CSUH MBRS-RISE

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的CSUH MBRS RISE计划将 提供一些学生发展活动，以提高 少数民族学生在学术和研究方面的卓越表现， 校园，最终导致研究生院录取。他们的设计是基于 我们的代表性不足的专业，特别是在两个因素表现出来， 生物科学课程：学习成绩不足（平均GPA为 2.6），并在BS平均保留。低于校园的项目 非科学平均值为75%;这些值可能直接 相关的因此，该计划是一个传统的和 创新的学生发展活动，每一个主要目的是提高 学生表现的这些方面。这将在广义上实现 在两个总目标的范围内：（1）培养和保持兴趣 （2）增加学生的数量， 学生申请并获得博士学位。这些目标将是 具体实现了一些可衡量的目标，其中包括： 平均GPA达到2.9或更高，留存率提高到校园平均水平 75%或更高，GRE分数较基线显著增加 值，并从基线的37%增加到60% 博士率RISE参与者的计划接受-所有人都在 四年融资周期。该方案计划包括一项评估战略， 收集和分析与实现这些目标有关的数据， 将对每个计划的成功进行持续的形成性评估， 活动交付。活动重点包括由方案赞助的 某些专业必修课的辅导课，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名硕士生 学生每年。

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.