Oregon State University and the College of Science offer students diverse forms of academic support (scholarships, mentoring), community (Science Success Center) as well as exciting experiential learning opportunities on campus, across the country, and around the world (internships, research, international study). Simply by planning ahead, you can incorporate many of these life-changing opportunities into your college experience. Below are resources to help you make the most of your experience at Oregon State.
Beaver Connect Mentorship Program
Do you seek guidance and conversations with faculty and student mentors as you navigate your first year in college? Do you have questions about academics, campus culture and life in general?
An exciting faculty-student mentor program, called Beaver Connect, launched in 2018. It pairs first-year students with faculty and student mentors. Taking its inspiration from studies that show significant gains in retention and graduation rates due to timely and effective mentoring relationships, Beaver Connect focuses on developing stronger relationships between students and faculty to help students cope and thrive in the midst of transformative changes during their first year away from home.
Several science and mathematics faculty are actively involved as mentors in teams that consist of one faculty, one peer mentor and five students. Teams meet for one hour every other week during Fall, Winter and Spring terms during students' first year at OSU.
Open to underrepresented minority students, first-generation and Pell-eligible students who are in their first-year at OSU (both traditional and transfer).
Learn more about the Beaver Connect mentorship program.
Science Success Center
The Science Success Center is a welcoming place with free coffee, printing and a beautiful, bright and airy lounge for science students to study, seek academic support and de-stress. Peer mentors and science advisors are available to answer any and all questions related to your major and OSU.
Scholarship Information
It only takes ONE application to be considered for more than 250 merit and aid-based scholarships in the College of Science. Its that simple! Learn more about applying for scholarships.
Study Abroad and International Programs
Find a Study Abroad or International Program that fits your academic and professional interests. These experiences offer intensive cultural and linguistic immersion, career-enhancing and stimulating educational opportunities.
Internships and Research Opportunities
The College of Science's career development resources and SURE Science scholarships help science students identify and secure paid laboratory research and internship positions to enhance their scientific and professional training and development.
Oregon Community College Transfer Guides
Please browse the community college and area of major to view the list of courses that relate to OSU requirements. These guides are subject to change without notice so please consult an OSU academic advisor as early as possible to facilitate the transfer process for you.
Please contact carol.mckiel@oregonstate.edu for the most up-to-date information.
Supplemental Instruction Program
The Supplemental Instruction (SI) program offers peer-led group study tables for challenging courses such as principles of biology, differential calculus, general physics and others. The program will give you extra time outside of class to study in a comfortable, small-group setting.
At study tables, you can ask questions, work with peers to answer questions and solve problems and engage in structured activities that promote learning. Your SI Leader attends all the lectures and understands the course's challenges, so they are well-prepared to help you figure out study skills and success strategies that will work for you. SI data shows that students who participate in study tables at least four times or more per term, on average, receive final grades one-third to one-half a grade higher than students who do not participate.
To sign up for SI registration and contact SI coordinators, explore OSU's Supplemental Instruction page.
First-Year Experience
Visit our College's First Year Experience page to learn more about what to look forward to when you arrive at OSU. From Welcome Week to START orientation to First-Year Experience courses, learn more and get a feel for your first year as a Beaver!
