The curriculum for S-STEM students in the Dual BS + MS Track in Engineering integrates a rich, research-focused component with the standard curricula. It includes:

• A sophomore-year research methods course
• Two research courses - Undergraduate Research I and II
• A summer research experience (Preparation for Graduate Research) between the junior and senior years, leading to development of a MS Thesis proposal
• Completion of a Master's Thesis on a topic related to their previous research experience

The foundation for this track is laid in the sophomore year, when these students take a course on research methods. This course addresses planning experiments, collecting and analyzing data, writing reports, and drawing conclusions. The course also includes lectures from invited speakers who detail how they plan and execute their research. After completing this course, students in this track complete two semester-long research courses, Undergraduate Research I and II. Students present the results in the UC Undergraduate Poster Forum held in April and are also encouraged to present in conferences.

There is usually a co-op semester between academic semesters 6 and 7 (between the junior and senior years). BS + MS students instead participate in a summer research experience through the Preparation for Graduate Research course. In this experience, S-STEM Scholars work one-on-one with their MS Thesis Advisor to identify a MS thesis topic and write a MS thesis proposal in anticipation of a proposal defense early in their senior year. During the senior year, the BS + MS S-STEM Scholars complete the research for their MS degree, write their MS thesis, and defend it. These students also present their work in the UC Graduate Poster Forum during their 8th semester and at a national conference.

Stipend (BS + MS):

• Sophomore through Junior Yr = $4,400/Year
• Senior Yr = $750 for conference travel (in Senior Yr, when you are also coded as a graduate student, you qualify for a University Graduate Scholarship, which is a tuition scholarship)++

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The curriculum for S-STEM Scholars in the Graduate School Preparation Track also integrates a rich, research focus with the standard curriculum. It includes:

• A research methods course
• Two research courses - Undergrad Research I and II
• A summer research experience (Undergraduate Research III) between the junior and senior years
• Completion of a year-long research capstone project

S-STEM Scholars who complete this track earn a BS degree. Like the S-STEM Scholars in the BS + MS track, these scholars complete a research methods course in their sophomore year, two undergraduate research courses, Undergraduate Research I and II, and a summer research immersion experience between their junior and senior years through the Undergraduate Research III course. During their senior year, S-STEM Scholars in this track complete a year-long Research Capstone (BME, ENVE) or Process Design Research Capstone (CHE).

Stipend (BS + Grad School Prep):

• Sophomore through Senior yr = $4,400/Yr ⁺⁺

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Entrepreneurship is about venture creation (individual, corporate, and social), the attempt to create value through the recognition of a business opportunity, the management of the risk appropriate to the opportunity, and the management of the resources (people, money, and materials) needed to realize the opportunity. The goals and learning outcomes for the dual BS in Engineering + MBA tracks are to:

• Explore, analyze, and discuss individual, corporate, and social entrepreneurship/venturing.
• Better understand and apply the concept of venture philanthropy in non-profit settings.
• Sharpen abilities needed to formulate a business plan for an existing venture and/or non-profit
• Write a comprehensive business report or business plan for an on-going individual, corporate, and/or social entrepreneurial venture.
• Sharpen abilities needed to formulate a business plan for an original venture concept.
• Evaluate new venture concepts and better understand the complexity of new venture initiation.
• Write a comprehensive, solid, and executable new venture business plan.
• Integrate knowledge and skills from previous coursework and business experience.
• Think entrepreneurially!

The curriculum for S-STEM students in the BS+ MBA track integrates business classes with the standard undergraduate engineering curricula. BS+ MBA students, who will have graduate standing for their 7th and 8th semesters, complete the coursework required to obtain a Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship. These classes, which satisfy the elective requirements for the MBA degree, include graduate courses in innovation and new venture creation, and an entrepreneurship capstone course.

Stipend (BS + MBA):

• Sophomore through Senior yr = $3,500/Yr
• Senior yr = $4,000/Yr ⁺⁺

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Entrepreneurship is about venture creation (individual, corporate, and social), the attempt to create value through the recognition of a business opportunity, the management of the risk appropriate to the opportunity, and the management of the resources (people, money, and materials) needed to realize the opportunity. The goals and learning outcomes for the BS in Engineering + Minor in Entrepreneurship track are to:

• Explore, analyze, and discuss individual, corporate, and social entrepreneurship/venturing.
• Better understand and apply the concept of venture philanthropy in non-profit settings.
• Sharpen abilities needed to formulate a business plan for an existing venture and/or non-profit
• Write a comprehensive business report or business plan for an on-going individual, corporate, and/or social entrepreneurial venture.
• Sharpen abilities needed to formulate a business plan for an original venture concept.
• Evaluate new venture concepts and better understand the complexity of new venture initiation.
• Write a comprehensive, solid, and executable new venture business plan.
• Integrate knowledge and skills from previous coursework and business experience.
• Think entrepreneurially!

Students in this will obtain a Minor in Entrepreneurship from the Lindner College of Business (LCB) in addition to a BS degree from CEAS. The Minor in Entrepreneurship includes fundamental business classes specifically designed to educate students about issues surrounding the challenges of launching new ventures or spearheading ideas within an existing organization. This minor includes a capstone in entrepreneurship that parallels the capstone for the Graduate Certificate program. This minor requires 18 semester hours of business classes; one of the required classes also serves as required breath of knowledge (BoK) content, leaving these students with five classes in addition to the standard curriculum for their undergraduate engineering major program.

Stipend (BS + Professional Prep):

• Sophomore through Senior Yr = $3,400/Yr ⁺⁺

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