STEM Student Success

Mentoring Opportunities

Achieve Scholars

Designed to help students in all majors in the areas of research readiness, mentorship, and academic success through the help of dedicated faculty advising and peer mentoring. Click to learn more!

BASES

The BASES program builds a community of support for Black/African American student scholars by providing financial, academic, and mentoring resources. Click to learn more!

Cal-Bridge

Cal-Bridge creates opportunities for historically underrepresented to participate and advance in STEM fields including physics, astronomy, computer science, and computer engineering, to increase their numbers in PhD programs. Click to learn more!

McNair Scholars Program

The Cal Poly Pomona McNair Scholars Program prepares eligible undergraduate students for PhD programs by promoting student success through undergraduate research, faculty mentorship, and a series of skill building workshops. The program aims to increase the number of first-generation, low-income and/or underrepresented students in PhD programs. Click to learn more!

MEP

MEP students have access to Academic Advising, Industry Events, Peer Mentoring, Scholarships, Supplemental Instruction, Tutoring, Workshops. College of Science majors are welcome to attend their tutoring. Click to learn more!

SEES

SEES, or Science Educational Enhancement Services, offers a range of opportunities designed to help students succeed in their majors and future careers. Through community building, mentoring, professional development, and academic and financial support, SEES empowers students to progress and thrive. Click to learn more!

Student Innovation Idea Labs

The iLab has also evolved into a space for students to work on class projects, attend workshops and seminars as well as work on their startup or creative projects.

Department-Specific Tutoring

Biological Sciences

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Math and Statistics Help (MaSH)

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Physics and Astronomy

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Homework Help & Learning Assistant Program

Learning Assistant Program

The Biology Learning Assistant (Bio-LA) Program is dedicated to helping biology students succeed and feel like they belong at Cal Poly and in the biology major. Bio-LAs help facilitate student learning in the classroom and serve as peer-tutors in their dedicated classrooms to build their training as future middle and high school biology teachers.

Department Computer Labs

Software Engineering Lab

Located in Building 8, Room 51, this lab is configured for up to nine four student teams. Each semicircular table has a dual-boot workstation running CentOS 7 Linux and Windows 10 Professional. The lab is open Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed Saturday and Sunday. Click for more details!

Windows Workstation Lab

Located in Building 8, Room 51, this lab has 35 dual-boot workstations running CentOS 7 Linux and Windows 10 Professional. Open to all CS students for coursework and independent projects. The lab is open Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed Saturday and Sunday. Click for more details!