Do you love mystery? Television has shown you their version of CSI. This summer, Converse will show you how it's really done. While working to solve a variety of forensic cases, you will explore:

* What sort of evidence do you look for in a kidnapping case?

* If you find a body in the desert, how can you identify the victim?

* How can you identify the accelerant that started the fire in an arson case?

* If the fish are dying in a lake, how can you determine whether they are the victims of industrial pollution?

Participants will work with a chemist and a geneticist to solve a variety of forensic cases. You'll hear from forensics experts and spend an afternoon touring the Greenville Crime Lab. Class size is limited to a maximum of 18 students to ensure that every student receives individual attention. The experience will develop analytical thinking and problem- solving skills in the context of intriguing and sometimes surprising evidence.

You will benefit from learning in Converse College's new $10.6 million technology-packed Phifer Science Hall. The facility features Smart Classrooms, which create new opportunities in teaching and learning by integrating networking, digital and audio/ visual technologies. You will learn to use a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) instrument, electrophoresis, UV-visible spectrophotometer and western blot, learn how to analyze restriction endonuclease maps, and work with an FT-IR (fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer) and gas chromatographs.

And that's not all...enjoy movie nights, a Clue tournament and the beautiful Converse College campus!

CSI: Converse! is open to rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders.

June 20 - 25, 2012

CSI: Converse! is designed as a weeklong residential program. Tuition covers residence hall accommodations, all meals, materials and on-campus activities. Early-bird tuition (applications received by March 31) is $675 and regular tuition is $775. A limited number of need-based scholarships up to $200 are available. Early-bird deadline is March 31, 2012. Early-bird applicants will receive a $100 discount on tuition, priority in admission and notification of acceptance by April 15, 2012. Applications will be accepted through April 15, 2012.

The following must be submitted:

* A completed application

* Financial Support Application (if you wish to be considered for assistance)

* Sealed letters of support from two science teachers, preferably your biology and chemistry teacher

* A statement of why you wish to study forensics and why you think you will excel in this field