MARC U*STAR Honors Program

描述（由申请人提供）：哥伦比亚哥伦比亚特区大学（UDC）建议为有兴趣进入生物医学和行为科学职业的生物学，化学和心理学学生建立MARC U* 星星荣誉计划。新计划提供支持，这将使学生获得学术知识，研究技能和信心，成功地追求更高的学位。该计划的目标是促进旨在增加从事生物医学和行为科学研究的少数民族学生数量的举措，战略和活动。UDC/MARC计划的目标是（1）招募25名代表性不足的少数民族学生，至少3：00 GPA选择或继续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课程，使他们能够将GRE成绩提高到至少1500分，并保持3.50的学术平均水平。(2)通过提供特殊的导师制度，培训技能研讨会，杰出的讲座，特别研讨会和研讨会，并通过提供多层次的指导组件，以提高学生的保留率和毕业率;（3）在UDC教师研究顾问或外部机构的研究导师的监督下，为每个MARC学生提供全年的研究经验。MARC计划将学生分为两类：STEM中心/Pre-MARC（大一和大四）和MARC（大三和大四）。指定STEM中心被附加到Pre-MARC，因为这些学生与NSF STEM研究和培训中心的假定联系，该中心为选定的学生资助夏桥计划。STEM Center/Pre-MARC学生将从高中生，UDC/大学预科课程和四所社区学院中招募，而MARC学生将从STEM Center/Pre-MARC池中选择。UDC/MARC计划的两个重要组成部分将包括：生物学，化学和心理学新课程的启动和几个预先存在的课程的增强;以及全年独立指导学生研究的实施。该计划将使学生参与系统的学习方法，并使学生能够在更专业的学术培训的每个级别上成功过渡 相关性：哥伦比亚特区大学（UDC）建议建立一个MARC U* 星星荣誉计划，以解决增加少数民族生物医学和行为科学家数量的需要。该计划的目标是促进旨在增加从事生物医学和行为科学研究的少数民族学生数量的举措，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.