What are the benefits?

• Take linked classes in a learning community

• Free textbooks for all CE courses & iPad rental 

• Perform and present on your own research project

• Receive guidance from SJCC & UCSC Faculty and a Graduate Student

• Personalized academic counseling from SJCC and UCSC transfer counselors

• English Honors designation on your college transcripts upon eligibility 

What kind of research will I be doing?

• With the support of mentors, the students in this program will work on individual projects, in teams, or within an already existing research project.
• Students may conduct research in the Sciences, the Humanities, or the Social Sciences or may do work that is interdisciplinary with implications for the Latinx community.
• Projects in the Sciences might include lab experiments, field studies, or a review of existing experiments.
• Projects in the Humanities might include a study of literature, philosophy, music, or film, and may involve research in a library archive.
• Projects in the Social Sciences might involve conducting oral history interviews, surveys, or observations within a particular social environment or may focus on a review of existing studies. Students working on a Social Science project might also conduct research in a library archive.
• Some activities may be conducted offsite, at UCSC, and online by arrangement depending on the research project. We will be flexible to meet the needs of the mentors, faculty, and students.