Texas Prefreshmen Engineering Program (TexPREP)
The TexPREP program is an agreement between South Texas College, The University of Texas at San Antonio and participating school districts to offer an academically intense, mathematics-based summer program which stresses the development of abstract reasoning and problem solving skills. The purpose of the program is to identify achieving middle and high school students with an interest in science, technology, engineering and other mathematics-related areas and to increase their potential for careers in these fields. The goals of the program are to increase the number of competently prepared students from Texas who will ultimately pursue engineering, science, technology, and mathematics studies in college and to increase the retention rate of these students as they progress through college.
The mathematics-based program, approximately seven weeks in length, is presented over the course of four summers to students entering grades seven to eleven. The Texas Education Agency has authorized participating school districts in the state of Texas to award one elective credit toward high school graduation for each successfully completed summer of TexPREP.