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Summer Liberal Arts Institute

3-Week For-Credit Programs

July 5 – July 24, 2026

These credit bearing courses are open to current sophomores and juniors and will culminate in a final symposium.

Field Science in Action

Geology, Ecology, & Ornithology 
A professor and student work together on studying a section of rock

Computer Science

Computer Vision, Web Development, Computer Organization
Two students are smiling and pointing at a computer

Humanities

History, Philosophy, Art and Art History, Mapmaking 
Students lean over an open book on a table to study it

Thinking about Feelings: The Science of Emotion

Cultural Studies, Neuroscience and more
A professor leans down to listen to two students sitting at a table, all of them looking at where one student is pointing a pencil

Movements That Matter: Activism from Theory to Action

Global Politics, Indigenous Studies & More
Three students sit at a classroom table, engaging in discussion

Between Worlds: Home, Borders, and Belonging

Latin American Studies, Art, Photography, English  
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Download the 2026 3-Week Programs Flyer ➔

Important Dates


December 15, 2025

  • Application Opens

February 2, 2026

  • 1st Round Application Deadline

March 2, 2026

  • 2nd Round Deadline & Final Deadline for 3 week programs

March 16, 2026

  • Final Deadline for 1 week programs

July 5 - July 24 , 2026

  • Pre-College Program Dates

 


Carleton Summer Liberal Arts Institute

Carleton College
One North College Street
Northfield, MN 55057
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Director: Margi Youmans
Email: summer@carleton.edu
Phone: 866 767 2275
Fax: 507 222 4540
Summer Liberal Arts Institute pages maintained by Micah Meyer
This page was last updated on 9 December 2025
Carleton

One North College StNorthfield, MN 55057USA

507-222-4000

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