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Home > Blogs > On Campus > Archives > 2009 > April > 02 > Entry

Summer STEM Academy offers college credit

By Dave Larsen | Thursday, April 2, 2009, 10:10 AM

Dayton-area high school students can study science, technology, engineering and mathematics this summer while earning both college credit and a stipend.

A regional collaboration among Wright State University’s main and Lake campuses, Clark State Community College and Sinclair Community College has created the Dayton Regional Summer STEM Academy (DRSSA), to be offered July 20-Aug. 7, on the four college campuses.

The partnership also includes 11 area high schools, three elementary schools, and four corporate and industry partners.

DRSSA will offer a three-week residential, interdisciplinary curriculum in mathematics, engineering, biological sciences and technology to 30 high school juniors and seniors from the 11 participating rural, urban and suburban schools.

Students will have the opportunity to earn dual high school and college credit, including five transferable college credit hours in college algebra, while also exploring a STEM teaching career through tutoring and service learning opportunities at the three partner elementary schools.

High school students entering their junior and senior year, with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, who are considering careers in STEM and/or related disciplines, and who receive a recommendation from a high school mathematics or science teacher or guidance counselor are encouraged to apply.

Students selected to participate will receive a participation stipend of $200 per week, or $600 total, to offset any summer employment earnings they might lose, and an additional $100 for participation in the follow-up activities throughout the academic year.

DRSSA is funded through an Ohio Board of Regents’ initiative called the Regents STEM and Foreign Language Academies.

For more information, including a list of participating high schools, click here or contact Wright State’s Office of Pre-College Programs at (937) 775-3135.

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