Houston PREP offered the following subjects and activities:

1. Algebraic Structures - a four hour per week lecture class required of second year participants.
2. Engineering - a four hour per week lecture/laboratory class on topics in engineering with engineering design projects required of First and Second Year.
3. Introduction to Calculus - a two hour/week lecture class required of Fourth Year.
4. Introduction to Biology - a two hour per week lecture class required of Fourth Year.
5. Introduction to Computer Science - a four hour per week lecture/laboratory class (equipped with Pentium computers) in the basics of computers and various software required of First Year. Advanced Computer Science - a eight hour per week lecture/laboratory class (equipped with Silicon Graphics computers) in various operating systems and programming languages required of Fourth Year.
6. Introduction to Physics - a four hour per week lecture class in elementary topics in physics required of Second Year. Advanced Physics - an eight hour/week lecture class with hands-on-experience in a UHD Physic Labs; required of the Fourth Year.
7. Logic and its Applications to Mathematics - a four hour per week lecture class required of First Year. PLATO software use was also used intensively.
8. Probability and Statistics - a four hour/week lecture class required of Third Year.
9. Problem Solving Seminar - a four hour per week seminar class required of First and Third Year. Second Year participants were exposed to computer programming in a Computer Laboratory (equipped with new Gateway2000 Pentium computers) where they obtain intensive hands-on experience.
10. SAT Preparatory Seminar - a two hour per week English and Vocabulary lecture and a two hour per week Mathematics seminar required of Third Year participants.
11. Technical Writing - a four hour per week lecture/seminar/computer lab class required of Third Year participants.
12. Student Activities - a four hour per week period of time spent with the mentor during which students worked on class assignments, library research, engineering design projects, team sports, preparation for presentations, etc.
13. Educational Field Trips - various number of hours were spent on Fridays of specific weeks involving the following:

• Students visited the Baylor College of Medicine. A very informative, guided tour was provided. The students were most impressed by demonstrations in their Anatomy Laboratory.
• The Center for Computational Science and Advanced Distributed Simulation (C2SDS) performed demonstrations and presentations of the uses and purposes of work with advanced simulation on advanced computers (by Dr. Richard Aló and Mr. René Garcia). The students were given brief hands-on experiences with latest technology on Silicon Graphic computers acquired through grants funded by the National Science Foundation and U.S. Army Research Office. C2SDS videos on virtual reality were also viewed by the students.
• Students visited the Houston Natural Science Museum of Science. They attended the IMAX presentation of "Alaska: Spirit of the Wild" and the Planetarium show entitled "Destination Mars!" Students also visited the Museum of Fine Arts.
• A field trip to Galveston's Moody Gardens was taken. The students were given a guided tour of the Rainforests and garden exhibits. The IMAX Theatre presentation, geared towards virtual reality, was also viewed.
• The students spent a day at the NASA Space Center where they attended the TRAM tour and viewed NASA's IMAX Theatre.

Academic Components Summary

1st Year:

• Engineering
• Introduction to Computer Science
• Logic and its Applications to Mathematics

2nd Year:

• Algebraic Structures
• Engineering
• Introduction to Physics

3rd Year:

• Probability and Statistics
• SAT Preparatory Seminar
• Technical Writing

4th Year:

• Biology
• Calculus
• Computer Science
• Physics

All Years:

• Field Trips
• Guest speakers and special presentations
• Problem Solving Seminars (except Fourth Year)
• Research and Study