DEEA: Dual Enrollment Engineering Academy

This academy encourages area high school students into the engineering profession by providing college coursework and engineering related opportunities. The program motivates, educates and prepares students for higher education in the fields of math and science while completing an Associate of Science (AS) degree in Engineering by the end of their high school senior year. With the support of local engineers, the Dual Enrollment Engineering Academy (DEEA) promotes and participates in efforts that will reinforce the schools' and communities' commitment to prepare students for careers in Engineering.

What is the Dual Enrollment Engineering Academy?

DEEA is a two-year, year-round dual enrollment program developed for high school juniors and seniors of the Pecan and Mid-Valley Campus area who are seriously interested in pursuing a career in engineering. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of rural area students committed to careers and service in Manufacturing, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, and others.

Who can participate in DEEA?

  • High school students in 11-12 (students may apply during their 10 th grade year and complete all application requirements by designated deadline)
    • Students should be enrolled in the DAP curriculum
    • Students must have serious interest in pursuing a career in engineering
    • Students must complete a DEEA application which includes writing a brief essay

DEEA participants will be offered:

Opportunities to participate in engineering activities, in addition to the following:

  • A year-round Seminars Series program to expose and increase the students' knowledge of Engineering and professional skills.
  • Ongoing guidance, tutoring and counseling relating to academic and career choices.
  • Test-taking skills development workshops.
  • Presentations by math and science professionals which provide students with information on educational and personal preparation required for careers in engineering.
  • Field trips to engineering businesses and other educational institutions in and out of the Rio Grande Valley.
  • Continued student support throughout the program's college coursework.

Degree Plans

  • 2023-2025

    Associate of Science in Engineering - DEEA 2023-2025

    Summer Session I & II Credit Hours
    MATH 1414 College Algebra (SSI) 4
       
    MATH 2412 Pre-Calculus & Trigonometry (SSII) 4
    ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering (SSII) 2
    Credit Hours 10
    (Fall 1st Year) Semester I
    MATH 2413 Calculus I 4
    HIST 1301 United States History I 3
    ENGL 1301 Composition 3
    ENGR 1304 Engineering Graphics  3
    Credit Hours 13
    (Spring 1st Year) Semester II
    MATH 2414 Calculus II 4
    ENGL 1302 Composition II - Rhetoric 3
    CHEM 1409 General Chemistry for Engineering Majors 4
    HIST 1302 United States History II 3
    Credit Hours 14
    Summer Session I & II Credit Hours
    PHIL 2306 Intro to Ethics 3
       
    PHYS 2425 University Physics I (SSII) 4
    MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation (SSII) 3
    Credit Hours 10
    (Fall 2nd Year) Semester III
    MATH 2420 Differential Equations 4
    GOVT 2305 Federal Government 3
    ENGR 2301 Statics 3
    PHYS 2426 University Physics II 4
    Credit Hours 14
    (Spring 2nd Year) Semester IV
    GOVT 2306 Texas Government 3
    ECON 2301 Principals of Economics I - Macro 3
    ENGR 2405 Electrical Circuits I 4
    ENGR 2302 Dynamics 3
    Credit Hours 13
    Total STC Credits 74

    Updated 05/2023

  • 2024-2026

    Associate of Science in Engineering - DEEA 2024-2026

    Music Appreciation (SSII)
    Summer Session I & II Credit Hours
    MATH 1414 College Algebra (SSI) 4
       
    MATH 2412 Pre-Calculus & Trigonometry (SSII) 4
    ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering (SSII) 2
    Credit Hours 10
    (Fall 1st Year) Semester I
    MATH 2413 Calculus I 4
    HIST 1301 United States History I 3
    ENGL 1301 Composition 3
    ENGR 1304 Engineering Graphics  3
    Credit Hours 13
    (Spring 1st Year) Semester II
    MATH 2414 Calculus II 4
    ENGL 1302 Composition II - Rhetoric 3
    PHYS 2425 University Physics I 4
    HIST 1302 United States History II 3
    Credit Hours 14
    Summer Session I & II Credit Hours
    PHIL 2306 Intro to Ethics 3
       
    CHEM 1409 General Chemistry for Engineering Majors (SSII) 4
    MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation (SSII) 3
    Credit Hours 10
    (Fall 2nd Year) Semester III
    MATH 2420 Differential Equations 4
    GOVT 2305 Federal Government 3
    ENGR 2301 Statics 3
    PHYS 2426 University Physics II 4
    Credit Hours 14
    (Spring 2nd Year) Semester IV
    GOVT 2306 Texas Government 3
    ECON 2301 Principals of Economics I - Macro 3
    ENGR 2405 Electrical Circuits I 4
    ENGR 2302 Dynamics 3
    Credit Hours 13
    Total STC Credits 74

    Updated 04/2024

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