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High School Programs

Pre-Engineering and Engineering Careers

Students who are interested in the various fields of research or applied mathematics, science, computer programming, and engineering find a challenging four years of required and elective subjects geared to match their interests and to prepare them for a college or university engineering program. The programs are designed for highly motivated students and offer enriched and accelerated coursework, as well as the possibility to work with professionals in the multiple fields of engineering. Students also have the option to earn college credit for selected courses.

For more information about Engineering and Science Research Programs check the following links (not sponsored by Baltimore County Public Schools):

• Careers in the Mathematical Sciences: The Role of the School Counselor. ERIC Digest. - www.ed.gov/databases/
• Procedures to Increase the Entry of Women in Science-Related Careers. ERIC/SMEAC Science Education Digest No. 1. -www.ed.gov/databases/
• Procedures To Increase the Entry of Women in Mathematics-Related Careers. ERIC/SMEAC Mathematics Education Digest No. 3. www.ed.gov/databases/
• Society of Women Engineers - www.swe.org/
• The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences. www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/

Salary Information for Engineering Careers:

• Architecture and Engineering Occupations -www.bls.gov/oes/2000/
• Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations -www.bls.gov/oes/2000
• Computer and Mathematical Occupations - www.bls.gov/oes/2000
• The 2000-10 Job Outlook in Brief - www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/

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Engineering and Scientific Research Programs
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