UVU PREP is a free summer STEM program that allows incoming seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students (graduating from grades 6 – 8) who have an interest and aptitude in STEM fields to receive accelerated curriculum in preparation for high school and higher education. The STEM education program strives to provide opportunities for underrepresented and first-generation students to pursue STEM studies and careers.
are first-generation college students.
identified as female. This is 20% higher than Utah’s rate of women in STEM occupations and 5% higher than the current national average.
are students of color. Proportionally, UVU PREP enrolls over 150% more students of color than the population of Utah County.
qualify for free or reduced lunch.
of UVU PREP alumni have enrolled in college.
of those alumni attended UVU as their first institution of higher education.
average enrollment of PREP alumni at UVU in 2019-24.
of alumni are likely still in high school and participating in concurrent enrollment.
I learned in this class that if you keep pushing you can get it. I was struggling but then it was an eye opener. It’s fun to struggle! Logic has taught me so much. I AM SO SMART!”
I had a lot of fun with my engineering projects and my technology projects. I was very interested in all of the different careers that I have never heard about before, even the ones that I did know about and just never thought about them very deeply.”
Even though it’s hard, class can be so much fun. I look forward to logic every day. Now I feel like challenges are much more fun than they were before I came to this class. And it gave me confidence in myself.”
School Community University Partnership (SCUP)
