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MESA is for Calculus-based STEM students who meet the following eligibility:
- Declare a calculus-based major in math, science, or engineering
- Plan to take two consecutive STEM courses after pre-calculus and Calculus I
- Are from an academically or financially underserved, disproportionately identified (D.I.) student groups
- First-generation in college student (parents do not have BA's or higher)
- Are economically impacted (example: receiving CCC Promise grant fee waiver and/or Pell grant/Financial Aid)
- Plan to transfer to a four-year institution (must not already hold a Bachelor's degree)
- Be a U.S. citizen, resident, or AB 540/DACA
- GPA of 2.2 or higher
You are a Calculus-based STEM Student if you are majoring in any of the following:
Biology | Biochemistry | Chemistry | Computer Science | Engineering | Math | Physics | Pre-Med | Geology
BENEFITS
Benefits of joining MESA:
- Peer-led Academic Excellence Workshops (AEWs), tutoring and speaker series
- Access to a STEM/MESA Counselor
- Scholarship opportunities
- Semester-long material loans
- Community of STEM majors to support one another
- Study space (CS 252 next to the MDC)
- Professional development opportunities
- Networking opportunities
- Internship and research experience opportunities
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