Transition to Engineering Program

UK faculty train high school teachers in the EGR 101/102 curriculum.  These high school teachers will then instruct their students in this content.  At the conclusion of the high school course, students complete an assessment on the content provided by the university and a project that integrates coding and product development.  Students that are successful, may receive credit for EGR 101 (1 credit) and EGR 102 (2 credits) at the University of Kentucky.  The receiving of these credits is contingent on these students registering for the final course in the First Year Engineering sequence, EGR 103 (2 credits) the semester after graduation.

• Provide an educator that is willing to complete training in engineering content 
• Provide resources for the teacher, such Arduinos and access to software
• Proctor the final exam for T2E in a secure environment, to students that will graduate that academic year and allow a representative from UK to observe the assessment time. 
• Allow UK Engineering faculty to observe student project presentations.

• Access to curriculum utilized in the First Year Engineering sequence at UK.
• Teacher training on content by engineering faculty. 
• Assessment examples that may be shared with students.
• Access to faculty to collaborate on content through office hours.
• Access to faculty to collaborate with students on projects. 

Students that successfully complete the following: 

• Exam - Pass the T2E Final Exam with an 80% or better
• Project - Complete and present a project that meets expectations outlined in curriculum.  
• Calculus ready – At the beginning of their first semester be identified as Calculus ready by the Math department at the University of Kentucky.  Criteria for 2022:   
  • ACT of 27 or higher 
  • 3.75 HS UWGPA and pre-calculus 
  • 3.1 HS UW GPA and calculus 
  • 3 or better on Calculus AB or BC AP Exam 
  • 76 or better on the Aleks exam 

Students that then attend the University of Kentucky College of Engineering may receive the following: 

• Credit for EGR 101 (1 credit) 
• Credit for EGR 102 (2 credits) 
• Access to sign up for EGR 103 (2 credits) the fall after their graduation. This course has Calculus (MA 113) as a prerequisite or concurrent enrollment.