Sunday, June 23 – Wednesday, 26

Summer Experience is a blend of fun, hands-on experiences designed to connect you with the campus, resources, fun opportunities, and accessible faculty and staff.

Bottom line: You’ll get a great head start on college — socially and academically.

Claim UMF as Your Own This Summer

  • Live in a residence hall and get a chance to bond with other new UMF students
  • Participate in campus activities and make connections with upperclassmen
  • Meet with an academic advisor to review your Fall schedule
  • Explore the entire campus including Emery Community Arts Center, Olsen Student Center, Fitness & Recreation Center, Mainely Outdoors and more
  • Spend part of an afternoon with dynamic faculty in your choice of hands-on learning opportunities
  • Learn about our student clubs and organizations
  • Judge the “Farmington’s Best Pizza” competition
  • Check out downtown Farmington and the surrounding area
  • Best of all, get comfortable here at UMF and take care of business before arriving this fall

The program cost is $125 and includes housing, meals, and all activities

Register Now

Then follow the instructions to register and rank your choice of dates and academic projects. You can even let us know what types of activities you’d like to participate in and we’ll make sure we include them in your program.

Some partial scholarships are available, please get in touch with us at umfadmit@maine.edu for details.

Fun “Camp Farmington”-type Activities

You’ll have plenty of opportunities for outdoor and indoor fun and bonding with your new besties!

  • Mountain Biking
  • Hiking
  • Bonfire & S’mores
  • Artsy Projects
  • River Time on the Sandy River
  • Night Walk Around Farmington
  • Karaoke
  • Movie Night
  • Games Events
  • UMF Lawn Chair Pirates Student Improv Show
  • And more

Get Out There and Learn: Hands-On Field Experiences

As part of Summer Experience we want you to have the opportunity to connect with faculty to experience some out-of-the-box field experiences that will take you around the community.

Each field experience runs between 3 1/2 to 4 hours. These aren’t really courses, but hands-on outdoor experiences where you’ll be doing … not sitting in a class.

Some past field experience options have included:

  • Sustainable Tourism: Maine Huts & Trails
  • Soundscapes that incorporate music and the environment
  • Literature, Computers, and Artificial Intelligence
  • American Mythologies: Stories Americans Tell Ourselves (June session only)
  • Reviving Farmington’s Temple Stream (July session only)

Here at UMF, not all learning takes place in the classroom and we like it that way. You will, too.

Contact Us

Office of Admissions
University of Maine at Farmington
246 Main Street
Farmington, Maine USA 04938-1994
tel  207-778-7050
fax  207-778-8182
TYY (via Maine Relay Service) dial 711
umfadmit@maine.edu