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Minority College Experience and Women In Science and Engineering are FREE summer programs offered by Penn State Behrend.  Both programs are specifically designed for academically talented high school students in the Erie area.  Local students who qualify enroll in a university credit course with regularly enrolled college students the summer before their senior year in high school.  Student are provided with plenty of direct, hands-on experience through workshops, field trips, and lectures conducted by professionals in local businesses and organizations.

IDEAL PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE

What better way to get ready for college than to go to college?  That's exactly what you do in both MCE and WISE - go to college classes, with regularly enrolled college students, and do college-level work.  You'll learn valuable study techniques, test-taking strategies, and the writing skills that are so important to academic success.  And, best of all, both programs are FREE!

AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY

The Minority College Experience and Women in Science and Engineering programs can be an excellent way to get a leg up on higher education.  Both are free, both give you an early look at college course work, and both can start you on the path to a degree from one of the region's most prestigious colleges.  Plus, by participating in field trips and guest lectures, you'll have an opportunity to see how your college education can be applied to your career.

BOTH PROGRAMS HAVE SIMILAR ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be a high school junior
  • Grade point average of 2.75 or above
  • SAT of 1350 or PSAT scores of 135 or better

tudents receive textbooks, parking permits or bus passes for commuting to and from campus, and a stipend for lunch when on campus.  The only cost to participants may be admission costs for selected field trips. 

 

There is no tuition charge for MCE or WISE.  In addition, s

ASSURED ADMISSION TO PENN STATE BEHREND IF YOU PERFORM WELL! 

If you complete either the Minority College Experience or the Women in Science and Engineering summer course with a grade point average of 3.0 or better, you will be assured admission to attend Penn State Behrend following high school graduation and completion of the Penn State application process.

For further information and an application please visit the following web site http://www.pennstatebehrend.psu.edu/admissions mcewise.htm or contact:

  

 

Office of Educational Equity & Diversity Programs
Penn State Erie
Andy Herrera, Director
Reed 1, First Floor Reed Union Building
4701 College Drive
Erie, PA 16563
Phone: 814-898-7101
Fax: 814-898-6024
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday


Web site contact: DiversityBehrend@psu.edu
Updated September 15, 2009
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