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Prospective Students

Thinking about college? Considering engineering? The MEP can help you decide if CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science is right for you and get you off to a great start as a freshman or transfer student!
The MEP is an academic support program that works to increase the number of students traditionally underrepresented in engineering that attend and graduate from CU-Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. Through scholarships, support services and activities proven to increase academic success, the MEP helps students of color and first-generation college students tackle the rigors of engineering and challenges of university life.

MEP’s services include:

  • Grants and merit scholarships
  • 5-week Summer Bridge Program for incoming freshmen
  • MEP Leadership Course
  • Daily peer study groups for Calculus, Chemistry & Physics
  • Research, job, and internship opportunities
  • Tutoring, advising and mentoring
  • Leadership and career-development workshops
  • 24-hour resource and study center
  • Frequent contact with faculty and CU MEP alumni
  • Caring multicultural community that many students consider a “home away from home”
  • Knowledgeable and helpful staff available for peer and academic counseling and other resources