In order to be considered for this program, students must:

• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above.
• Be eligible for federal financial aid.
• Be a United States citizen, permanent resident, national or alien admitted as a refugee at the time of application.
• Be majoring in the biological sciences (excluding medicine and other clinical fields), physical sciences, mathematics, computer and information sciences, the geosciences, or engineering.
• Be enrolled full-time (12 credits per major term).
• Be exempt from or have completed college preparatory courses at the time of application.
• Participate in an interview with the selection committee.

• Submit a completed application packet prior to the application deadline (August 20 for the Fall term; January 2 for the Spring term).  Application packets must include the following items:

q     Completed application form

q   One-page essay describing the student’s interest in science and career goals

q   Approved MDC schedule showing full-time enrollment

q   Degree audit (for current MDC students), high school transcript (for first-semester college students), or college transcript (for transfer students)

q   Proof of financial aid eligibility

q   Letter of recommendation from a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics professor