Click here to Apply for PREP Summer 2024

Congratulations PREP Students! ¡Felicidades!

Thank you PREP Teachers and Peer Mentors! ¡Gracias!

This summer, close to 350 students completed the PREP 4 1/2 weeks of STEM-focused courses that took place June 14th - July 14th at different campuses around San Antonio. Students were guided by their teachers to discover the engineering design process, made sense of physics in action, learned and used statistics, considered innovations in nanotechnology, and some even spent time as research interns. They engaged in hands-on projects, heard from motivating guest speakers, and participated in campus tours, student-led symposiums, and field trips. 
Students, watch your emails for announcements about upcoming PREP alum get-togethers and other fun opportunities. We hope you have a great school year and come back for more PREP next summer!

We sincerely thank our awesome summer instructional staff of teachers, peer mentors, staff, and graduate, undergraduate workers and volunteers. We could not have done it without you and hope to see you again next summer.

2024 PREP Dates Announced!

¡Anunciando las fechas para PREP 2024!

  • November 14, 2023 - PREP 24 Applications Open 
    [ Se abren las aplicaciones] 
  • February 14, 2024 - PREP 24 Application Due  
    [ Ultima fecha para entregar las aplicaciones]
  • March 14, 2024 - PREP Student Selections Communicated 
    [ Se anuncia por correo electrónico la selección de participantes]
  • April 14, 2024 - PREP 24 Student Registration with Payment is Due
    [ Ultima fecha para pagar el pago de registro]
  • May 1, 2024 - PREP 24 Campus Assignments Communicated
    [ Se comunica por correo electrónico el sitio o campus asignado]
  • May 14, 2024 - PREP 24 Final Day for Changes
    [ Ultima fecha para tramitar cualquier cambio]
  • June 4, 2024 - PREP 24 Family Zoom/Orientation
    [Orientación familiar a través de Zoom.  Se comunicará la invitación por correo electrónico]
  • June 12, 2024 - PREP 24 First Day – face to face 
    [ Primer día del programa- en persona.]
  • July 11, 2024 - PREP 24 Closing Day Celebration/Graduation
    [ Ultimo día del programa- Celebración o Graduación.]
The PREP Summer program will be delivered in a hybrid mode: Monday – Thursday in person at the student’s assigned campus and Friday mornings online. PREP does not provide transportation to the program but your school district might. Please check back with us in March for more information or check with your school principal to find out. The PREP application link and recorded registration instructions in English and Spanish will be available in January 2024.

El programa de verano PREP se impartirá en un modo híbrido: de lunes a jueves en persona en el campus asignado al estudiante y los viernes por la mañana en línea. PREP no proporciona transporte al programa, pero su distrito escolar podría hacerlo. Vuelva a consultarnos en marzo para obtener más información o consulte con el director de su escuela para averiguarlo. El enlace para el sistema de solicitud PREP y las instrucciones de registro grabadas en inglés y español estarán disponibles en enero de 2024.

What is PREP?

PREP is the Prefreshman Engineering Program (PREP) at UTSA. It is a pre-college summer program committed to delivering science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) enrichment opportunities for middle and high school students.

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Upcoming Events

PREP 1st Annual Halloween Bash 2023

Oct

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2023

PREP 1st Annual Halloween Bash 2023

UTSA Downtown Campus - Riverwalk Room

PREP will be hosting their 1st Annual Halloween Bash for all new, current, and former PREP students!

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Oct

25

2023

PREP Virtual Information Session

Zoom Session

PREP Virtual Information Session to Apply for PREP Summer 2024

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Prep Info Flyer

Nov

29

2023

PREP Virtual Information Session

Zoom

PREP Virtual Information Session to Apply for Summer 2024

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Prep Info Flyer

Dec

13

2023

PREP Virtual Information Session

Zoom

PREP Virtual Information Session to Apply for Summer 2024

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More than 350 local teens graduate from unique summer STEM program

July 13, 2023

More than 350 local teens graduate from unique summer STEM program

Through PREP, UTSA and its community partners make STEM careers more accessible to diverse populations, particularly youth who have been historically underserved.

UTSA honors Manuel P. Berriozábal, Ph.D. and María Antonietta Berriozábal

June 20, 2023

UTSA honors Manuel P. Berriozábal, Ph.D. and María Antonietta Berriozábal

For more than 40 years, the Berriozábals have been affecting positive change throughout our community.

UTSA names popular STEM-based summer program after founder  Manuel P. Berriozábal

June 6, 2023

UTSA names popular STEM-based summer program after founder Manuel P. Berriozábal

Published by UTSA Advancement and Alumni Engagement

I am PREP

Prep Student
“There’s so much knowledge in these walls. There’s always college students walking around and I always think, one day that could be me. One day I want go to college and I want to follow my dream of becoming an electrical engineer.”
PREP Student, Alumni, Aiden Frederick
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PREP Impact Report

The Prefreshman Engineering Program (PREP) at UTSA is a pre-college summer program committed to delivering science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) enrichment opportunities for middle and high school students.

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