Freshman & Transfer Programs

Summer Transition into ECST Program (STEP) –  STEP is to provide access to educational development and excellence in mathematics for ECST incoming freshman students. It targets the inadequate preparation in mathematics, which hinders many students from pursuing an engineering degree in a successful and timely manner. STEP aims at helping students reinforce their math skills and bridge them to the next level in mathematics before starting their first semester at Cal State LA. In addition, this retention program establishes an early support network and fosters personal relationships among freshman students, student leaders, faculty, and staff to aid with the transition from high school to college and provides various personal development workshops to assist with the academic rigors students may face during their first-year-experience in the College of ECST. More About STEP

First Year Experience (FYrE@ECST) - FYrE@ECST is a first-year cohort program that provides students with skills and support for their ongoing success at ECST. Launched in 2015, FYrE@ECST supports student retention and success through hands-on engineering, physics, and computing courses, opportunities for students to develop lasting relationships through block scheduling with a cohort group, and dedicated staff advisors and peer mentors to ensure excellence in core courses. More About FYrE@ECST

The Successful Transfer and Retention (STAR) program at Cal State LA supports College Futures Foundation's (CFF) work to ensure that more students who reflect California’s diversity will complete a bachelor’s degree. Through the STAR program, we are looking forward to establishing engineering and technology pathways with community colleges and developing a pre-and post-transfer peer mentoring program, thereby enhancing institutional capacity to support transfer student success in STEM fields. More About STAR