Bridge to the Doctorate

杰克逊州立大学(JSU)及其LSMAMP合作伙伴寻求通过支持LSAMP通向博士学位(BD)项目的十分之一(10)名学生，扩大参与博士生科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)项目的人数，并增加未被充分代表的少数族裔(URM)人数。BD计划的主要目标是通过实施全面的两年制硕士学位计划，为少数民族学生以90%的就业率提供通往博士学位的桥梁。到目前为止，在总共106名URM学生(第1-9组)中，80名(第1-8组)被博士课程录取，16名获得博士学位(包括1名博士-MD)，53名处于不同阶段的博士学位。此外，JSU 94%的BD学生在两(2)年内获得硕士学位。为了培养另一批成功的具有竞争力的URM STEM学生，他们将获得硕士学位并进入STEM博士课程，联合苏黎世大学将继续利用一条成功的途径，让攻读MS学位的URM学生有潜力完成STEM领域的博士学位，前提是提供足够的资金支持、严格的课程、坚定的指导以及广泛的国内和国际研究经验。BD的STEM学科包括：化学、数学、生物学、环境科学、计算机科学和工程学。所请求的BD支持将继续加速并增加进入博士生队伍的URM学生的数量。BD是一个密集的、高度互动的项目，涵盖了学生研究生任期的头两年，最终获得了硕士学位。预计学生将继续他们的工作，直到获得博士学位。第一年，学生满足要求的核心课程，并选择他们的研究顾问。在第一个夏天，学生们接触到科学和技术劳动力环境，在国家或国际实验室、公司和大学实习。在此期间，学生和他们的教师导师不断地就学习经验和研究项目的启动进行互动。第二年致力于研究，撰写硕士论文，开设专业课程，申请博士学位和奖学金。

Jackson State University (JSU) and its LSMAMP partners seek to broaden the participation and increase the number of underrepresented minorities (URM) in PhD Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs through the support of a tenth (10th) Cohort of students in the LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program. The major goal of the BD program is to provide a bridge to the PhD at a 90% placement rate for minority students through the implementation of a comprehensive two year master's degree program. To date, from a total of 106 URM students (Cohort 1-9), 80 (Cohort 1-8) were admitted to PhD programs, 16 have earned the PhDs (including one PhD-MD), and 53 are at various stages of completing their PhD. Furthermore, 94% of JSU's BD students earned their MS degrees in two (2) years. In order to build another successful cohort of competitive URM STEM students who will earn their MS degree and bridge into a STEM PhD program, JSU will continue to utilize a successful pathway whereby URM students who pursue the MS degree have the potential to complete the PhD degree in STEM areas if provided sufficient financial support, rigorous curricula, committed mentoring, and extensive national and international research experiences. STEM disciplines targeted for the BD include: chemistry, mathematics, biology, environmental science, computer science, and engineering. The requested BD support will continue to accelerate and increase the numbers of URM students entering the PhD pipeline. The BD is an intensive, highly interactive program covering the first two years of the students' graduate tenure leading to the MS degree. Students are expected to continue their work through to the doctorate. The first year the student's satisfy the required core courses and select their research advisor. During the first summer, the students are exposed to scientific and technical workforce environments internships at national or international laboratories, corporations and universities. During this time, students and their faculty advisors continually interact on the learning experience and initiation of research projects. The second year is dedicated to research, writing the MS thesis, specialized courses and applying to doctoral programs and fellowships.