The Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES) was originally established at the University of Houston in 1974 for the recruitment, retention, and academic development of Hispanic, African American, and Native American students in the Cullen College of Engineering. Today PROMES is open to all students in the college.
Mission
Our mission is to provide a positive learning environment that supports the needs of undergraduate students. PROMES builds a “community of scholars” within the Cullen College of Engineering, where students learn, study and socialize together, and encourage each other to be leaders here and in their careers beyond UH.
PROMES is a community of engineering undergraduates who want to welcome you!
Join PROMES
To join PROMES, complete the PROMES Scholar Registration Form.
PROMES Requirements
REQUIREMENTS FOR INCOMING PROMES STUDENTS:
The PROMES program is looking to include students who:
- Want to be the best engineering student they can be and are willing to adopt effective new ways to study.
- Want to learn how to collaboratively work in groups.
- Want to develop soft skills for professional development.
- Want to learn how to maximize what they can accomplish in a day or week.
- Want to be give back to the community through fun engagements with K-12 students.
- Want to be included in Excellence Workshops which support key math, science and engineering courses.
- Want to develop leadership skills.
- Want to work in a diverse scholastic environment.
We offer specialized freshman and transfer student curricula that emphasizes academic success strategies and personal and professional skills development. PROMES students participate in peer-led collaborative learning workshops supporting math, science, and engineering courses.
Upper division students facilitate these workshops and receive stipends in return for their service. These workshops support selected freshman, sophomore and junior level courses and are at the heart of our retention activities, helping students grasp tough concepts early in their engineering studies and allowing them to gain confidence and important study skills.
PROMES administers certain scholarships for outstanding students, and those are listed on our Scholarships page.
Student Success
Each year we welcome approximately one hundred new freshmen into the PROMES learning community, as well as a large number of incoming transfer students. Over 200 sophomore and junior undergraduate students participate in engineering academic excellence Workshops each semester. These peer-led problem-solving sessions are aimed at improving student retention in some of the most challenging engineering courses. The academic success of our PROMES student community is celebrated each spring at the Annual PROMES Awards Banquet.
PROMES Ambassadors
Student leaders serve as PROMES Ambassadors to support the objectives of PROMES. Every academic year PROMES Ambassadors are selected based upon meritorious academic achievement, leadership potential, and service to the PROMES community.