AP* by the Sea Summer Institutes Information/Costs

 

Tuition Cost: $640 until June 1; $660 after June 1

 

Includes:

  • All AP*/College Board/Presenter Materials/Handouts
  • Sample Texts
  • Meals as noted in agenda (Reception, lunches, snacks, Friday breakfast)
  • 5 days of instruction


Transportation Options:

For ease of travel during the week, we recommend cars--rental or personal. USD has a morning and afternoon tram service from Old Town, but it does not run on the weekends or at mid-day. USD has a tram service that loops around campus during weekdays. We do not provide transportation to our optional evening events, to and from the airport, or to and from hotels. Some hotels may have airport shuttles. San Diego has a good mass transit system of buses and trolleys. The web site for information is sdcommute.com.


Housing Options:

Please visit our Hotels and Dorms page for more information on housing options.

Dorms: Apartments (2br, 2ba, kit, liv rm units) : $480 (includes breakfasts)

  • A single room includes private bath and shares a living room and kitchen
  • Includes towel and linens
  • A word about dorms: USD dorms are good student housing, not hotels.
  • No maid service, shared facilities, but very convenient. If you have misgivings about dorms, please consider the hotel option with shuttle available from Old Town. No refund of dorm fees.

 

Hotels: Prices vary.  USD is close to Old Town and Hotel Circle hotels. Please check our web site for listings and special group rates. 

Other Optional Costs:

  • USD is close to the airport. A taxi should be under $20
  • Mon. PM: Mexican dinner in Old Town Historical Park, $18
  • Tues. PM: Theatre, $35 (Reg. $47)
  • Wed. PM: Harbor Cruise in Downtown, $10

Additional Material Fees:

* Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science have $20 additional lab fees.


College Credit Option:

Two semester units of USD continuing education semester credits for $120—must attend all sessions. Credits may be applied for during the week of the workshop only, in Manchester Conference Center.

Institute Certificates:

AP* by the Sea Sea will issue certificates on Friday at 11:30.  Reduced hour certificates available if notified by Wednesday afternoon.


Cancellation Policy:

Full refund of moneys paid will be made if written cancellation is received by AP* by the Sea thirty days before the session you are attending.  Cancellation 8-30 days prior is subject to a $100 cancellation fee and all unrecoverable costs.  Cancellation 7 days prior subject to 50% cancellation fee.  NO refund for no-shows.  If a workshop session does not have 10 participants fourteen days prior to beginning date, it may be cancelled—participants receive a full refund.


Grants:

For College Board AP* Fellows Grants application info, contact Bret Selder, 212 713-7779/646 607-3618 FAX.  All forms must be completed by March 1.