BOP Summer Session
Kickstart your college journey with BOP Summer Session. Designed to support first-generation, lower-income and under-resourced students, the BOP Summer Session prepares first-year students in the Mitch Daniels School of Business for the rigors of the curriculum and jumpstarts your career in business and community leadership.
BOP is a fully-funded, five-week summer experience offered in conjunction with Purdue’s Early Start program. You’ll earn eight credit hours during the BOP Summer Session while:
- Living with BOP students on the same floor of a residence hall
- Getting acquainted with campus culture
- Networking with corporate executives and successful alumni
- Preparing for the challenges of the Daniels School of Business curriculum
2026 Program Dates
- Complete application: March 15
- BOP Summer Session admission notifications begin: April 1
- Move in: July 11
- Classes: July 13-Aug. 14

Key Next Steps:
- If you haven’t already, accept your offer of admission for fall.
- After you accept your offer of admission, log in to myPurdue to access and complete the fall housing portal application. Note: There is a short delay of approximately two days between the time you accept your offer of admission and when you can access the housing portal in myPurdue.
- Log in to your admissions application portal using the email address you provided on your admission application (do not use your @purdue.edu address).
- Select “Reply Forms” from the top menu on your dashboard. It may take up to five business days for this option to appear after you accept your offer of admission.
- In the new window that opens, scroll down and select “Switch to Early Start.”* It may take up to five business days for your New Student Checklist to update after switching to Early Start, including summer housing registration details.
*By switching to Early Start, you’re canceling your enrollment to begin at Purdue in the fall and will begin in the summer term instead.
Questions? Please email us at BOPPlus@purdue.edu.