PACE Pre-Freshman Accelerated Curriculum in Engineering

June 27, 2010 through July 31, 2010

PACE is a six week comprehensive and intense summer program that gives students a significant advantage in both academic and personal development. Academically, the program reinforces fundamental subject matter that will increase the probability of a successful freshman year. Students will take Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and Computer. Also, students will take part in a research rotation and participate in a science fair. This on-campus program also allows students to become acclimated to college life, bond with professors, peers, tutors and instructors.

PACE Objectives

• Prepare students for the Morgan State University's Placement Test.
• Provide students with accelerated learning of pre-calculus in order to become calculus ready.
• Provide the students the opportunity to conduct and analyze experiments.
• Improve students' communication skills, both written and oral.
• Develop appropriate study skills, strategies, and habits for success in an engineering major.
• Develop students' higher order thinking skills (e.g. analysis, synthesis and evaluation).
• Develop students' ability to draw reasonable inferences from observation.
• Develop students' ability to work in a team environment.

Requirements

• Complete application.
• Send photo of applicant.
• Short essay explaining why you want to participate in PACE.
• Two recommendations (one must be from an educator at your high school).
• High school transcript including classes through December 2009.
• Application Fee: $50, checks payable to "MSU Foundation". Mail checks to mailing address below.

This year's application is closed. Please return to this site in September for application to PACE 2011.

We will notify all applicants if he or she has been accepted to the program by June 6, 2010.

Mailing Address

2010 ATMO/PACE Program
Morgan State University
Suite M200
5200 Perring Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21251