Rigorous math requirements represent one of the greatest challenges to success in undergraduate Engineering programs at The University of Texas at Austin and across the United States. AIM for Engineering, sponsored by the GE Fund, is a multi-faceted project that focuses on the math pipeline starting at the middle school level.

This three-year program is intended to boost the number of underserved students with sufficient math competencies to enter UT engineering programs and support engineering undergraduates who may be struggling with the demanding math requirements of the program. Within the Austin Independent School District (AISD), the project targets schools with high populations of traditionally underserved students, including Akins, Johnston, Lanier, LBJ, and Reagan High Schools, as well as Burnet, Dobie, Martin, Paredes, Pearce, and Webb Middle Schools.

Specific goals of the project are to:

• Increase the number students who successfully complete Algebra by the end of 8th grade
• Increase the number students who successfully complete Calculus by the end of 12th grade
• Increase the number of underrepresented students entering UT-Austin in engineering fields from targeted Austin schools
• Improve retention of undergraduate engineering students from targeted high schools