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Welcome to MESA!

The MESA program at Berkeley City College is a dynamic community that provides academic support and enrichment to students interested in science, technology, engineering, and/or math majors (STEM). Part of a statewide program, MESA at BCC has been established to increase the number of students that achieve academic and career success in STEM fields, including transfer to a four-year university.

MESA STUDENTS:

  • Access to the MESA Center
  • Academic Advising and Tutoring
  • Access to STEM-Focused Counselors
  • Transfer Support
  • Internship and Leadership Training
  • Financial Aid and Scholarship Support
  • Field Trips and University Visits

The MESA Center is located in the BCC Annex, Room 1
2000 Center St.
Questions? E-mail: bcc-mesa@peralta.edu

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Eligibility, Application and More ...

Eligibility

Eligible MESA Students are:

  • Are first in their family to go to college
  • Qualify for the Cal Promise or Pell Grant
  • Plan to transfer to a 4-year university
  • Are pursuing a calculus-based STEM major
  • Must be a US Citizen/Permanent Resident/AB-540

Click here for the MESA Interest Form

Application

Click here for the MESA Interest Form

Priority Registration

Fall 2024 registration begins on April 15 with MESA Priority starting on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Check your Registration Status in your Campus Solutions to see your specific day and time and whether you have priority registration.

NOTE: Only enroll in courses on your updated educational plan. Contact Armando Franco is you have any questions about what class to register for.

Tips for Selecting Classes:
Note if a class is remote, in person or hybrid.
Check in with a counselor or Armando for scheduling questions
Biotech majors, must complete Calculus 1 in order to be eligible and remain enrolled as a MESA student.
Calculus 1 is required for all MESA students

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Browse the Searchable Class Schedule

Academic Excellence Workshop

What is an AEW?

An Academic Excellence Workshop (AEW) is a small community of students working collaboratively to master course material with the guidance of a facilitator. The AEW is designed to give students the opportunity to enhance their learning experience for a particular course. The facilitator for an AEW is trained to develop exercises that foster debate on key elements that have historically given students difficulty and impeded the learning process. As a result of this interaction the students gain both a sense of connectedness and the development of their own learning community.

The AEW is designed as an enhancement and not a supplement to the lecture. The students are actively challenged each session to work as a group to solve the problem sets. Within these sets are a number of challenge problems that are designed to foster debate on the tactics, procedures and results of these difficult problems. Depending on the situation and subject these challenge problems should incorporate several concepts and whenever possible these problems should crossover. For instance, algebra and trigonometry students could and should be working on physics problems using the kinematic equations and force diagrams while learning the math concept to gain early exposure to the subject. Early exposure to subjects like physics is critical to future success. [from Academic Excellence Workshops: A Guide for Facilitators, Booth and Tappero]

Workshop details and schedule coming soon!

MESA Events

Here’s where you’ll find information about:

  • internships,
  • scholarship,
  • special events
  • and announcements
Drop-in Tutoring

Tutorial Services

Tutorial services in the following areas: mathematics, chemistry, physics, engineering, and computer science.

Drop-in Tutoring
MESA offers free peer tutoring and mentoring in our MESA Community Center on a drop-in basis.
Tutoring schedule coming soon.