Freshman Engage Program

The College's Freshman ENGAGE Program is designed to
immerse and engage you, our newest freshmen students, in the life
of our college. We have learned through experience that the more
connected and engaged you are, the more likely you will be to
conquer the natural academic, social and emotional challenges you
will face during your first year at CSULB.

We also know that all freshmen are unique and as such need
different pathways for engagement and support. Our Freshman
ENGAGE Program offers you a menu of opportunities from which
we would like for you to make one selection. Please make your
selection from the menu options below. Be sure to tell your advior of
your choice when you sign up for your first semester of classes for
the upcoming semester. If you have questions, please contact the
SAS Center at http://www.cnsm.csulb.edu/depts/sas/
or discuss your questions with your assigned freshman advisor.

CNSM/University 100
University 100 - The University & Your Future:
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
students will have the opportunity to complete this
first-year experience course with a CNSM faculty/staff
member who teaches the course based on the
specific needs and interests of science and math
majors. This specially-designed CNSM/University 100
course is exclusive to declared math and science
majors, and enrollment takes place during SOAR.
Pre-semester and in-semester sections will be offered
and filled on first-come, first-served bases. Only
enrollment in one of the full-semester sections can be
used to fulfill the Freshman ENGAGE selection.
More Info: http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/grad_undergrad/univ100/

Science Enrichment Program
The Science Enrichment Program (SEP) is for first-time freshmen who have selected majors in CNSM,
and is designed to help incoming freshmen adjust to college life and academic expectations of science/math
majors. SEP students are paired with a peer mentor who provides direction, encourages student success,
and serves as a tutor. Additionally, students participate in enriched learning experiences throughout their
first year. More Info: http://www.cnsm.csulb.edu/depts/sas/se.asp

Experience Success Program - Semester I and II
ESP is a program with a two-fold mission. One goal is for students to learn and adopt organizational,
time-management, study and test-taking skills as they engage in their initial freshman course learning
experiences. College is different from high school and success demands that students independently
manage their time and studies more intensely and at a faster pace than they have often experienced in their
past. The second goal is to increase student awareness of science and math-re
lated career options. Woven into ESP-Semester I are opportunities for students to learn about the many
careers available to them in the sciences' and mathematics' fields. Scientists speak about their passion for
their work, their struggles along the way and their successes that make the challenges all worth while.
ESP-Semester II places students in mini-job shadowing experiences within science/math faculty labs on
campus, assists students in becoming aware of summer internship opportunities, supports the writing of
beginning resumes and provides students with short community-based mini-internships with local science or
math career professionals. ESP-I meets 1 hour weekly during semester I. ESP-II meets 1 hour monthly
during semester II with additional time assigned for job shadowing and internship experiences. Students
may elect to take one or two semesters of the ESP Program, however, you must take ESP-I before
selecting ESP-II. More Info: Experience Success Program website

BIOL 110H - Ideas in Biological Sciences
Biol 110H is a 1-unit freshman seminar for
students in the biological sciences and
biochemistry, or students interested in careers
in the life sciences. In this course students learn
more about the people and discoveries that
have advanced the biological sciences, the
impact of these discoveries on society, and
significant issues in the life sciences today.
Students also have an opportunity to meet
faculty members and advanced students as well
as working professionals in the sciences. The
course meets once a week during the first
semester. More Info:
http://www.csulb.edu/depts/biology/pages/cours
es.shtml

RISE Starters Program
The Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Starters Program, sponsored by a grant from
the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is for freshmen and sophomores who are interested in the
biomedical research field. Participants receive extensive mentoring and academic support as well as
specially designed courses to prepare them for success in their majors and train them to be scientists. You
may qualify for this Program. If so, you will be signing up for Biol 110H. Before choosing this as your
Freshman ENGAGE selection, see additional information and applications available on-line.
More Info: http://www.cnsm.csulb.edu/depts/sas/rise.asp

Marine Biology @ the Beach
The Marine Biology @ the Beach Program offers marine biology majors
support and opportunities to carry them successfully through their marine biology degree to graduate
school or career placement. Special advising, seminars, field trips, and workshops will be offered to
students throughout the program. Freshman marine biology majors enrolling in this program will become
integrated into the marine biology group of faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students who are
studying and researching topics within the marine biology domain. You must be a declared Marine Biology
major to sign up for this program as your Freshman ENGAGE selection.
More Info: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/marine-biology/

Everyone Needs Guidance And Great Experiences! Get ENGAGED in the life of
the College! Select one of these five programs to participate in during your freshman year with us. Tell
your advisor that you want to be a part of the Freshman ENGAGE Program and make sure you ask
them to sign you up for one of the five selections noted above when you sign up for your academic
courses. You will come back to thank us in the years to come as any and all of these selections will help
you acclimate to college life, begin to see what the sciences and mathematics have to offer you for your
future and support you with your academic courses and choices while you are at CSULB.