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Summer Youth Explorations
 The Michigan Technological University Summer Youth Programs
(SYP) will introduce you to careers and allow you to develop new skills through laboratory, classroom, and
field experiences. The program includes more than
seventy one-week
explorations, scheduled over multiple weeks. You may attend only one
exploration
per week, but can register for multiple
weeks. A full schedule of weekend
activities are planned for you if you
are enrolled for consecutive weeks. See
Weekend Stayovers
for more information. Last summer,
approximately 1,000 students attended SYP from all over the United States, Puerto Rico, Norway, Korea,
China, Greece and
Canada
What is an Exploration?
An
exploration is an intensive week-long look at a particular field or area of interest and is offered in
six different categories designed to introduce you to a world of opportunities.
Explorations allow you to learn to use a computer, rappel, or perform diagnostic chemical tests. In other explorations you could paint a landscape, backpack through a scenic wilderness area, or cast molten metal. Each
exploration is lead by a Michigan Tech faculty member, graduate student, or other specialist in that particular field.
You will spend approximately thirty hours investigating your area of interest through classroom activities, hands-on laboratory exercises, field trips, and discussions with your instructors and other students. The SYP curriculum offers over
seventy sections of
explorations, with the total enrollment limited to about 1,200 students.
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