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HACU's PreK-12/Higher Education Collaboration Symposium
David De Sousa, Ph.D
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HACU's PreK-12/Higher Education Collaboration Symposium David De Sousa, Ph.D Texas A&M Engineering Academies | engineering.tamu.edu/academies 1 Texas A&M University At A Glance Texas A&M Engineering Academies By The Numbers rd in
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Texas A&M University At A Glance
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Texas A&M Engineering Academies By The Numbers
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Consistently ranked top 10
3rd
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22
majors
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Aggie Engineering Opportunities
- General engineering at College
Station campus
- Engineering at Galveston
- Engineering at McAllen
- Engineering Academy at Blinn-Bryan
- Remote Engineering Academies
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Workforce Needs
53,000 more by 2024
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- Texas A&M Engineering Academies launched in 2015
- First Engineering Transition Program of its kind in the United
States
- Students are co-enrolled with Texas A&M University and one
- f 7 partner CC across the state
- After one to two years, students transition to TAMU to
complete their degree – they are not transfer students nor do they have to submit anther transfer application since they were already admitted to TAMU
- Industry partners: Chevron Corporation and Concho
Resources
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ACCESS Partnering with community colleges enabling students to progress toward an engineering degree AFFORDABILITY Maximizing student services to make education more equitable COMPLETION Integrating student success programs to increase completion rates.
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Application Process
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Enrollment Process
Earn Texas A&M engineering credit while co-enrolled Graduate from Texas A&M University Transition to Texas A&M University
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Application & Enrollment Process
Application Process
- Application on file or enrollment at
the community college
- Community college pre-qualifies
students based on calculus readiness
- Pre-qualified students submit the
Texas A&M Academy application
Enrollment Process
- Earn Texas A&M engineering course
credit from Texas A&M Faculty
- Transition to Texas A&M University
- Graduate from Texas A&M University
Fall Spring Texas A&M – ENGR 102 (2 cr.) Texas A&M – ENGR 216 (2 cr.) CC – Science course (4 cr.) CC – Science course (4 cr.) CC – Math course (4 cr.) CC – Math course (4 cr.) CC – Core curriculum (3 cr.)*
- Ex. English, American History,
Government, Psychology, Economics, Music, etc. CC – Core curriculum (3 cr.)*
- Ex. English, American History,
Government, Psychology, Economics, Music, etc.
*AP/IB/Dual Credits taken into consideration when providing suggested courses.
Sample First Year Schedule
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Student Experiences
Global Programs ● Career Fair ● Aggie Football Game & Tailgate ● Aggies Invent ● Internships
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Time to Degree
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Initial Cohort Enrollment
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