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Scholars is an initiative of the Texas Business and Education Coalition.
Tech Prep Texas Scholars is a recognition program organized by the
Tech Prep Board in collaboration with the Texas Business and Education
Coalition, to encourage students to enroll in, and complete, Tech
Prep programs.
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| What
must I do to be a Tech Prep Texas Scholar? |
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To be a
Tech Prep Texas Scholar, a student must do all four of these things:
- Take the
courses required by the Recommended High School Program or the
Distinguished Achievement Program.
- Have at
least a four-year plan of study-and preferably a six- or eight-year
plan of study-that includes, in high school, two or more career
and technology courses for 3 or more credits.
- Take at
least one college-level Tech-Prep course as part of the student's
high school graduation plan. A "college-level Tech Prep course"
is an articulated and/or concurrent enrollment career and technology
course taken in high school for which the school district and
one of the colleges (STCC or TSTC or Texas Southmost College or
Coastal Bend College) have agreed that a student can receive college
credit as part of a Tech Prep graduation plan. When a student
takes college-level Tech-Prep courses, he/she is creating a scholarship
for himself/herself. Students who take these courses may earn
between 3 and 15 college credit hours without being charged tuition
at the college. The number of courses the student takes will depend
on the requirements of the Tech Prep program that interests the
student.
- Complete
a declaration of intent to be a Tech Prep Texas Scholar.
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| The
Recommended High School Program and the Distinguished Achievement
Program |
The
Recommended High School Program and the Distinguished Achievement
Program are rigorous academic programs recommended for all students
by the State Board of Education. The curriculum creates a 24-credit
high school graduation plan with choices of elective options:
| English |
4 credits |
| Mathematics |
3 credits |
| Science |
3 credits |
| Social
Studies |
4 credits |
| Foreign
Language |
2 or 3
credits* |
| Physical
Education |
1.5 credits |
| Health |
0.5 credit |
| Technology |
1 credit |
| Fine
Arts |
1 credit |
| Speech |
0.5 credit |
| Electives |
3.5 or
2.5 credits* |
*Three years
of foreign language for DAP. The DAP also requires "Advanced Measures."
Tech Prep Texas Scholars must follow approved Tech Prep plans
of study that include career and technology courses (see programs
at http://www.techpreprgv.com/educators/articulation.html).
Taking the appropriate sequence of the career and technology courses
included in Tech Prep graduation plans, with at least one being a
college-level Tech-Prep course, will ensure that students meet the
requirements to graduate as a Tech Prep Texas Scholars.
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| Rewards
for Tech Prep Texas Scholars |
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Seniors who
graduate as Tech Prep Texas Scholars are eligible for the following
rewards:
Graduation
Honors: Tech Prep Texas Scholars will receive a special Tech
Prep Honor Cord and a special gold-sealed Tech Prep Texas Scholar
certificate.
Scholarship Competition: Tech Prep Texas Scholars are
eligible to compete for one of the Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos Tech Prep
Scholarships ... thousands of dollars for college!!
Distinguished Achievement Program: : College-level Tech Prep
courses can satisfy requirements for the Distinguished Achievement
Program.
Texas Grant: Having completed the requirements of either
the Recommended High School Program or the Distinguished Achievement
Program, Tech Prep Texas Scholars who qualify for financial assistance
become eligible for a grant program passed by the Texas Legislature:
the Texas Grant program. This may provide all tuition and
fees for public colleges and universities in Texas; however, grant
funds are administered on a first-come-first-served basis.
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