Welcome to the Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP)

The Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP) is an intensive, five-week on-campus residential program. It is designed to enhance the academic experience of first generation university students.

SAEP is a landmark program on the University of California, Irvine campus and represents a
successful model to offer a rigorous research experience. Three courses in research methods, statistical analysis, and writing and communications are taught by UC Irvine faculty. An SAEP
graduate student and undergraduate housing assistant provide academic support and tutoring assistance throughout the five weeks. Participants receive 12 units of academic credit towards graduation.

The goals of SAEP are to:

   • Strengthen specific analytical and research skills that prepare undergraduate
     students for future research such as honors theses, Undergraduate Research
     Opportunities Program (UROP), summer research and/or internship programs,
     and post-baccalaureate education.

   • Provide an orientation to graduate education.

   • Prepare participants for working with historically underserved and
     underrepresented communities.

   • Provide participants challenging academic content in research
     through three courses:

        - Research Methods
        - Intermediate Statistics
        - Communications

In addition, participants will attend weekly presentations by faculty, graduate students and
community leaders as well as workshops on graduate school preparation.

SAEP is designed to be challenging. It demands a five-week, seven-day commitment from
all participants. It is best suited for students who are highly motivated and strongly committed
to a graduate or professional education. It provides a seminar-based intensive, cooperative learning
experience for each cohort, not normally provided in a classroom setting. Participants are
introduced to the research culture, to the research university, and to the meaning of a graduate education by nationally prominent UCI faculty. SAEP participants reflect the diverse and often underrepresented communities of California and the program encourages a return to these
communities by providing service and leadership.

The more than 320 SAEP students from the past sixteen years have recorded a UCI graduation
rate of 95%. Over two-thirds of SAEP participants have graduated from or are currently enrolled
in M.A. or Ph.D. programs, public policy and public health programs, law school and teaching credential programs.

SAEP participants are attending or have graduated from universities such as Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley, UCLA, University of Michigan, University of Washington, University of Nebraska,
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Columbia, New Your University, Boston University,
Texas, Missouri, Wisconsin –Madison, UC Santa Barbara, Ohio State University, University of
New Mexico and UC Irvine. Over two dozen SAEP former participants have graduated from the
Kennedy School of Government and various Ph.D. and education programs at Harvard University.

The School of Social Sciences has sponsored and administered this distinct and unique
undergraduate academic research program on the UCI campus since its inception in 1991.
SAEP has drawn on the support of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, the Center for
Educational Partnership, the Office of Financial Aid, the Office of Student Academic Advancement Services, the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies, the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, the Office of Summer Sessions, and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.

SAEP 2009 Flyer

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