Montclair State University

Health Careers Programs

The Health Careers Program (HCP), funded jointly by MSU and the NJ Educational Opportunity Fund, is an undergraduate program that prepares highly motivated and academically capable students from financially and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds an opportunity for admission to health professions schools and careers in the sciences. The goals and objectives are achieved through a balance of formal course work, comprehensive supportive services such as tutorials, collaborative learning and recitation sessions, peer mentoring, academic advisement, individual and group counseling, lectures series, field trips and financial assistance. Students are provided a variety of experiences in the health professions including preceptorships, summer externships, research and other field experiences.

LSAMP Program

The National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program aims to foster success in science and mathematics by minority students in the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The Garden State LSAMP program, led by Rutgers-Newark, has three clusters of participating colleges and universities in New Jersey. The College of Science and Mathematics maintains a leadership role in the Garden State-LSAMP program. Montclair State University is the "hub" of the program's northern cluster.

Marc U-Star Program

The MARC U-STAR Program at Montclair State University is funded by the National Institutes of Health and is designed to offer extensive research experiences in biomedical and behavioral sciences to talented students from underrepresented minority groups. The primary objective of the MARC U-STAR Program is to provide these students with the resources (research skills, stipends, partial reimbursement of tuition and fees, and academic advising) needed to successfully pursue Ph.D. degrees and careers in biomedical and behavioral sciences.

New Jersey School of Conservation

The mission of the Montclair State University's School of Conservation is to convey knowledge of how Earth systems operate and how human actions affect these systems. It is intended that this knowledge will cultivate the prolonged performance of environmentally responsible behaviors and the development of self-confidence to support the development of attitudes, beliefs, and values that will aid individuals and groups alike in the resolution of current environmental problems, the avoidance of future environmental problems, and the quest for sustainable development.

Professional Resources in Science and Mathematics (PRISM)

PRISM is committed to teaching science and math in alignment with national and state standards, Supporting inquiry-centered and problem solving approaches to teaching, Deriving strength from diversity-a diversity of resources in people, expertise, district partners, and exemplary curriculum materials, plus Improving science, mathematics, and technology teaching for all children.

Science Honors Innovation Program (SHIP)

The Science Honors Innovation Program is an intensive, research oriented two year honors program for CSAM students in the junior and senior years. SHIP students will benefit from a research experience that is not usually open to undergraduates by working closely with CSAM faculty and their colleagues, participating in seminars, workshops and conferences and by presenting and publishing their research. SHIP is the ideal preparation for a PhD program and a successful career in the sciences.

Seminar Exchange Program

The College of Science and Mathematics is home to over 100 professors from top-tier colleges and universities around the world. Our faculty, who span five disciplinary departments, bring an unmatched commitment to scholarship, research, mentorship and classroom excellence. In an effort to advance the sharing of research, a number of our research-active faculty make themselves available each year to speak on a broad range of research topics of interest to their counterparts at many of the area’s leading academic institutions.

Weston Science Scholars Program

The Weston Science Scholars Program, now in its 10th year, offers specially selected ninth, tenth and eleventh graders from Montclair High School the opportunity to learn science "by doing science". The program recognizes high achieving students with significant potential in science, mathematics and related fields.