About CityLab

You will join an interdisciplinary team of approximately 10 pre-college and undergraduate design students to investigate how accessibility, inclusiveness, sustainability, and resiliency within the built environment impact our quality of life.

Using sketching, reflective journaling, photography, and team activities, you will analyze the built environment as well as explore concepts of design stewardship, place-making, and community engagement.

You will examine the built environment using CityLab’s five lenses:

• Health and Human Comfort
• Environmental Systems
• Open Space
• Built Form
• Social and Cultural Wellbeing

This Pre-College intensive experience yields two college credits and is offered onsite during the Fall semester and online during the Spring semester.

This unique opportunity fosters a strong sense of discovery and curiosity, while celebrating the uniqueness of your neighborhood and the greater community.

Who is Eligible?

Pre-College CityLab is a first-year undergraduate course open to high school juniors and seniors.

Interested in learning more and signing up? Email Pre-College Now!

Spring 2026 Course Information

FND1006 CityLab will meet virtually in January 2026 then students will complete a final project due February 3, 2026. This course is 2 academic credits. We invite pre-college students to join our first year undergraduate students in this class. The virtual meeting dates are listed below:

• Friday, January 16, from 9AM-5PM EST
• Saturday, January 17, from 9AM-5PM EST
• Wednesday, January 21, from 5:30-7PM EST
• Friday, January 23, from  9AM-5PM EST
• Saturday, January 24,  from  9AM-5PM EST

Registration opens November 10, 2025.

Email PreCollege@the-bac.edu for registration and tuition information.