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The MBRS-RISE Undergraduate Scholars
Program Advisory Committee will evaluate the application of each
candidate and the three letters of recommendation. Students must
enroll in undergraduate majors at Cal State LA in disciplines
useful in the biomedical sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics,
biology, microbiology, mathematics, or related fields). In addition,
students must have:
- demonstrated high academic ability
in course work. An A-B average and good letters of recommendation
from college or university science faculty are regarded as indicating
a student of high ability. However, we will entertain applications
from students who do not yet have the academic profile above,
yet in the estimation of science faculty and the Program Advisory
Committee have potential for success in a research career and
can raise their academic performance to a 3.2 GPA or better before
they graduate.Requirements for admission into the Cal State LA
MBRS-RISE Undergraduate Scholars program are maintained liberal
and flexible by design. While applicants generally have a strong
GPA, our MBRS-RISE program has included students whose GPA's
at entry range from 2.50 to 4.00. However, students who are admitted
into the program with less than a 3.00 were accepted because
they demonstrated (generally through strong letters of recommendation
and the personal statement) considerable promise for success
in academics and research. It is expected that all students will
experience an improvement in their academic achievement through
participation in MBRS-RISE, and that undergraduates will graduate
with a 3.2 or higher grade point average.
- completed sufficient college-level
courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics so they
are on track to graduation, and can be a reasonable background
to their research training.
- shown an interest in a career in the
sciences or mathematics and a desire to do independent research.
- demonstrated a determination to enter
graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in science or mathematics
in areas useful to biomedical research following completion of
the Bachelor of Science degree.
- either U.S. citizenship or legal permanent
residency.
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