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C6 LSAMP at Cuesta

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in STEM

The Cuesta LSAMP Program is part of the C6 LSAMP alliance of eight community colleges who together are building a community to support underserved students in STEM. The goal of the alliance is to help our students succeed and transfer to a four-year university in a STEM field.

Who is eligible to apply?

To be eligible for the Cuesta LSAMP Program, students must:

Identify as belonging to one of the following groups defined by the National Science Foundation (NSF):
- African American, Hispanic American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Native Pacific Islander.
be majoring in a STEM field. Medical field related majors are not eligible.
be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

How to Apply

Fill out the Program Interest Form. After you Program Interest Form, you will receive a welcoming email from the program lead Gabi (Gabriel) Cuarenta-Gallegos.

*Students who do not meet all eligibility requirements do not need to apply to attend LSAMP events. Events are open to all students.

LSAMP Benefits

The Cuesta LSAMP program provides the following various academic and non-academic support resources:

Non-academic support: In addition to workshops, we provide guidance to all basic needs resources at Cuesta.
Professional Development and Networking: The program provides opportunities to attend conferences and mentorship workshops which include industry partners.
Research opportunities: In addition to guiding students to research opportunities, we also provide funding for on campus research internships.
Scholarship and internship support: In addition to providing workshops on applying to scholarships and internships, we also provide one-on-one support in finding and applying to these types of opportunities.
Social Support and Community: We have biweekly group luncheon gatherings on Friday afternoons. Check out the Current Events page for specific dates, times and location.
Transfer support: In addition to providing transfer workshops, we also provide one on one support with all the steps of the transfer process
Tutoring: Embedded tutors are placed in the following gateway courses Physics 208A, Chemistry 201A, Math 242 and Math 265A.

C6 LSAMP Goals

Two primary goals of the C6 alliances are to:

Increase the success rates of underrepresented minority (URM) STEM students.
Increase the number of C6 LSAMP students transferring to STEM degrees at 4-year universities.

Cuesta's LSAMP Goals

The Cuesta LSAMP program goals are to:

Generate a sense of belonging in STEM.
Create of a STEM community and peer network on campus.