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What is JAMP?
A program created by Senate Bill 940 of the 77th Texas Legislature to:
- Provide services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education.
- Award undergraduate medical school scholarships.
- Provide for the admission of those students who satisfy both academic and nonacademic requirements to at least one participating medical school.
JAMP is supported by continuing appropriations from the Texas Legislature.
What does a student accepted to JAMP receive?
- A scholarship each semester beginning in the student’s sophomore year of college.
- A stipend to attend summer internships following student’s freshman, sophomore, and junior years of college at one of the participation medical schools.
- Mentoring and personal assistance to prepare for medical school while attending college.
- Admission to a Texas medical school if all program requirements are met.
- A scholarship to attend medical school.
Participating Medical Schools
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
The University of North Texas Health Science Center/T4exas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
The University Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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How does a student become part of the JAMP Program?
First, the student who graduates from high school or a home-schooled program must enroll, for the fall semester immediately following graduation, at Texas Southern University.
As a senior in high school the student must:
- Apply for admission to Texas Southern University
- Take the SAT or ACT and earn a score not less than the mean for the state of Texas and provide the scores to Texas Southern University
- Complete and submit the FAFSA and be eligible to receive a Pell Grant in the student’s freshman year of college.
As a freshman in college the student must:
- Complete 27 hours of undergraduate credit during the fall/spring semesters with a 3.25 GPA or higher (no more than 3 hours of AP credit can be counted toward this requirement)
When does a student apply to JAMP?
Applications must be submitted beginning March 1- September 1 at the end ot the fall semester of a student’s freshman year and are available on line at www.utsystem.edu/jamp. The deadline for applying is October 1st of a student’s sophomore year.
What are the steps a student must take to apply to the program?
- Complete the JAMP online application.
- Submit a complete copy of the student’s application for admission to Texas Southern University, including a high school transcript and SAT or ACT scores.
- Submit a transcript for Texas Southern University.
- Provide three letters of recommendation.
- Provide documentation to qualify as an economically disadcantaged Texas resident application.
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What is expected of a student who is accepted to JAMP?
- Sign an agreement with the JAMP Council which specifies the requirements of the program.
- Attend undergraduate at Texas Southern University.
- Maintain a minimum cumulative and science GPA of 3.25 with all medical school prerequisite science courses taken at Texas Southern University.
- Take courses that lead to a degree and graduate in four years.
- Complete three summer internships at a minimum of two medical schools, beginning after the freshman year.
- Meet with the university JAMP Faculty Director at least once per month.
- Apply for admission to a participating medical school before the beginning of the senior year.
- Satisfy both academic and nonacademic admission requirements of the medical schools, including an interview with the Admissions committee.
For More Information
For more information about the JAMP Program, please contact:
Write: Dr. Yvonne H. Hogan
JAMP Faculty Director
Texas Southern University
Department of Biology
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, TX 77004
Email:Hogan_yh@tsu.edu
Website: www.utsystem.edu/jamp
Office: 713-313-7222
Detailed information on JAMP and the application process is available at www.utsystem.edu/jamp
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