2012 CSU-LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate at California State University, Los Angeles

这个LSAMP桥梁博士（BD）活动的表演现场是洛杉矶加州州立大学，22个加州州立大学校园之一，包括在加州州立大学路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（CSU-LSAMP）。该项目为LSAMP本科课程的12名毕业生提供了一个硕士水平的“桥梁”，以博士水平的研究。 硕士水平的经验旨在提高参与者的持久性和STEM的能力，以及他们晋升为博士学位。完成硕士学位后的课程。 除了提供大量的财政支持，使学生能够专注于硕士水平的课程工作和研究的两年计划全职，该项目提供了一套综合的活动，旨在推进BD学生走向博士水平的研究完成。 活动包括：（1）与首席项目主任举行季度会议，以监测进展情况;（2）一系列研讨会，重点是研究生院调整和成功所需的信息;（3）写作支持;（4）每周专业研讨会;（5）社区建设活动;（6）“连接”BD研究员到博士课程;（7）协助申请博士学位。该项目将有助于推进NSF的2011-2016财年战略计划，该计划旨在：“准备和吸引多元化的STEM劳动力，激励他们参与前沿领域。“该项目将增加博士学位的数量。通过识别和发展学生的才能来提高科学家的水平，如果没有该项目的支持，这些学生不太可能在硕士或博士水平上进行研究生水平的学习。 其中包括学士学位证书有缺陷的学生和其他具有直接攻读博士学位的竞争性证书的学生程序，但谁是否则无法或犹豫这样做。 由于LSAMP学士学位获得者中有很大一部分来自代表性不足的少数群体，该项目预计大多数（如果不是全部）参与者将是来自这些群体的学生。 因此，该项目将大大有助于扩大对教育和科学研究的参与。

The performance site for this LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity is California State University, Los Angeles, one of the 22 California State University campuses included in the California State University-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CSU-LSAMP). The project provides a Master's level "bridge" to doctoral-level study for a cohort of 12 graduates of LSAMP undergraduate programs. The Master's-level experience is designed to increase participant persistence and competencies in STEM and their advancement to Ph.D. programs following completion of the Master's degree. In addition to providing substantial financial support to enable students to focus full time on a two-year program of Master's-level course work and research, the project provides an integrated set of activities designed to advance BD students toward completion of doctoral level studies. Activities include: (1) quarterly meetings with the Lead Project Director to monitor progress; (2) a workshop series focused on information needed for adjustment to and success in graduate school; (3) writing support; (4) weekly professional seminars; (5) community building activities; (6) "connecting" BD Fellows to doctoral programs; and (7) assistance with applications to Ph.D. programs, financial aid and fellowships.The project will contribute to advancing the NSF's FY 2011-2016 Strategic Plan, which aims to: "Prepare and engage a diverse STEM workforce motivated to participate at the frontiers." The project will increase the number of Ph.D. level scientists by identifying and developing the talent of students who would be unlikely to pursue graduate-level study at either the Master's or the doctorate level without the project's support. These include students with deficits in their baccalaureate credentials and others with competitive credentials for direct entry into Ph.D. programs, but who are otherwise unable or hesitant to do so. Since the pool of LSAMP baccalaureate recipients includes a high proportion of individuals from underrepresented minority groups, the project anticipates that most, if not all of participants will be students from these groups. Therefore, the project will contribute significantly to broadening participation in academe and science research.