Academic Talent Search

Manuel Morfin, instructor for the Golden 1 Challenge: Financial Strategies for Success class, discusses the longstanding partnership between Golden 1 and Sac State and the importance of exposing youth to financial literacy tools early in life. Our goal is to fill the missing financial literacy gap, says Morfin. Check out the Q&A here: https://bit.ly/2OqVNVC

Sac State professor De-Laine Cyrenne's thought-provoking questions generated great discussion during student presentation at the conclusion of two sessions of our Psychology: Brain Power class. From Tourette's to Alzheimer's, students teamed up to present over 20 neurological disorders. Learn more about our exciting lineup at https://www.cce.csus.edu/academic-talent-search.

ATS and the College of Continuing Education (CCE) continue to provide community engagement opportunities during the current pause of normal face-to-face instruction on campus. Beginning in mid-June, we began a select number of classes online. Due to high demand, we added additional sections in order to deliver fun and academically challenging classes to even more students. Check out these interesting classes and course descriptions at https://www.cce.csus.edu/course-li/summer-2020-ats-schedule

Registration is now open for ATS’ Summer 2020 online program. A select number of classes will be presented between June 15 and July 24. Due to the unprecedented circumstances faced by families this year, scholarship vouchers will be provided to help cover course fees. For more details on courses offered and to register for classes, visit https://www.cce.csus.edu/academic-talent-search

2020 UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, The University has cancelled all in-person summer youth programs (including ATS). While we know this is disappointing news, we agree canceling these courses is the best decision for everyone's safety. At this time, the college is exploring the possibility of a small selection of virtual classes for our 6th-9th grade program. Updates will be posted as more information is available.

UPDATE: ATS is now accepting applications for the 2020 Summer Program. View the catalog and apply for classes at csus.edu/ats!

Please note that due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Sacramento State has transitioned to virtual operations. This has delayed university processes related to opening the ATS application for our Summer 2020 program. We apologize for the delay and plan to begin accepting applications by early April. If classes are canceled, all course fees will be refunded.

Summer 2020: New Admission Process 1. "Priority" period: Students will be considered in a single group for placement. Previous ATS participants will be admitted first, followed by new applicants in descending grade level order. Financial aid is available to qualified applicants. 2. "Regular" period: Students will be considered on a date-received, space-available basis. Financial aid is available to qualified applicants. 3. "Extended" period: Students will be considered on a d...ate-received, space-available basis. We will post an announcement when our application and schedule are available. Thank you and we hope to see you at Sacramento State this summer!

Catch ATS on KVIE's "Inside California Education" this Sunday, January 26! Check your local listings for showtimes.

The ATS Office will be closed Monday, January 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, January 21.

Happy New Year! We have exciting new information to share about our 2020 program. To better align with Sacramento State’s Anchor University initiative in connecting the campus with area K-12 families and schools, the campus administration has announced the qualifying exam is no longer required to apply to ATS. Because of this, all scheduled testing has been cancelled. Additional details will be posted here as they become available. You can also sign up for email updates at tinyurl.com/2020-ats