AUTHOR=Ghazzawi Dina , Pattison Donna , Horn Catherine 

TITLE=Persistence of Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Fields: Are Summer Bridge Programs Sufficient?

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=Volume 6 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.630529

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2021.630529

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=This study examines the extent to which participation in an NSF funded STEM intervention program can impact the long-term persistence and graduation of first-time in college under-represented minority students. Using discrete-time competing risks analysis, results demonstrated that participants of the intervention program had a lower probability of drop out and higher probability of persisting in a STEM field of study compared to non-participants of the program. Findings also highlight the importance of early academic preparation in Calculus and total credit accumulation to student success outcomes of URM students enrolled in STEM fields.