About CASP Programs

The Department of College Access and Support Programs (CASP) at The University of Texas-Pan American houses several distinct programs that assist students in preparing for higher education or provide support during their first year of college. The programs include:

• College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)
• Educational Talent Search (ETS)
• High School Equivalency Program (HEP)
• Texas Pre-freshman Engineering Program (TexPREP)
• Upward Bound Program (UB)
• Upward Bound Math & Science (UBMS)
• CASP Outreach Office (CASP)
• Migrant Student Success Office (MSS) 

CASP provides grant development assistance to departments within the Student Affairs Division.  contact Felipe Salinas, Grant Writer at fsalinas1@utpa.edu

News & Events

The College Access & Support Programs Office is located in the Historic Emilia Shunior Ramirez Hall, which was inducted into the Texas Historical Commission in 2007.  The Building is named after Hidalgo County Native Emilia Shunior Ramirez, who graduated from Edinburg High School in 1919.  Her Masters Thesis at UT-Austin was on Children of Illegal Mexican Immigrants in South Texas.