MARC U-STAR at SJSU

描述（由申请人提供）： 该提案旨在继续我们在SJSU成功的MARC U 'STAR计划。在目前的四年期间，我们已经产生了我们的第一个MARC实习生博士。的，医学博士/博士。和博士后。在四年中，我们有17个出版物和2个以上提交。此外，我们的Pre-MARC计划提高了少数民族学生在科学领域的保留率。我们寻求继续并扩大现有赠款的活动。我们的Pre-MARC计划包括三个主要活动：（1）支持科学2定向课程，“科学的成功”。(2)扩大辅导/辅导微积分前（数学19），我们的看门人课程之一。(3)继续与NSF AMP计划合作，提供高级研讨会，支持生物学，化学，数学和物理学的看门人课程。我们的MARC计划包括校内和校外暑期研究。学生应完成专业要求很高的课程。每个MARC学员将采取MARC研讨会（化学184）每学期他们在程序中，他们将采取道德课程一次，而他们留在程序中。我们的MARC计划的重点是让学生进入博士学位。或医学博士程序.每项活动将每年进行评估，并在五年竞争性续约期结束时进行评估。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks to continue our successful MARC U'STAR Program at SJSU. In the current four year period we have produced our first MARC Trainee Ph.D.'s, MD/Ph.D.'s and postdoctorals. In the four years we have had 17 publications and 2 more submitted. In addition, our Pre-MARC Program has improved minority student retention in the sciences. We seek to continue and to expand upon the activities from the current grant. Our Pre-MARC Program consists of three major activities: (1) Support for the Science 2 orientation course, "Success in Science". (2) Expanding the tutoring/mentoring in Pre-calculus (MATH 19), one of our Gatekeeper courses. (3) To continue to work with the NSF AMP Program to provide advanced workshops in support of gatekeeper courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics. Our MARC Program includes on-campus and off-campus summer research. Students are expected to complete the demanding curricula in their majors. Each MARC trainee will take the MARC seminar (CHEM 184) each semester they are in the Program and they will take an ethics course once while they remain in the Program. Our MARC Program focuses upon getting the students into Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. programs. Each of the activities will be evaluated annually and at the conclusion of the five-year competitive renewal period.