SLAM Workshops

Science, Language Arts, and Mathematics (SLAM) Workshops

The Science, Language Arts, and Mathematics (SLAM) Program is a summer enrichment program for high school students that is designed to help enhance students’ science, language arts, mathematics, and reading skills. SLAM also provides students with opportunities to explore careers in the health sciences. The SLAM courses are taught on an advanced level, which requires students to think critically and prepares them for the rigor of college coursework. SLAM is an intensive and highly competitive program for high-achieving high school students.

 

SLAM 2025 Program Information:

• SLAM Workshop I (for students who will have completed 9th grade by June 2025): June 2-27, 2025
• SLAM II (for students who will have completed 10th grade by June 2025): June 2-27, 2025
• SLAM III (for students who will have completed 11th grade by June 2025): June 2-27, 2025

All SLAM Workshops will be held in-person on the campus of Tougaloo College for Summer 2025.

 

SLAM 2025 Selection Criteria

Students who apply for SLAM will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Their overall grade-point average (3.0 or higher)
• The rigor of high school courses completed
• The strength of their instructors' recommendations
• A well-documented interest in pursuing a career related to healthcare, public health, or biomedical research
• The quality of their writing, as evidenced by the essay submitted with the application

 

Contact Information:

Science, Language Arts, and Mathematics (SLAM) Program
Jackson Heart Study Undergraduate Training and Education Center (JHS UTEC)
Tougaloo College
500 W. County Line Road
Tougaloo, MS 39174
Phone: 601-977-7754 or 601-977-7820
Email: kkharris1@tougaloo.edu