Looking for activities to keep your kids entertained while still learning new things this summer? The University of South Carolina offers a wide variety of summer camps for all interests from opera to soccer and baseball to STEM.
Academic Enrichment
Carolina Master Scholars
The Carolina Master Scholars Adventure Series offers a variety of topics for interactive weeklong camps. Scholars from 6-12 grade will experience student life at South Carolina and explore careers in sports marketing, mobile gaming, pharmacy, nursing and more.
Various sessions available in June, July
Summer Seniors program
The Summer Seniors program is a four-day residential program where students experience life as a South Carolina Gamecock. Designed for rising high school seniors who will be first-generation college students, participants will attend sessions about college admissions, academic preparation, student life and more.
Application deadline: May 1
Session 1: July 9 - 12
Session 2: July 23 - 26
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Adventures in Pharmacy
Discover what it takes to become a pharmacist. Campers will study hypertension, diabetic monitoring, intravenous techniques, and experience the pharmacy lab at USC’s College of Pharmacy.
Rising 9th - 12th-graders: June 22 - 27
Adventures in Nursing
Nurses from the College of Nursing will help you develop the skills necessary to provide high quality patient‐centered health care, gain insight into the careers available within nursing, and gain hands-on experience with the kinds of challenges nurses face daily.
Rising 9th - 12th-graders: June 22 - 27
Adventures in Medicine: Ultrasound
Using a handheld ultrasound probe and an ultrasound unit the size of a laptop, you will learn to scan the body in the same labs and with the same doctors as our medical students at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
Rising 9th - 12th-graders: July 13 - 18
VEX Robotics
Unlock the future at our VEX Robotics camp in a hands-on experience that blends creativity and technology. From designing innovative bots to mastering coding skills, students will be guided by instructors to a lifelong love for STEM.
Rising 6th - 9th-graders: July 6 - 11
Rising 9th - 12th-graders: June 15 - 20
Arts and Culture
Carolina Journalism Institute
Learn what it takes to be a journalist and develop multimedia skills with the Carolina Journalism Institute. Campers will learn from USC faculty and media experts to increase their journalism knowledge and learn about publication and production standards.
For more information, email ciccji@sc.edu.
Rising 6th - 9th-graders: June 8 - 13
Rising 9th - 12th-graders: June 15 - 20
Summer Drama Conservatory
USC Summer Drama Conservatory provides a challenging and fun training and performance experience for aspiring theater artists.
Grades 1st - 12th: June 9 - 27
Carolina Band Summer Clinics
Available to high-schoolers of different ages, the summer band clinics are for students interested in battery percussion, color guard and conducting.
Carolina Rhythm (Rising 9th - 12th graders): June 8 - 9
Carolina Spin (Rising 9th - 12th graders): June 12 - 13
Carolina Lead, The USC Drum Major Clinic (Rising 10th - 12th graders): June 12 - 14
String Project Summer Camp
Students will hone their orchestral skills while learning from experienced teachers and graduate students. The camp fosters the excitement of developing skills on an orchestral string instrument and is open to students who have completed one year of instruction.
Rising 3rd - 12th-graders: July 14 - 18
Carolina Opera Experience
Kids learn the art of props, makeup, costumes, scenery and musical preparation in this weeklong experience.
Rising 5th - 10th-graders: June 23 - 27
Musical Theater Intensive
Students will receive immersive musical theater training in vocal technique, acting and dance. Expert USC faculty and Broadway professionals will lead two student cohorts including middle and high school students and college-bound high school juniors and seniors who wish to major in musical theater.
Rising 9th - 12th-graders: July 5 - 15
Summer Dance Conservatory
This program provides three-week intensives in either ballet, contemporary dance or jazz for students 11 and older. Participants must audition to be accepted into the program.
Ballet and Contemporary Intensives: July 2 - 19
Jazz Intensive: July 20 - 25
Gamecock Jazz Camp
This three-day camp experience is for high school students interested in jazz. Participants will have rehearsal and performance opportunities and learn from USC jazz faculty and staff.
Rising 9th - 12th-graders: June 16 - 18
Athletics
Carolina Baseball Camps
Level up on base running, hitting, pitching, defense and conditioning with three different summer camps. Players will learn from South Carolina coaching staff and student athletes and have the opportunity to showcase their athletic skills.
Youth Baseball Camp (Ages 6 - 13): July 7 - 10, July 14 - 17, July 21 - 24
13-14 Year Old Elite Camp: July 10
Elite Prospect Camp (Rising 9th - 12th graders): Aug. 16 - 17
Carolina Equestrian Camp
This two-day camp gives riders the skills to learn how to ride in the NCEA collegiate format. Riders will learn from coaching staff and have the opportunity to ride multiple South Carolina horses and use different mounts.
College Preparatory Camp: April 26 - 27 and May 3 - 4
Shane Beamer's Football Camp
Shane Beamer Football Camps are a great way for young athletes to learn new techniques and become overall better football players. In addition, campers will have the opportunity to learn from our football coaches and current student-athletes at the University of South Carolina.
Youth Football Camp (Rising 3rd - 8th graders): June 16 - 18
1-Day High School Camp (Rising 9th - 12th graders): June 5, 6, 14
OL/DL Camp (Rising 9th - 12th graders): June 9, 11, 13, 19, 20
Specialists Camp (Rising 9th - 12th graders): June 14
Shelley Smith's Carolina Soccer School
Become a soccer pro with Gamecock Soccer Camps. You'll learn the ins and outs of goalkeeping, exercises, game situations and more from USC coaching staff and professionals.
Day Camp (ages 6 - 13): June 9 - 13, July 14 - 18
Overnight Elite Camp (Rising 5th - 8th graders): July 11 - 13
Tony Annan's Soccer Camp
Hone your soccer skills with the USC coaching staff.
Junior Gamecock Camp (Ages 5 - 14): June 2 - 6, June 16 - 20, July 7 - 11
Gamecock Elite Residential Camp (Ages 10 - 18): June 20 - 22
ID Camp (Rising 9th - 12th graders): July 26 - 27
Elite Goalkeeper Camp: May 17
Gamecock Swim Camps
Learn the basics of swim and what it takes to be a swimmer with the Gamecock Swim Camps. Coaches and staff will demonstrate diving, proper sprint technique, stroke mechanics and speed development.
Summer Week Camp (Ages 10 - 18): June 8 - 11, June 16 - 19, June 20 - 23
Summer Weekend Camps (Ages 10 - 18):
- Start/Turn Camp: May 25
- Free/Back Camp: May 31
- Breast/Fly Camp: June 1