The primary goal of the Engineering Prep program is to give high school students a broad exposure to the field of engineering and engineering technology so that they might be better equipped to make choices regarding their future education and careers. This is accomplished through an academically rigorous, yearlong curriculum, guest speakers, field trips to industry sites and a six-week internship. The curriculum covers the entire academic year and is divided into two semesters.
Students earn two high school science units when successfully completing the curriculum.
This provides the added opportunity to earn seven college credits upon successful completion of the college portion of the program. The curriculum matrix for part of the first semester is shown in the table below. The first column lists the sequence of some of the topics covered in the MT 110 Introduction to Microelectronics college course. Students trace the processing of silicon from its native state to a finished integrated circuit. The second and third column lists supporting topics and laboratory activities from chemistry, physics and mathematics that support the material being presented in MT 110.