Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
The Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) is a two-year residential early entrance college program serving approximately 375 high school juniors and seniors at the University of North Texas. Students are admitted from every region of the state through a selective admissions process. TAMS is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
Early entrance to college
Early entrance to college, sometimes called early admission or early enrollment, is the practice of allowing high school students to be accelerated into college, one or more years before the traditional age of college entrance, and without obtaining a high school diploma. In some cases this is done individually. Often, however, it is done as part of a cohort acceleration program, in which many such students are accelerated into college together at the same time. These programs are usually targeted to gifted students, and may provide the students with a social support network and help in dealing with the adjustment.
Pioneering environmentalist John Muir. Muir enrolled at the University of Wisconsin without any prior formal schooling.
A discussion class at Shimer College. Shimer's early entrance program has contributed a significant fraction of the student body for more than 60 years.
The University of Utah "U" in Salt Lake City. The University is one of the few original participants in the Early Admission Program to still admit selected high school juniors.