Disclaimers
Copyright: All entries must be the original work of the student participant or student team. All ideas, text, images (photos), computer generated, video and/or other), sounds and other media from other sources must be cited, including anything that is from the public domain. References and resources are to be cited using the most current edition of the Modern Language Association, or MLA, style. If copyrighted material is used, proper written permission must be included. Failure to follow this procedure will automatically result in disqualification of the students (all projects) and may potentially disqualify the entire chapter from the Texas TSA State Competition.
A student may enter only one NQE on-site CADD contest.
Due to time limits and other extenuating circumstances, Texas TSA reserves the rights to make modifications on how it conducts National Qualifying Events (NQEs) at Texas TSA State Contest. Individual event coordinators must have any such modifications approved by the NQE coordinator at state contest. These may include the following:
- Shortening the contest time or interview time allowed
- Only having 1 round for public performance style events
- Limiting the number of teams interviewed in the final round
Rule modifications should be procedural only and not affect the intent of the competition rules.
General Guidelines
- Nationals Dress Code will be enforced in all NQE events. Dress code is:
- Official TSA Blue Competition Shirt, gray pants, black socks, & black shoes
- Females may opt to wear skirts and/or hosiery in lieu of pants and socks
- Chapter Team must wear official TSA blazers, with patch, and the red TSA tie (males). Per National TSA, females will not be penalized for wearing the tie, but it is optional for them.
- Ignorance of the rules and/or misunderstanding of the rules is not an excuse for a protest or additional consideration. If you are unsure of the wording of a rule, have a question, or need clarification, please email the NQE Managers at nqe@texastsa.org.
Middle School NQE
| Event Name | Limits |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | 3 per region |
| Career Prep | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Challenging Tech Issues | 3 per region |
| Chapter Team | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Children's Stories | 3 per region |
| Coding | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Community Service Video | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| CAD Foundations | 3 per region - only two per chapter |
| Construction Challenge | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Cybersecurity | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Data Science and Analytics | 3 per region |
| Digital Photography | 3 per region |
| Dragster | 6 per region - limit 2 per chapter |
| Electrical Applications | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Essays on Technology | 3 per region |
| Flight | 6 per region - limit 2 per chapter |
| Forensic Technology | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Foundations of IT | 3 per region - limit 2 per chapter |
| Inventions & Innovations | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Junior Solar Sprint | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Leadership Strategies | 3 per region |
| Mass Production | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Medical Technology | 3 per region |
| Microcontroller Design | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Off the Grid | 3 per region |
| Prepared Speech | 2 per region |
| Problem Solving | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Promotional Marketing | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| STEM Animation | 3 per region |
| Structural Engineering | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| System Control Technology | 3 per region |
| Tech Bowl | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Technical Design | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Video Game Design | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Website Design | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
High School NQE
| Event Name | Limits |
|---|---|
| Animatronics | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Architectural Design | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Audio Podcasting [NEW - 2023] | 3 per region |
| Biotechnology Design | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Board Game Design | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Chapter Team | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Children's Stories | 3 per region |
| Coding | 3 per region |
| CAD Architecture | 3 per region - limit two per chapter |
| CAD Engineering | 3 per region - limit two per chapter |
| Data Science and Analytics | 3 per region |
| Debating Technology Issues | 2 per region |
| Digital Video Production | 3 per region |
| Dragster Design | 6 per region - limit two per chapter |
| Drone Challenge (UAV) [NEW - 2023] | 3 per region |
| Engineering Design | 3 per region |
| Essays on Technology | 3 per region |
| Extemporaneous Speech | 2 per region |
| Fashion Design and Technology | 3 per region |
| Flight Endurance | 6 per region - limit two per chapter |
| Forensic Science | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Future Tech & Engineering Teacher | 3 per region |
| Geospatial Technology | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Manufacturing Protoype [NEW - 2023] | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Music Production | 3 per region |
| On Demand Video | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Photographic Technology | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Prepared Presentation | 2 per region |
| Promotional Design | 3 per region |
| Senior Solar Sprint [NEW - 2023] | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Software Development | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Structural Design and Engineering | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| System Control Technology | 3 per region |
| Technology Bowl | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Technology Problem Solving | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Transportation Modeling | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Video Game Design | 3 per region |
| Virtual Reality Visualization [NEW - 2023] | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |
| Webmaster | 3 per region - limit one per chapter |