Each year TAMS admits approximately 200 new students gifted in mathematics and science following their 10th grade year of high school. These talented students are immediately entered into full-time college studies alongside traditional college students, and precede to earn two years of transferable college credit while completing a sufficiently diverse curriculum to qualify for a high school diploma.
Hence at the age when their traditional peers are just graduating from high school, TAMS students receive both a high school diploma and more than 60 college credits, allowing them to enter many prestigous colleges and universities with enough credit to qualify as a junior. Most students complete their undergraduate education within 3 years of graduating from TAMS.