Coastal Carolina University's Mini Summer Youth Program for ages six through 12 gets under way from Monday, June 7 to Friday, July 30, excluding the week of July 4. Hands-on, interactive courses range from photography to forensic science to scrapbooking and more. Students may sign up by the week or for the entire summer.

Morning classes are from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., afternoon classes are from 1 to 5 p.m. Registration fee is $75 per class.

All Mini Summer Youth program classes will be held at either the Myrtle Beach Education Center located at U.S. 17 Bypass and 79th Ave. N, or the Waccamaw Higher Education Center located at 160 Willbrook Drive, Litchfield.

Some of the classes being offered include:

· Computer Starters

· The Amazing Human Body

· Fantastic Flower Child

· Finger Prints and Evidence: Forensic Science Lab

· Magical Wizard Camp

· Use the Force

· Fantastic Photography

· Hardware Store Music

· Pirates, Pirates Everywhere!

· Poetry Slam

· Let's Build It!

· Scribble, Doddle and Collage

· Snap It, Scrap It! Scrapbooking Camp

· Sugary Chefs

To register, and for more information, call 843-349-4003, 843-349-4001, 843-348-4030.