Targeted Infusion Grant to Add an Associate of Science Degree

定向注入项目将在克林顿初级学院现有的文科、商业和宗教研究课程基础上增加一个理科副学士学位。克林顿初级学院是南卡罗来纳州历史上的一所黑人学院。智力Mert：科学助理学位为克林顿初级学院的学生提供在科学、技术和数学领域与其他人竞争的机会。此外，理科副学士学位选项将加强我们计划进入四年制院校的学生的数学和科学基础。传统上，克林顿初级学院的学生只能选修文科学位所需的数学和科学课程，但许多学生对STEM领域的专业表现出了兴趣，但没有选择理科副学士学位。定向注入项目将提供支持，聘请STEM领域的教授来开发和教授新课程，并在拥有理科副学士学位的两年制和四年制院校学习最佳实践，以便在克林顿初级学院发展强大的理科副学士学位课程。更广泛的影响：克林顿初级学院的理科副学士学位将增加主修化学、生物、物理科学、数学和计算机科学的非裔美国本科生的数量。克林顿初级学院大约70%的学生是非洲裔美国男性。与南卡罗来纳州约克县的初中和高中合作，将鼓励更多的少数族裔在学院攻读STEM学位。目前，大约有12%的克林顿的学生在当地小学志愿上科学或数学课，克林顿初级学院增加了科学副学士学位应该会增加这一数字。作为这一项目的一部分，将与至少两个机构形成与四年制机构的衔接协议，以便将克林顿初级学院的学生转到理科副学士学位。此外，还将提供四年制院校的暑期实习，这将增加这些学生在STEM领域继续学习的可能性，最终增加获得STEM相关领域硕士和博士学位的学生人数。

The Targeted Infusion Project will add an Associate of Science Degree to the existing Liberal Arts, Business, and Religious Studies programs at Clinton Junior College, a Historically Black College in South Carolina.The intellectual mert: An Associate of Science Degree provides Clinton Junior College students the opportunity to compete with others in science, technology, and mathematic fields. In addition, an Associate of Science Degree option will strengthen the mathematical and science foundation of our students who plan to matriculate to four-year institutions. Traditionally, students at Clinton Junior College can only take the required mathematics and science classes for a Liberal Arts Degree, however many students express interest in STEM areas as a major but have no choice for an Associate of Science degree. The Targeted Infusion Project will provide support to hire professors in the STEM areas to develop and teach new courses as well as learn best practices at two-year and four-year institutions with Associate of Science Degrees in order to develop a strong Associate of Science Degree program at Clinton Junior College. The broader impacts: An Associate of Science Degree at Clinton Junior College will increase the number of African American undergraduate students who major in chemistry, biology, physical science, mathematics, and computer science. Approximately 70 % of the students at Clinton Junior College are African American males. Collaborative efforts with the middle and high schools throughout York County in the state of South Carolina will encourage more minorities to pursue STEM degrees at the College. Currently approximately 12% of Clinton's students volunteer at local elementary schools in science or mathematic classes and adding the Associate of Science Degree to Clinton Junior College should increase this number. As part of this project articulation agreements with four-year institutions for transferring Clinton Junior College students with an Associate of Science Degree will be formed with a minimum of two institutions. In addition, summer internships with four-year institutions will be provided which will increase the probability of these students continuing in the STEM areas ultimately increasing the number of students obtaining masters and doctorate degrees in STEM related fields.