Undergraduate students at Angelo State University engage in faculty-mentored projects and research experiences. Living Learning Communities include shared courses, study groups, social activities and educational activities, both in and outside the classroom. ASU also promotes community involvement through numerous organizations and outreach programs.ASU shines with superb records of graduates acceptance into professional schools. Over 50 percent of pre-med students are accepted into medical school, well above the statewide average of 35 percent. More than 90 percent of students who complete the pre-veterinary program, maintain a high GPA and complete the entrance requirements are accepted into veterinary school. All graduates of ASUs Honors Program who have applied to graduate programs or professional schools, including medicine and law, have been accepted. Additionally, since 1998, ASU students have maintained a 100 percent passing rate on the Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES) teacher certification test for secondary mathematics.Because of strong academics and a substantial gift aid program, including the Carr Scholarship Program, which annually awards scholarships totaling approximately $4 million, ASU remains one of the top educational values in Texas. About 73 percent of ASU students receive gift aid, financial support that does not have to be repaid to the university.ASU also encourages healthy student lifestyles while fostering leadership development through 100-plus student organizations, a thriving intramurals program, and modern recreation and fitness facilities. ASU student-athletes just completed one of the most successful years in school history, competing in newly renovated, state-of-the-art facilities, including a new on-campus football stadium.

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