High School Students

 

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CWIT offers a variety of fun and informative programs for high school students interested in pursuing a career in information technology or engineering and learning more about what UMBC has to offer.

 

Seniors

  • Cyber 101

    • High school seniors who want to learn more about cybersecurity may apply to participate in Cyber 101, offered in November each year.

  • CWIT and Cyber Scholars Programs

    • Before January 15th of their senior year, high school students may apply for the CWIT and Cyber Scholars Programs, which are 4-year merit scholarship programs offered at UMBC.

 

Juniors

  • Bits & Bytes Program

    • High school juniors that are interested in learning more about IT and engineering fields may apply to participate in CWIT’s annual Bits & Bytes Program, offered over President’s Day weekend (February) in the Spring.

 

Freshmen and Sophomores

  • BLAST Off

    • High school freshmen and sophomores may apply to participate in BLAST Off, offered in April or May of each year for students to explore computing and engineering majors.

 

Contact Jor’Danna Davis at jabdavis@umbc.edu or

410-455-2809 for more information.