Students qualify for CITY Summer Programs based on SAT, ACT, or EXPLORE test scores or through a portfolio admission process (see page 28 for more information on portfolios). Critical Reading/Reading scores are used to determine eligibility for Humanities courses, and Mathematics scores determine eligibility for Math and Science courses. In limited cases, English, science, or writing scores will be considered. Please review the chart below for score requirements. Scores for program admission are good for two years; students are not required to retest each year in order to maintain eligibility for the summer programs—however, score reports must be submitted annually. Scores obtained through participating in any of the four national Talent Searches will be considered.
Age Requirements
| Discovery | Minimum 8yrs old AND finishing grade 3 or max. of 12 yrs old AND finishing grade 5 at start of program | |
| Frontier | Finishing grade 5 or a max. of 14 yrs old AND finishing grade 8 | Mature 5th graders may apply but MUST have qualifying test scores |
| Pioneer | Finishing grade 7 or a max. of 16 yrs old | Mature 7th grades may apply but MUST have qualifying test scores |
Test Scores
"Combine Score" references the total of all four scores - you will need to add these by hand.
| EXPLORE | ACT | SAT | |
| Discovery | Combine 54 | no score requirement | no scores requirement |
| Frontier | M15; R17 | M17; R18 | M480; CR470 |
| Pioneer | not accepted | M19; R22 | M560; CR 545 |
