After earning a Masters degree last week, 18-year-old Salenah Cartier has become the University of Houston's youngest graduate for the second year in a row.
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Updated: 11:18 AM EST December 28, 2020
HOUSTON Whoever said youth is wasted on the young didn t know Salenah Cartier.
The 17-year-old Kingwood resident has an unwavering persistence, entrepreneurial wit, and now, she has two college degrees.
She is the youngest person to graduate from the University of Houston in 2020 after earning her bachelor s degree in psychology and a certification in corporate entrepreneurship from the C.T. Bauer College of Business.
The Houston native was able to earn her second degree within two and a half years. She has already applied for doctorate programs and will begin pursing her master s degree at the UH College of Education next month.
University of Houston s youngest 2020 graduate earns two degrees at age 17
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Salenah Cartier, 17, is the youngest of more than 11,000 graduates from the University of Houston’s December class uses for a photo in Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Salenah Cartier, 17, (center) poses with her sister Saige Diane, 12, and her mother Quailly Diane at Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Salenah Cartier, 17, is the youngest of more than 11,000 graduates from the University of Houston’s December class uses for a photo in Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Kingwood teen earns bachelor s degree before 18th birthday
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Salenah Cartier, 17, is the youngest of more than 11,000 graduates from the University of Houstonâs December class uses for a photo in Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Salenah Cartier, 17, is the youngest of more than 11,000 graduates from the University of Houstonâs December class uses for a photo in Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Salenah Cartier, 17, is the youngest of more than 11,000 graduates from the University of Houstonâs December class uses for a photo in Deer Ridge Park Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, in Kingwood.Steve Gonzales/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less