The Scholars Academy (SA) began in 1999 with only 20 students; enrollment in the Fall 2009 semester reached 158 undergraduates. We expect to maintain an approximate enrollment of 160 each semester over the next several years. Click here for more information.

The SA, now a nationally recognized program within the University of Houston-Downtown College of Sciences and Technology, is designed to promote academic excellence and achievement in STEM degree programs, primarily for minority and female students, and to encourage the graduates to either continue their studies at the graduate level and/or pursue STEM-related careers. Click here for more about our student successes.

We are proud of our Scholars Academy students!! Our scholars present about 50+ research posters/papers annually at off-campus scientific conferences nationwide (such as ABRCMS, ACS, ASM, MAA, NCUR, RADTech, SACNAS, Sigma XI, TAS, and WAESO), plus 80+ research posters within on-campus conferences. Plus, they continue to receive many accolades as well as acceptances to research and graduate/professional programs each year.