Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TAMUS LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BTD) Cohort VII (2011-2013) Program - BD Site: TAMU

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, College Station TX

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Abstract

The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) will sponsor a Bridge to the Doctorate Program (BD) at Texas A&M University during the 2011-2013 academic years. The program involves collaboration with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (COALS), the College of Science (COS), and the College of Engineering (COE) at the institution as well as participation in research projects at partner institutions such as TAMU-Kingsville. The TAMUS LSAMP BD Program aims to increase the pool of science, technology, engineering or mathematics STEM PhDs among underrepresented minorities (URM) in STEM fields and to create a cohesive community of graduate students across different disciplines within the university. The program benefits society by providing opportunities and activities at graduate levels that lead to educational and career enhancements of graduate students. The TAMUS LSAMP BTD program will also enhance the infrastructure of research and education by advancing pursuit of graduate and doctoral STEM degrees at alliance institutions. Since 2003, the alliance has conducted the NSF LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate postbaccalaureate program at this institution and Prairie View A&M University for seven cohorts of students from historically underrepresented groups pursuing STEM doctoral degrees. Eleven (11) students have completed STEM doctoral programs and 16 students have completed STEM M. S. degrees. The remaining students are still persisting at the postbaccalaureate level or have entered STEM Ph.D. programs.