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Pages 69-74

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From page 69...
... The committee based these projections on the following estimates of persistence: 74 percent of undergraduate National Scholars graduating from college with a degree in the pertinent fields 50 percent of bachelor's degree recipients entering doctoral study in the pertinent fields at an NSP institution 65 percent of those doctoral study entrants earning a Ph.D. At these rates, the overall completion rate for all those National Scholars who begin the program through the Ph.D.
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From page 70...
... Although the National Scholars Program is designed to identify and work with very talented students who are well prepared to study science and mathematics in college, the number of such students is not large. As noted previously, highly competitive and demanding programs such as the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and Project SPACE at Morehouse College typically require participants to have SAT mathematics scores no lower than 600.
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From page 71...
... Of the initial cohort of 24 minority students majoring in chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics who entered the program in 1989, 19 completed the requirements of the dual degree program at the end of five years. Of the remaining five students, three are completing their work, and two are on medical leave.
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From page 72...
... Honors Undergraduate Research Training Program was established to increase the representation of minorities in the biomedical sciences. The program directs funds to minority institutions to provide science courses and research training for honors students who are selected on the basis of their academic qualifications and commitment to pursue doctoral study in these fields.
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From page 73...
... Moreover, admission of post-freshman students should be a positive action and not the consequence of recruiting students to maintain enrollments in a program that experiences high attrition because the program is not operating effectively. Consortiums may be permitted to replace up to 20 percent of their entering student enrollments in order to admit a small number of late bloomers or community college transfers.
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