• The Scholar Weekend program is open to 8th-11th graders who have been identified as academically gifted through the Duke Talent Identification Program or through local school criteria.

• Students enroll in one class and explore material typically not included in their school curriculum.

• The $425 tuition covers overnight housing, food, and academic activities.  A day-student rate of $360 is available.

• Overnight accommodation at the Marriott Courtyard will be provided. Students will be supervised by New College residential counselors while at the hotel.

• Students and parents should check in on Saturday between 9:00 and 9:45 a.m.; parents may leave after check-in. Overnight students will leave campus at 9:00 p.m. to stay at the Marriott Courtyard on nearby University Parkway.

• Parents are invited to attend the closing meeting on campus on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.; students must leave by 5:00 p.m. 

A complete schedule will be mailed to each student upon acceptance to the Scholar Weekend.