Center Admissions Criteria
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"It provided me an intense education, a chance to meet people from different parts of the nation and challenged me to go beyond ordinary boundaries and unleash my academic potential."
—Summer Studies participant
Score Tables
The following pages provide course descriptions for each of the programs in the Center for Summer Studies. Each course description includes a reference to one of the following Course Eligibility Score Tables. To determine whether you qualify for a particular course, find the Score Table listed in its description, and check the table to make sure your test scores equal or exceed the requirements.
Duke East, Duke West, Davidson Only
You may wish to determine your eligibility before going on to the course descriptions. Just compare your score with the tables below. In general, Score Table A lists the qualifying scores for math, science, and social science courses. Score Table B lists the qualifying scores for humanities and social science courses. Score Table C indicates those classes that are open to both Center and Academy level qualifiers.
Duke East, Duke West, Davidson Only
Course Eligibility Score Table A – Math and Science and Social Science
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
Course Eligibility Score Table B – Humanities and Social Sciences
| 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 |
E≥27 or R≥25 or S≥24 or E≥25 and M≥19 or R≥24 and M≥19 |
CR**≥610 or CR**≥560 and M≥520 or CR**≥520 and M≥560 |
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 |
Duke Marine Lab Only
Course Eligibility Score Table C
| 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≥500 or CR**≥500 |
M≥18 or E≥25 or S≥20 or R≥20 |
M≥540 or CR**≥540 |
M≥21 or E≥28 or S≥22 or R≥22 |
**Due to changes to the SAT, the Verbal section has been replaced by Critical Reading. If you took the SAT prior to Spring 2005, please compare your Verbal score to the Critical Reading score to determine eligibility.
If you feel that you qualify for a program based on your SAT Writing score, and it is comparable to the scores above, please contact Duke TIP Admissions at (919) 668-9100.