UTRGV’s award-winning early college program, the Mathematics and Science Academy (MSA), will host information sessions in May for prospective scholars. (UTRGV Archival Photo)
Information sessions set for May 6, May 20
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Around Campus, Community
By News and Internal Communications
By Tawny Turner
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – APRIL 20, 2023 – For Rio Grande Valley high school students looking to get a jumpstart on college life, UTRGV’s award-winning early college program, the Mathematics and Science Academy (MSA), will host information sessions in May for prospective scholars.
Dr. Wilma Garza, MSA principal, said the goal is to prepare students for a successful future and a prepared transition into careers in the math and science fields.
“At the UTRGV Mathematics and Science Academy, we are about transforming potential into achievement,” Garza said. “Students will find a welcoming environment where they will increase their knowledge, explore ideas and find lifelong friends.”
Interested students and parents will have the opportunity to attend one of two Saturday information sessions at the UTRGV Brownsville or Edinburg campuses. Families will be provided with information regarding deadlines, the application process and other opportunities available to students.
THE INFORMATION SESSIONS
- May 6: 10 a.m. at the Main Building, Room 1.224 (Brownsville Campus).
- May 20: 10 a.m. at the Ballroom (Edinburg Campus).
Melissa Peña, MSA program manager, said the program currently serves 204 students and as of May 2022, has graduated 939.
“It is an honor to watch hundreds of students graduate every year from this growing program,” Peña said.
Through MSA, current high school students will take courses on campus taught by UTRGV faculty and can earn up to 84 hours in college credit concurrently with their last two years of high school.
Since 2007, the MSA program has offered multiple benefits including free tuition, fees and books, campus life involvement, the freedom to pursue a degree in any area, and supervision and guidance from university faculty.
To learn more about the program or the upcoming sessions, visit www.utrgv.edu/msa.
ABOUT UTRGV MSA
The Mathematics and Science Academy at UTRGV serves to offer accelerated learning opportunities to 11th- and 12th-grade students who are motivated to pursue a career in the areas of math and science. MSA assists students in acquiring two years of college credit while finishing high school. MSA strives to build characters of integrity, self-discipline commitment and purpose in all students while also providing stellar academic experiences that allow students to explore ideas, develop imagination create friendship and increase desires to serve the community.
ABOUT UTRGV
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 as the first major public university of the 21st century in Texas. This transformative initiative provided the opportunity to expand educational opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley, including a new School of Medicine, and made it possible for residents of the region to benefit from the Permanent University Fund – a public endowment contributing support to the University of Texas System and other institutions.
UTRGV has campuses and off-campus research and teaching sites throughout the Rio Grande Valley including in Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville (formerly The University of Texas at Brownsville campus), Edinburg (formerly The University of Texas-Pan American campus), Harlingen, McAllen, Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and South Padre Island. UTRGV, a comprehensive academic institution, enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine welcomed its first class in the summer of 2016.