ACADEMICS AT BOYS STATE

The academic program at Boys State will have three components – general education, electives and mini-courses. On a number of occasions throughout the week, there will be lectures intended for all. These will deal with topics of general interest, including state and local government, the electoral process and the national political scene. Furthermore, as part of the general education program, there will be a debate conducted on Thursday morning for which volunteers will prepare throughout the week. The debate will be an opportunity for Boys’ Staters to put to work some of what they have learned throughout the week.

In addition, there will be three elective courses: Economics, Government and Law, which will meet five times throughout the week. These will be traditional lecture courses, not unlike those which are conducted at college.