S-STEM Pathways to Engineering Collaborative

About S-STEM 

University of California, Irvine—S-STEM Pathways to Engineering Collaborative is a comprehensive program dedicated to broadening participation in engineering disciplines. It is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The type of activities offered to support each objective (listed below) has consistently been shown to facilitate the retention and progression of underrepresented minority (URM) in STEM and represent a set of well-established “best practices”. In the current phase of an undergraduate student who is planning to transfer to, a newly admitted transfer student at a, or second-year transfer student enrolled at a four-year university, the emphasis has been placed on engaging students in research activities, hands-on practices, academic preparedness and on activities designed to enhance baccalaureate degree attainment. The program is open to all undergraduates majoring in engineering, considered low-income socioeconomic status (by the office of financial aid and scholarships) and who plan to graduate in a timely fashion in an engineering discipline.

Overall Program Objectives

      • To support students in “gatekeeper” courses in engineering to improve student performance and persistence in engineering.
      • To support students as they transition into engineering disciplines (community college into a four-year university) and to improve persistence in engineering.
      • To provide opportunities for students to engage in research projects, internships, and engineering activities to encourage continuation towards baccalaureate degree attainment.
      • To continue on-going S-STEM student support and exposure to career and research opportunities in engineering to increase persistence in engineering and enhancing interest in pursuing graduate study and professional careers in engineering.
      • To document, disseminate, and replicate, undergraduate intervention models that increase access to, and success in, baccalaureate degree production in engineering fields and facilitate undergraduate admissions to engineering graduate programs.

Eligibility Criteria

      • Be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident
      • Be considered a transfer student
      • Be enrolled in an undergraduate major in an engineering discipline( see next section for eligible majors)
      • Be an individual from a low-income socioeconomic status (established by the UCI office of financial aid and scholarships)

Eligible Majors

      • Aerospace Engineering (AE)
      • Biomedical Engineering (BME)
      • Biomedical Engineering: Predemical (BMEP)
      • Chemical Engineering (ChE)
      • Civil Engineering (CE)
      • Computer Engineering (CpE)
      • Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
      • Electrical Engineering (EEE)
      • Engineering (Eng)
      • Environmental Engineering (EnvE)
      • Materials Science Engineering (MSE)
      • Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Program Activities

      • One-week summer program (advance manufacturing program)
      • Academic Excellence Workshops (AEW) in science, engineering, and mathematics
      • S-STEM essentials meetings
      • Orientation programs for new S-STEM students
      • Faculty Mentor meetings
      • Peer Mentor meetings
      • Tutoring sessions
      • S-STEM academic and career advisement
      • Personal development workshops
      • Research and internship opportunity workshop

UCI S-STEM Application Procedure

Fill out the application form. The application forms can be found in the S-STEM website under Applications or Forms in the 2023-2024 S-STEM Cohort link.

      • Follow the instructions carefully and submit as early as possible
      • Make sure to email and inform your recommender to complete the letter of recommendation form
      • If you have any questions, please call (949) 824-2871 or email: uciengpath@uci.edu

Program Benefits

      • Annual scholarship up to $10,000
      • Free tutoring assistance in science, engineering and mathematics courses; S-STEM provides tutors for all science, engineering and math courses
      • Peer mentoring; S-STEM provides peer mentors (advanced engineering students who have received grades of A or B in courses they are facilitating)
      • Faculty advising and mentoring; S-STEM provides faculty mentors to support and guide students through their academic journey
      • Workshops to help academic development
      • Research opportunities to help students successfully get into graduate school and hopefully obtain funding
      • Internships opportunities that can lead to permanent engineering jobs

 

UCI S-STEM is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Grant(s) #(s) 1742627