Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas established in 1876. Undergraduate tuition and fees are around $12,206 per year plus $9,818 in living expenses and $1,600 for books. The university offers degrees in various fields including agriculture, engineering, nursing and business. The author intends to get a degree in marketing and studying design and applied arts, requiring completion of general education courses and maintaining a 2.0 GPA. Notable alumni of the university include baseball player Cecil Cooper and actor Mr. T. The author wishes to attend to achieve their dreams.

1. By: Jada Louis
4th period
12/17/12

2. Prairie View A&M University
P.O. Box 519, Mail Stop 1300
A. I. Thomas Building , Suite 116
Prairie View, TX 77446
Tel: (936) 261-2150
Fax: (936) 261-2159
Email: vpba@pvamu.edu

3. History
• Establishment – 1876
• Enrollment of the First Students – 1878
• Names Given to the University – 1998
• Second oldest public institution of higher
education in Texas
• Four-year senior college program began in
1919 and in 1937

4. Tuition and Fees
UNDERGRADUATE EXPENSES GRADUATE EXPENSES
• Tuition and Fees : • Tuition and Fees :
$12,206.00 $10,206.00
• Living Expenses:$ 9,818.00 • Living Expenses ::$ 9,818.00
• Books & Supplies/Medical • Books & Supplies/Medical
Insurance:$1,600.00 Insurance:$1,600.00
• Total: $21,624.00
• Total: $23,624.00

5. Degrees Offered
• ARTS & SCIENCES
• JUVENILE JUSTICE & PSYCHOLOGY
• NURSING
• AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
• ARCHITECTURE
• BUSINESS
• ENGINEERING
• EDUCATION

6. Major Program
I will get a degree in marketing,
Studying Design and Applied Arts.

7. Curriculum of Major Programs
• Completed at least 45 semester hours from the courses listed in
the recommended course sequence for the freshmen/sophomore
years
• Achieved a grade-point average of 2.00 in all credit course work
• Completed with a grade of “C” or better, the following sub-set of
courses required for the degree.
• ENGL (composition)
• MATH (college algebra)
• ACCT(financial Accounting)
• ADSY (Intro. To Management)
• ECON (microeconomics, macroeconomic)
• MGMT(Intro. To Business)

8. Celebrities that attended
• Cecil Cooper (former baseball player)
• Craig Washington (Politician, Lawyer)
• Dorwin Dorrough (rapper)
• Mr. T (Actor, Wrestler)

9. Why I want to attend this
university?
My purpose and goal for attending this
university is to make something out of
my life and become something that I
always dreamed of.

10. References/sites
• www.pvamu.edu
• www.ranker.com