The programs are non-residential, last for 6 weeks, and take place at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where students are able to research various STEM fields.
[4][5] Middle school summer camps are offered to rising 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students in the local area.
It involves various activities to expose students to engineering and requires a limited enrollment merit-based application.
[7] The WYSE LEADers program provides STEM education designed to develop leadership and communication skills to pre-college students.
There are seven subject areas from which each student chooses their two tests: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering Graphics/Drafting, English, Mathematics, and Physics.
Awards are given to both teams and individuals at three progressively harder levels; Regionals, Sectionals, and the State Finals.
Computer Science and Mathematics are 30 question exams; Physics 35; Biology 50; Chemistry and Engineering Graphics 40; and English 80.
[9] Individuals and teams advance from Regionals to Sectionals to the State Finals based on their placement at the current level of competition.