Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TAMUS LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BTD) Cohort VII (2011-2013) Program - BD Site: TAMU

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The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Louis Stokes Alliance for MinorityParticipation (LSAMP) will sponsor a Bridge to the Doctorate Program (BD) at TexasA&M University during the 2011-2013 academic years. The program involvescollaboration with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (COALS), the College ofScience (COS), and the College of Engineering (COE) at the institution as well asparticipation in research projects at partner institutions such as TAMU-Kingsville.The TAMUS LSAMP BD Program aims to increase the pool of science, technology,engineering or mathematics STEM PhDs among underrepresented minorities (URM) inSTEM fields and to create a cohesive community of graduate students across differentdisciplines within the university. The program benefits society by providing opportunities and activities at graduate levels that lead to educational and career enhancements of graduate students. TheTAMUS LSAMP BTD program will also enhance the infrastructure of research andeducation by advancing pursuit of graduate and doctoral STEM degrees at allianceinstitutions.Since 2003, the alliance has conducted the NSF LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate postbaccalaureate program at this institution and Prairie View A&M University for seven cohorts of students from historically underrepresented groups pursuing STEM doctoral degrees. Eleven (11) students have completed STEM doctoral programs and 16 students have completed STEM M. S. degrees. The remaining students are still persisting at the postbaccalaureate level or have entered STEM Ph.D. programs.