The Transition to Engineering Program (T2E) takes the Pigman College of Engineering's successful First-Year Engineering (FYE) program required of all incoming engineering students and applies it at the high school level. Doug Klein, FYE lecturer and well-known educator within the Kentucky public school system, not only directs the program but also trains the teachers who facilitate T2E in their classrooms.
“It is our plan with this program to have students coming to the Pigman College of Engineering knowing what to expect from our faculty,” says Klein. “Engineering is a rigorous and hands-on major and allowing students to get started on engaging engineering content and build confidence is a major benefit.”
If the T2E participating high school senior passes their engineering course, completes and presents a self-built project, and are college calculus-ready, then they can receive credit for the first two required FYE courses and enter a modified version of the third. The program targets students with a strong interest in engineering and high academic achievement.
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.
Students that successfully complete the following:
Students that then attend the UK Pigman College of Engineering may receive the following:
