Center
Students who qualify for the Center for Summer Studies represent the highest-scoring students in Duke TIP's 7th Grade Talent Search. The courses offered at the Center for Summer Studies are some of the most challenging and rigorous available to academically gifted students in the country.
In order to offer the very best academic and residential experience for all students, Duke TIP organizes program-sites based on age group. Certain sites are exclusively for seventh and eighth grade students while other sites are specifically designed for eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students.
At the Center for Summer Studies, students qualify for specific courses based on their scores on subsections of the ACT or SAT. For example, students with excellent math scores are eligible for math courses, while students who excelled in writing can choose humanities courses. View Center eligibility requirements. Refer to the table below for course score requirements.
Score Table A
Eligibility for fine arts, math, science, social science, and technology courses
| If test was taken in 7th grade: | If test was taken in 8th, 9th, or 10th grade: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT score | ACT score | SAT score | ACT score |
| M ≥ 570 or M ≥ 520 and CR ≥520 or M ≥ 520 and WR ≥570 | M ≥ 20 or S ≥ 24 or M ≥ 19 and E ≥ 25 or M ≥ 19 and R ≥ 24 | M ≥ 610 or M ≥ 560 and CR ≥ 520 or M ≥ 520 and CR ≥ 560 or M ≥ 520 and WR ≥ 610 or M ≥ 560 and WR ≥ 570 | M ≥ 23 or S ≥ 25 or M ≥ 19 and E ≥ 28 or M ≥ 22 and E ≥ 25 or M ≥ 19 and R ≥ 25 or M ≥ 22 and R ≥ 24 |
Score Table B
Eligibility for fine arts, humanities, and social science courses
| If test was taken in 7th grade: | If test was taken in 8th, 9th, or 10th grade: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT score | ACT score | SAT score | ACT score |
| CR ≥ 570 or CR ≥ 520 and M ≥ 520 or WR ≥570 | E ≥ 27 or R ≥ 25 or S ≥ 24 E ≥ 25 and M ≥ 19 R ≥ 24 and M ≥ 19 | CR ≥ 610 or | E ≥ 30 or R ≥ 26 or S ≥ 25 or E ≥ 28 and M ≥ 19 or E ≥ 25 and M ≥ 22 or R ≥ 24 and M ≥ 22 or R ≥ 25 and M ≥ 19 |