Opportunity for Stem Majors

Learn How to Earn 5 Units during Summer for Free!

As part of a First-Year Interest Group exclusively for STEM majors, the STEM FIG, you have the opportunity to earn 5 units during summer Session II (July 6 - August 15, 2026) for free, including 3 units of General Education (GE) Credit. You鈥檒l be taking two courses; MAT 100 and another GE course with the same group of students, what we refer to as a cohort. You can earn a scholarship of $350 for every course you complete with a C or better!

In MAT 100, you will work on problem-solving and Algebra skills, and you will have a chance to shorten your path to Calculus. For your GE course, you鈥檒l get to choose from two interactive and dynamic classes, each designed to spark curiosity and connect to real-world ideas. These courses are taught by dedicated faculty who are passionate about making learning fun and meaningful. The topics that will be explored in each GE course are listed below.聽

Students majoring in disciplines that require Calculus (Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry) are eligible to participate in this First-Year Interest Group (FIG) designed鈥痚specially鈥痜or STEM Majors.鈥�

There are also FIGs available in the Fall semester.鈥�Click here鈥痶o learn more.聽

Cohorts Offered Summer 2026

Cohort 1
World History II

HIS 121-21
Day/Time:
T/Th 12:30 pm - 4:20 pm
Instructor: Sunhee Yoon

MAT 100-22
Day/Time:
T/Th 10:30 am - 11:40 am,
W 10:00 am - 11:50 am
Instructor: Ha Nguyen

About the Cohort

What can a study of the past tell us about the world we live in today? This course will answer that question by exploring the history behind the unprecedented accumulation of wealth and inequalities that have become part of our reality. Using various primary sources such as film, comic book, painting, and music, it will retrace the history of globalization from 1500 to the present focusing on the impact of the movement of peoples, commodities, and ideas, the dominance of the West, and the events that illuminate the coming of today鈥檚 so-called neoliberal order.聽

Cohort 2
Understanding Wealth and Inequality

LBR 101-21
Day/Time:
T/Th 12:30 pm - 4:20 pm
Instructor: Alfredo Carlos

MAT 100-20
Day/Time:
T/Th 10:30 am - 11:40 am,
W 10:00 am - 11:50 am
Instructor: Carolyn Yarnall

About this Cohort

Where does wealth come from?

This cohort introduces students to how wealth is created and the processes by which wealth, poverty and inequality are reproduced in the U.S. We pay special attention to how they impact working-class Black and Brown communities, and Immigrant communities. The class also focuses on how working people respond to the conditions of capitalist exploitation through organizing and building people power.

Students who choose this cohort will also utilize math in ways to help them understand the economic conditions they and their families live and work in.

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