CSUH MBRS-RISE

描述(由申请人提供)：拟议的CSUH MBR RISE计划将 提供一系列学生发展活动，重点是增加 未被充分代表的少数民族学生在学术和研究方面的卓越表现 校园，最终导致研究生入学。他们的设计是基于 关于两个因素，特别是我们代表不足的专业在 生物科学项目：学业成绩不佳(平均GPA为 2.6)，以及MBA项目的平均保留率远低于校园 非科学平均值为75%；这些值很可能直接 相互关联。因此，该计划是传统和 创新的学生发展活动，每个活动的主要目的是改善 学生在这些方面的表现。这将在广义上实现。 在两个总体目标的范围内：(1)培养和保持兴趣 在理科领域的学生中，以及(2)增加 申请并获得博士学位课程录取的学生。这些目标将是 具体实现了一些可衡量的目标，其中包括：增加 平均GPA达到2.9或更高，保留率提高到校园平均水平 GRE分数为75%或以上，较基线显著提高 值有待确定，并从37%的基线增加到60% RISE参与者的博士项目录取率-所有这些都是在 四年的筹资周期。方案计划包括一项评估战略，以 收集和分析与实现这些目标有关的数据， 将为每个计划的成功提供持续的形成性评估 已交付的活动。活动亮点包括计划赞助的活动 某些专业必修课的教程、研究型实验室和 研讨会课程和校外研究实习。在全面实施后， 该项目将资助16名各级本科生和2名硕士研究生 每年都有学生。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed CSUH MBRS RISE program will provide a number of student development activities that center on increasing the academic and research excellence of underrepresented minority students on campus, leading ultimately to graduate school admission. Their design is based on two factors exhibited in particular by our underrepresented majors within the Biological Sciences program: inadequate academic performance (mean GPA of 2.6), and an average retention in the B.S. program well below the campus non-science average of 75 percent; it is likely these values are directly correlated. The program is thus an integrated design of both traditional and innovative student development activities each aimed primarily at improving these areas of student performance. This will be achieved in the broad sense within the scope of two general goals: (1) to foster and maintain interest among students for the science field, and (2) to increase the number of students applying and gaining acceptance into PhD programs. These goals will be specifically met by a number of measurable objectives that include: increase of mean GPA to 2.9 or higher, increase of retention rate to the campus average of 75 percent or higher, significant increase of GRE score compared to baseline values to be determined, and increase from baseline of 37 percent to 60 percent the rate of Ph.D. program acceptance of RISE participants--all by the close of a four-year funding cycle. The program plan includes an evaluation strategy to collect and analyze data relative to the achievement of these goals, and that will provide ongoing formative assessment of the success of each planned activity as delivered. Highlights of activities include program-sponsored tutorials for certain major-required courses, research-based laboratory and seminar courses, and off-campus research internships. Upon full implementation, the program will sponsor 16 undergraduates at all levels and two Master's students each year.