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 STUDENT BENEFITS

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

Eligibility

Application

Priority Registration

MESA student benefit from priority registration. 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 a MESA Counselor if 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 in MESA.

Calculus 1 is required for all MESA students.

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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.

For more information, check in with a MESA staff person.