Baylor TIP
The Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development launched the Baylor Talent Identification Program (TIP) in 2021. Baylor TIP offers above-grade-level assessments for students in Grades 4-6 and Grades 7 and up. Read more about the initiative, or watch our information video below!
Mission
To identify exceptional talent in STEM and the humanities and provide world-class learning opportunities commensurate with students’ exceptional potential.
Goals
- Provide transformative learning opportunities to precollegiate students in the areas of STEM and the humanities.
- Identify and recruit diverse students from Texas and surrounding areas with the ability, interest, and motivation to achieve at exceptional levels.
- Prepare precollegiate students for exceptional achievement by integrating academic excellence and mentorship in a caring environment.
Talent Search Process
- Register for and take the online, above-level Indicator of Academic Readiness (IAR)
- After taking the assessment, students will receive a detailed score report that includes educational recommendations.
- All students who are admitted to Baylor TIP are eligible to participate in enrichment and accelerated learning opportunities offered by the Center.
- Seventh-grade Baylor TIP Scholars will be honored in a recognition ceremony held each spring in Waco.
Fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students will take the IAR 8/9 exam. Seventh- and eighth-grade students will take the IAR exam.
The suggested timeline, outlined below, is University for Young People in grades 1-3, Baylor TIP Intermediate for grades 4-7, and Baylor TIP for grades 8-12.
Baylor TIP's talent development process for students is shown below. In the Talent Identification Phase, students who are top academic performers take Baylor TIP's above-level testing between September and January and are admitted to programming based on their results. Admitted students then enter the Talent Development Phase, where they began participating in programming that allows them to develop their expertise in the areas of personalized talents and strengths, including the arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and STEM.
Baylor TIP's current and future offerings for accepted students are shown below. Current offerings include summer programs, Super Saturdays, and career and interest development. Future offerings will include clubs and societies, academic competitions, online courses, and study abroad.
Registration
Individual students who are interested in taking an above-level test will register here. All individual students will take the assessment online at their convenience. It is web-based, so no special software is needed.
School district administrators who are interested in assessing multiple students should contact baylortip@baylor.edu for more information. They can also begin the registration process by registering here.