Student Guidelines

Information about student guidelines and expectations

• Attend all programmatic activities, work with an academic mentor, and elect to take STEM-CARE enriched courses. 
• Spend 8 hours per week (120 hours per term) on mentored hands-on experience.
• Spend additional 30 hours per term attending programmatic activities (e.g., workshops, seminars, career talks, and field trips). 
• Attend all activities to receive full stipend and benefits (150 hours total). 
• Participate and demonstrate progress in a faculty-scholarly project.
• Participate in paid extramural or intramural summer internship programs.
• Meet with faculty and evaluators at least twice per semester.
• Continue to be enrolled in degree majors from the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Earth and Physical Sciences.
• Maintain good academic standing.
• Maintain full-time student status.
• Participate in online surveys.
• Attend appropriate tutorial services and supplementary workshops offered in the summer.
• Students may opt out of the program at any time, although we encourage freshmen and sophomores to stay for the duration of the program.