Columbia University Science Honors Program
The SHP holds classes at Columbia from 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. on Saturdays throughout the academic year. Courses are primarily in the physical, chemical, biological, behavioral, and computing sciences; and instructors are scientists and mathematicians who are actively engaged in research at the University. Applicants to the SHP must now be in the 11th, 10th, or 9th grade and should have a strong interest and exceptional ability in science and mathematics.