes textbook and testing materials)

SAT Review Course - Register
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 24, 2013 through November 21, 2013
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
$320.00

*A discounted fee of $320.00 is offered for students registering for both the math and verbal courses.

View SAT Prep Fall 2013 for more information.

 

Writing The College Application Essay

The personal statement is an important part of your college application. Your essay provides additional evidence of your intellectual and creative achievement. The essay is also the place where you can put your academic record into the context of your opportunities and obstacles. Our eight-hour course covers basic items of college application, discussion on how colleges read essays, all of the steps necessary to compose a college application essay, and reading and critiquing of several model essays. Students will be required to write, draft, edit, and revise between class meetings in order to have a polished essay at the end of the course.

Schedule

SUMMER 2013

Dates:  Tuesdays & Thursdays - June 18, 20, 25, & 27, 2013
Times:  5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Cost:  $129.00 includes all course materials.

Click here for online registration.

 

For more information, please contact:
Lisa Wargula
Program Coordinator
Phone: 570-450-3576
E-mail: lmw24@psu.edu

 

Registration Information

Our Continuing Education Program provides many options to register for classes.

Register by Telephone

Individuals registering by telephone may do so by using their credit card and by calling 570-450-3110

Register by Fax

Click here for printable registration form and fax with credit card information or letter of authorization from your employer/organization to 570-450-3104

Register by Mail

Click here for printable registration form. Complete the form and mail with payment to:

Penn State Hazleton
Continuing Education
76 University Drive
Hazleton, PA 18202

Refund Policy

Due to demand for courses and camps, advance payment for registration is required no later than one (1) week prior to the first class.  Space cannot be held without payment. Cancellations must be received at least three (3) working days prior to the first day of class, or the student will be responsible for the fee.  The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.