Summer Program

Applications will be available in January 2019. 

The Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program is intended for mature and motivated students who are interested in academic careers requiring mathematics, science, or engineering-based coursework and who are typically underrepresented in those fields of study. Selected participants include first-generation college bound students and students representing diverse backgrounds from high schools throughout the State of Arizona, including rural communities and the Navajo Nation. 

Participants live on the Arizona State University (ASU) Tempe campus while enrolled in a university level mathematics course for college credit. Participants attend class six hours per day. Homework is assigned daily, quizzes are given twice a week, tests are given weekly, and students will conduct research to present at a poster symposium. Tutoring and problem solving sessions are provided in the evenings. A variety of academic presentations and activities are scheduled during each session. Tuition, room and board, textbooks, and classroom expenses will be provided.

Eight-Week Session: May 28 - July 20, 2018

The following four-credit university courses will be offered during the eight week session:

• MAT 270 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
• MAT 271 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II

Six-Week Session: June 10 - July 20, 2018

The following three-credit university courses will be offered during the six-week session:

• AML 100 - Introduction to Applied Mathematics for the Life and Social Sciences
• MAT 117- College Algebra
• MAT 170 - Pre-Calculus

The Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program is intended for mature students with the academic potential to pursue careers that require a mathematics or science-based curriculum. Applicants will be selected according to the following criteria:

• Full-time high school sophomores, juniors, or seniors enrolled in college-track courses.
• Sophomores may apply, provided they have completed a minimum of three years of high school mathematics by the end of the 2017-2018 academic year.
• Seniors may apply, provided they plan to attend ASU in the fall of 2018.
• Minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.25.
• Minimum grade of "B" in all high school math and science courses taken to date.

A selection committee reviews all complete applications. Participants are selected on the basis of academic achievement, letter of recommendation, and personal/career statement.

Special consideration is given to students who are first generation college-bound. Statewide representation is also a consideration in student selection.

** The decisions of the selection committee are final.**

The application deadline for the 2018 JBMSHP has passed. Applications for the 2019 JBMSHP will be available in January 2019. 

Submit the following information:

• Application Form
• Personal/Career Statement
• Letter of recommendation from a mathematics teacher, science teacher, or school counselor
• Official high school transcript (include fall 2017 semester and list of spring 2018 coursework)

*** Incomplete Applications will not be considered.***

Mail Application Materials To:

Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program
Arizona State University
PO Box 873901
Tempe, Arizona 85287-3901

** Complete applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, February 23, 2018**