Our Summer Courses
Summer Program Reminders and Timeline
- First-time College Now Students: Complete and submit the Summer 2025 Registration Form.
- Admission: On a first-come-first-serve basis
- Official Acceptance Date: Wednesday, June10, 2026. [Rolling acceptance after June 5, 2025, [3-5 business days processing].
- Classes Meet: In-person, Monday to Thursday
- Summer Registration Ends: Wednesday, June 15, 2026.
- Orientation: On Zoom, Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 11:15 AM.
- Summer Program Begins: Tuesday, July 13, 2026.
- Transportation: OMNI cards or Metrocard Provided if needed].
- Summer Registration Opens: April 1, 2026 | Closes: Wednesday, June 15, 2026 @ 4:00 PM
- New Student Orientation
- Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 11:15 AM.
Summer 2026 Calendar
Course Descriptions:
Criminal Justice BS 101—3 credits: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
[Section I : Mon & Thur 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ] | ***July 13h Start Date***
This course is an introductory survey of the American criminal justice system with a view to its social and institutional context, and its structure and functioning. The course provides an overview of the foundations and components of the criminal justice system, including (substantive and procedural) criminal law, police, courts and corrections. The main emphasis will be placed on the criminal justice process, and how the various institutions of criminal justice interact. Key issues will be addressed as they arise at different stages of the process, such as the conflict between crime control and due process, and conflicts related to, for example, gender, class and ethnicity.
Psychology 101—3 credits: Introduction to Psychology
[Section I : Mon & Thur 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM] | ***July 13th Start Date***
This course is a survey of the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Topics to be covered include research methods and applications in Psychology’s major areas of study: thought, memory, learning, personality, social processes, human development, psychological disorders, and the biological bases of behavior.
Forensic Science (SCI) 114 — 3 credits: Scientific Principles of Forensic Science Mon & Thur 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM - | ***July 13th Start Date***
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice College Now Program Forensic Science Summer Institute (FSSI) is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge of the application of the natural sciences to the field of forensic investigation. The five-week program will meet at John Jay College of Criminal Justice for 20-25 NYC from Wednesday, July 9th thru Thursday, August 7th, four days each week (M-TH) from 10:00 to 3:00pm each day. Enrollment is open to rising 11 and 12 grade NYC public high school students who meet academic eligibility requirements. Successful students earn 4.5 college-credits and an SYEP stipend of $1,575.00 upon satisfactory completion of the program.
In the course SCI 114 Scientific Principles of Forensic Science students engage in critical examination of landmark cases in forensic science to contrast fact from fiction. Taught through both lab and lecture, the course encompasses various scientific disciplines that surround common forensic science practice. These include crime scene investigation, medicolegal death investigation, toxicology, anthropology and odontology and more. In the morning lab session (3-Credits – 10:00 to 12:40), students apply biology, chemistry, physics, and investigation to analyze data to solve mock cases and criminal justice problems. Here, students will examine materials for the presence of biological evidence (i.e. blood, DNA), analyze trace evidence (i.e. hairs, fibers, soil), analyze pattern evidence (i.e. fingerprints, footprints, tool marks), and study landmark cases in forensic science to contrast fact from fiction. In the afternoon lecture session (1.5 -Credits – 1:30 to 3:00), students gain foundational knowledge and understanding of the basic scientific investigative methods used in forensic science.
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