University High School of Science and Engineering
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University High School of Science and Engineering (UHSSE) is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math magnet high school located in Hartford, Connecticut
. University High School of Science and Engineering is affiliated with the University of Hartford
through a partnership. This public school was started in 2004, with a small body of faculty, headed by principal Elizabeth Colli, and a freshman class of one hundred students. The school has changed locations since its inception. It was previously located on the Asylum campus of the University of Hartford on Elizabeth Street in Hartford, but is now in a brand new facility on Mark Twain Drive on the main campus in Hartford. Some courses offered to freshmen include Conceptual Physics and Introduction to Engineering Design. All engineering courses are Project Lead the Way and all courses are honors level or higher, Advanced Placement courses are available in Biology and Chemistry. University of Hartford college credit courses are also offered to students free of charge as well as University of Connecticut
Early College Experience courses in English, Calculus I, Statistics and Probability, Chemistry, and Biology.
University High School of Science and Engineering robotics team 1991 The Dragons have participated in the National FIRST Robotics Competition
for six years. The team meets after school on a regular basis and is supervised by Mr. Gary Swanson and Mr. Robert Caruso, both Mathematics and Engineering teachers at the school. Several students on the team are appointed as captains who assist with leadership.
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
. University High School of Science and Engineering is affiliated with the University of Hartford
University of Hartford
The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of...
through a partnership. This public school was started in 2004, with a small body of faculty, headed by principal Elizabeth Colli, and a freshman class of one hundred students. The school has changed locations since its inception. It was previously located on the Asylum campus of the University of Hartford on Elizabeth Street in Hartford, but is now in a brand new facility on Mark Twain Drive on the main campus in Hartford. Some courses offered to freshmen include Conceptual Physics and Introduction to Engineering Design. All engineering courses are Project Lead the Way and all courses are honors level or higher, Advanced Placement courses are available in Biology and Chemistry. University of Hartford college credit courses are also offered to students free of charge as well as University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
Early College Experience courses in English, Calculus I, Statistics and Probability, Chemistry, and Biology.
University High School of Science and Engineering robotics team 1991 The Dragons have participated in the National FIRST Robotics Competition
FIRST Robotics Competition
The FIRST Robotics Competition is an international high school robotics competition organized by FIRST. Each year, teams of high school students compete to build robots weighing up to , not including battery and bumpers, that can complete a task, which changes every year...
for six years. The team meets after school on a regular basis and is supervised by Mr. Gary Swanson and Mr. Robert Caruso, both Mathematics and Engineering teachers at the school. Several students on the team are appointed as captains who assist with leadership.