 Welcome to the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. We are thrilled you are joining us for your next academic year. My name is Katie O'Connor and I'm the vice chancellor for academic programs. This division covers a wide range of departments and areas on campus, including admissions, the library, mentorship and research, the registrar's office, engineering and technology, humanities, mathematics and science. You are embarking on an incredible journey and we are delighted that you have chosen to spend the last two years of your high school career with us. When NCSSM opened in 1980 it was the nation's first statewide residential high school for science and mathematics. NCSSM is publicly funded and when you take a moment to think about that you can easily equate it to receiving the best academic gift ever. The opportunity to further your studies is truly a gift. Many people from current students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and friends of NCSSM work hard each day to make NCSSM an extraordinary place to work and learn. We want to make an investment in you and we want you to make an investment in us by working hard, being innovative and living with an incredibly talented and diverse student body from all over North Carolina. Now I hope you will take the time to view all the messages from the deans of our academic departments. They include important course information. Finally, congratulations on your acceptance and we are excited to get to know you during the next two years.