STEPS (Students Targeting Engineering and Physical Science)

该项目包括计划增加加州州立大学北岭分校（CSUN）自然科学和工程学士学位的数量，方法是提高新生和转学生的保留率。其目标是建立一个基于国家和已建立的校园最佳实践的成功支持网络。该项目的主要组成部分是：1)培养低年级数学的成功，2)第一年之后的夏季跨学科团队经验，以及3)职业意识活动。鉴于该机构被指定为西班牙裔服务机构，预计许多额外的学位将由代表性不足的学生获得。此外，CSUN服务的地区大多数大学生经济状况不佳，是第一代追求大学学位的人。

This project includes plans to increase the number of bachelor degrees in natural science and engineering at California State University Northridge (CSUN) by increasing retention rates of first-time freshmen and of transfer students. The goal is to develop a support network for success based on national and established campus best practices. Major components of the project are: 1) fostering success in lower-division mathematics, 2) a summer interdisciplinary team experience after the first year, and 3) career awareness activities. Many of the additional degrees are expected to be earned by underrepresented students given that the institution is designated as Hispanic-serving. In addition, CSUN serves a region in which a majority of college-bound students are economically disadvantaged and are the first generation to pursue a college degree.