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As an LSAMP Scholar, you will have outstanding opportunities to help you complete your undergraduate!

Eligibility for Rutgers Newark GS-LSAMP

A US citizen or permanent resident.
Improves participation of underserved racial and ethnic groups in STEM.
Fully matriculated in Rutgers Newark. (If you are matriculated in another alliance school, apply to GS-LSAMP there)
Majoring or intending to major in a non medical STEM field.

Eligible Majors

BiologyEnvironmental ScienceMathematics
ChemistryEnvironmental GeologyNeuroscience and Behavior
Computer ScienceGeologyScience Education
EngineeringGeoscience EngineeringPhysics

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Student Benefits

LSAMP Scholars have outstanding opportunities to help them complete a degree in STEM fields, including:

  1. Be part of a Learning Community of students who help each other succeed in classes.
  2. Have counselors who will personally help you choose courses and programs to best suit your interests.
  3. Stipends awarded for tutoring, leading study groups, doing research, and peer mentoring.
  4. Have research experiences in your area of interest in faculty laboratories.
  5. Attend LSAMP conferences to be part of the greater LSAMP community.
  6. Graduate with a solid degree and have opportunities for careers or graduate school.
  7. Tutoring and group learning opportunities to help you succeed in your studies.

Being an LSAMP scholar also gives you opportunities to have experiences at laboratories through special programs that will provide financial support to you. You also qualify for the Bridges to the Doctorate program which allows you to attend any one of a number of universities.

Student Resources

ALEKS Boot Camp | Academic Success Boot Camp

ALEKS trains students based on their performance on an initial pre-test. As they complete the training daily, the math level gradually progresses to their desired level of achievement. Scores are recorded and displayed until mastery is reached. To participate in the LSAMP ALEKS boot camp, please contact a LSAMP coordinator.
The academic success boot camp is a unique program designed for students who may be struggling academically.

This bootcamp helps students develop the following skills:
  • Time Management
  • Increasing GPA
  • Essential Study Skills

Visit the RU-Newark Learning Center

Active and collaborative place to learn through a variety of peer-led academic support services that will enhance the success of students.

We offer the following core support programs:

Peer-Led Tutoring:

  • Walk-in Group Tutoring: Available on all campuses.
  • One-on-One Tutoring: Available through our partnership with the SAS Honors Program.

Academic Coaching:

  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Study Skills

PLTL & Study Groups

A Peer Led Team Leader is an LSAMP upperclassman assigned to a group of students who require guidance on how to navigate a STEM-related major, get help with homework assignments, receive test review/prep for STEM courses, study skills, and progression and retention in a major. Your PLTL will be available during scheduled PLTL sessions to assist with the STEM courses you may be struggling with. The PLTL student will also be assigned to students who have been newly admitted in LSAMP to assist throughout the semester.

GRE Prep & Applying to Graduate School

Free GRE prep is offered to juniors and seniors preparing for the GRE exam.

Meetings/events hosted by LSAMP for GRE and graduate school include:
  1. Strategies for Taking the GRE Exam
  2. Full Length Past GRE Exams
  3. National Research Fellowship Program Workshops
  4. How to Apply to the NRFP
  5. Career Development Workshops
For more GRE prep visit these popular sites:

How to Find your Academic Advisor(s)

For students enrolled in Newark College of Arts and Science(NCAS) or University College Newark(UCN), the Office of Academic Services(OAS) will see students according to there last name.

See the Advisor breakdown and how to make an appointment by clicking HERE!

For students in the Honors College, please contact the Honors College for information about your adviser assignment.

Find contact information for the honors college HERE!.

To meet with your adviser for your declared major(s) and minor(s), please visit the respective department.

Contact the LSAMP office for assistance.

ALEKS Boot Camp | Academic Success Boot Camp

ALEKS trains students based on their performance on an initial pre-test. As they complete the training daily, the math level gradually progresses to their desired level of achievement. Scores are recorded and displayed until mastery is reached. To participate in the LSAMP ALEKS boot camp, please contact a LSAMP coordinator. The academic success boot camp is a unique program designed for students who may be struggling academically.

This bootcamp helps students develop the following skills:
  1. Time Management
  2. Increasing GPA
  3. Essential Study Skills

Visit the RU-Newark Learning Center

Active and collaborative place to learn through a variety of peer-led academic support services that will enhance the success of students. We offer the following core support programs:

Peer-Led Tutoring:
  • Walk-in Group Tutoring: Available on all campuses.
  • One-on-One Tutoring: Available through our partnership with the SAS Honors Program.
Academic Coaching:
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Study Skills

PLTL & Study Groups

A Peer Led Team Leader is an LSAMP upperclassman assigned to a group of students who require guidance on how to navigate a STEM-related major, get help with homework assignments, receive test review/prep for STEM courses, study skills, and progression and retention in a major. Your PLTL will be available during scheduled PLTL sessions to assist with the STEM courses you may be struggling with. The PLTL student will also be assigned to students who have been newly admitted in LSAMP to assist throughout the semester.

GRE Prep & Applying to Graduate School

Free GRE prep is offered to juniors and seniors preparing for the GRE exam. Meetings/events hosted by LSAMP for GRE and graduate school include:

  1. Strategies for Taking the GRE Exam
  2. Full Length Past GRE Exams
  3. National Research Fellowship Program Workshops
  4. How to Apply to the NRFP
  5. Career Development Workshops
For more GRE prep visit these popular sites:

Bridge to the Doctorate

The bridge to the Doctorate program is a fellowship which offers LSAMP graduates monetary support while they pursue a doctoral degree in STEM. The BD program provides LSAMP scholars financial support up to $32,000 for the first two years of graduate study including graduate school tuition and fees, as well as health insurance!

Eligibility includes:

Participation in LSAMP at an undergraduate institution. Bachelor's degree in a STEM field as well as being first time graduate student.
U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
3.0 GPA
Plans to pursue doctoral degree in STEM.
Gain admission to a STEM graduate program.

How to Find your Academic Advisor(s)

For students enrolled in Newark College of Arts and Science(NCAS) or University College Newark(UCN), the Office of Academic Services(OAS) will see students according to there last name. See the Advisor breakdown and how to make an appointment by clicking HERE!.

For students in the Honors College, please contact the Honors College for information about your adviser assignment. Find contact information for the honors college HERE!.

To meet with your adviser for your declared major(s) and minor(s), please visit the respective department. Contact the LSAMP office for assistance.