MARC U*STAR Honors Program

描述(由申请人提供)：哥伦比亚特区大学(UDC)建议为有兴趣进入生物医学和行为科学职业生涯的生物、化学和心理学专业的学生设立MARC U*STAR荣誉计划。新课程提供的支持将使学生能够获得学术知识、研究技能和成功攻读更高学位的信心。该计划的目标是促进旨在增加在生物医学和行为科学研究领域寻求职业生涯的少数族裔学生的倡议、战略和活动。UDC/MARC计划的目标是(1)招收25名GPA至少为3：00的少数族裔学生，让他们选择或继续攻读生物医学或行为科学专业，并为他们提供结构化的高级学术计划，使他们能够在定性、验证和学科领域的综合部分将GRE成绩提高到至少1500分，并保持3.50的学术平均水平。(2)通过提供特殊的辅导制度、培训技能工作坊、杰出讲座、特别研讨会和座谈会，以及通过提供多层次的指导部分，提高学生的保留率和毕业率；以及(3)在外部机构的UDC教员研究顾问或研究导师的监督下，为每一名MARC学生提供全年的研究体验。MARC计划将学生分为两类：STEM中心/前MARC(大一和大二)和MARC(大三和大四)。指定的STEM中心被附加到Pre-MARC，因为这些学生可能与NSF STEM研究和培训中心有关联，NSF STEM研究和培训中心为选定的学生提供夏季桥梁项目的资金。STEM中心/MARC预科学生将从高中生、UDC/大学预科项目和四所社区大学招收，而MARC学生将从STEM中心/MARC预科人才池中挑选。UDC/MARC计划的两个重要组成部分将包括：开设生物、化学和心理学方面的新课程，并加强几门已有的课程；实施全年独立指导的学生研究。该计划将使学生参与系统的学习方法，并创造并使学生能够在更专门的学术培训的每一级谈判成功的过渡 相关性：哥伦比亚特区大学(UDC)提议建立MARC U*STAR荣誉计划，以满足增加少数族裔生物医学和行为科学家数量的需求。该计划的目标是促进旨在增加在生物医学和行为科学研究领域寻求职业生涯的少数族裔学生的倡议、战略和活动。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) proposes to establish a MARC U*STAR Honors Program for biology, chemistry, and psychology students who have an interest in entering biomedical and behavioral science careers. The new Program provides support that that will allow the student to gain academic knowledge, research skills and confidence to successfully pursue more advanced degrees. The goal of the Program is to promote initiatives, strategies, and activities designed to increase the number of minority students pursuing careers in biomedical and behavioral science research. The objectives of the UDC/MARC Program are (1) to recruit 25 underrepresented minority students with at least a 3:00 GPA to select or continue in a biomedical or behavioral science major and to provide them with a structured-advanced academic program that will allow them to improve their GRE scores to at least 1500 on the combined qualitative, veriDal and subject area sections and maintain an academic average of 3.50. (2) to increase retention and graduation rates of students by providing a special tutorial system, training-skills workshops, distinguished lectures, and special seminars and symposia and by providing a multi-tiered mentoring component; and (3) to provide a year-round research experience for each MARC student under the supervision of a UDC faculty research advisor or research mentor from an external agency. The MARC Program will divide students into two categories: STEM Center/Pre-MARC (freshmen and sophomores) and MARC (juniors and seniors). The designation STEM Center was appended to Pre-MARC because of the putative affiliation of these students with the NSF STEM Research and Training Center, which funds a Summer Bridge Program for selected students. STEM Center/Pre-MARC students will be recruited from senior high school students, UDC/pre-college programs, and four community colleges, while MARC students will be selected from the STEM Center/Pre-MARC pool. Two significant components of the UDC/MARC Program will include: the initiation of new courses in biology, chemistry and psychology and enhancement of several pre-existing courses; and the implementation of year-round independent-directed student-research. This Program will engage students in systematic approaches to learning and create and enable students to negotiate a successful transition at each level of more specialized academic training RELEVANCE: The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) proposes to establish a MARC U*STAR Honors Program to address the need to increase the number of minority biomedical and behavioral scientists. The goal of the Program is to promote initiatives, strategies, and activities designed to increase the number of minority students pursuing careers in biomedical and behavioral science research.