In addition to all of the benefits you receive in your first semester, your participation in a STEM Learning Community also gives you the opportunity to continue on with one of the programs in our STEM Network for Undergraduate Excellence (STEM NUE). These programs allow you to continue receiving similar services throughout the rest of your academic journey.
ENGAGED
ENGAGED serves students underrepresented in engineering, including those who are the first in their families to attend college or from low-income households.
These College of Engineering programs help ensure academic success, sense of connection and community, and development of professional identity. ENGAGED also partners with pre-college programs at the University of Arizona to help students’ gain access to the engineering profession.
Catapult First-Year Experience provides engineering students from underrepresented groups an immediate Wildcat Engineering community through linked courses, peer mentors, and exclusive opportunities to meet faculty and preview careers.
Summer TRACK (Teaching Research and Career Knowledge) assists students who want to take summer courses in starting their second year “on track” in the engineering curriculum. Participants may take Introductory Mechanics (PHYS 141) and Calculus II (MATH 129) together with a small group of peers, similar to Catapult. Students also take a Career Development course together to learn about professional competencies while previewing prospective employers in industry.
REAL Work (Research, Engineering Advocacy, and Leadership) provides paid research-related opportunities for undergraduates beginning in their sophomore year. Students complete research projects and can showcase their work for youth considering STEM majors in college.
Arizona's Science, Engineering, and Math Scholars (ASEMS) Program
Arizona's Science, Engineering, and Math Scholars (ASEMS) Program provides services to support students in graduating with a STEM major, empowering students with the tools necessary to succeed while recognizing their unique backgrounds and assets. ASEMS serves both first-time students and community college transfer students in STEM disciplines across multiple colleges.
TRiO ASEMS is specifically for University of Arizona undergraduates pursuing majors in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM), including health sciences, who meet at least one of the following:
- First generation college student (neither parent has completed a 4-year degree)
- Demonstrated financial need, or come from a limited income family
- Have a documented disability verified by the Disability Resources Center
CALES ASEMS is aimed specifically at STEM majors in the College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, which includes Agribusiness Economics & Management, Agricultural Technology Management and Education, Animal Sciences, Applied Biotechnology, Biosystems Engineering, Biosystems Analytics & Technology, Environmental & Water Resource Economics, Environmental Sciences, Food Safety, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Nutrition and Food Systems, Nutritional Sciences, Plant Sciences, Precision Nutrition and Wellness, Sustainable Plant Systems, and Veterinary Science. Students follow a different timeline of services depending on whether they are entering as a first-year student or transferring from a community college.
The ASEMS Transfer Program (ASEMS-T) provides targeted services specifically for community college transfer students. ASEMS-T is designed to assist students studying a science or engineering major in successfully obtaining a bachelor’s degree. To achieve this goal, the program offers support from the time that students enter the program through graduation.
ASEMS-T is for students majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) in the College of Science or the College of Engineering, and transferring from a community college.
College of Science First Years (COS FY) Program is aimed specifically at STEM majors who entered the university as first time students in the College of Science, which includes the following majors: Applied Physics; Artificial Intelligence; Astronomy; Biochemistry; Bioinformatics; Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Ecology & Environmental Biology; Geosciences; Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences; Mathematics; Molecular & Cellular Biology; Neuroscience; Neuroscience & Cognitive Science; Physics; Planetary Geoscience; Psychological Sciences (BS); Speech Language, and Hearing Sciences; Statistics and Data Science.
The ASEMS Scholar Training Academy for Research in STEM (STARS) is a year-round undergraduate research and mentoring program for ASEMS students who come from backgrounds underrepresented in graduate education and who have interest in pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD), Master’s degree (MS, MA, MPH, etc.), or professional degree (MD, DVM, DO, etc.). Funded through a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, ASEMS STARS recruits students in the STEM fields, supports the development of skills necessary to excel in their academic studies, and provides assistance in gaining admission to an advanced degree program.