At Dominican, we believe talent is everywhere—and opportunity should be, too. That's why we provide the targeted programs, mentorship and resources students need to thrive in STEM fields. From your first day on campus through graduation, you'll find a community invested in your success so you can build skills, gain experience and prepare to launch your career.

Your Curiosity is Just the Beginning

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Your Head Start Starts Here

Our Stars Summer Science Institute, a free program where students may be eligible for a financial aid award upon completion, prepares incoming STEM students for college life with before their first year begins.
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Where Research Takes You Further

STEM students at Dominican do more than just study science. They present at national conferences, land clinical internships and graduate ready for grad school and beyond.
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Learn (and think) Like a Scientist

At Dominican, STEM students get hands-on research experience early, building real skills, making meaningful connections and discovering the path that's right for them.
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STEM Living & Learning Community

If you are a resident student and a STEM major, you have the option to live in our STEM Living and Learning Community (LLC). This LLC will bring together different STEM majors with mentor resident assistants. There will be space for STEM studying and a study buddy always nearby. You will be able to choose the STEM LLC after you have applied for housing on campus. 

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Peer Facilitated Learning 

The Peer Facilitated Learning (PFL) approach places successful, experienced students as “peer-tutors” in gateway STEM courses. The tutors are embedded within the course lectures and lead small student groups in weekly workshops to discuss and work on problem solving for the course. The workshops are a space that is additional to class time and designed to encourage student collaboration and exploration outside of the classroom. Current STEM Gateway pilot courses that may include peer tutors are CHEM 120 & 121 (General Chemistry I & II), MATH 130 (College Algebra), BIOL 111 & 112 (Intro Biology I & II) and NEURO 105 (Introduction to Neuroscience). 

How to Take a PFL Course 

If you are planning to take one of the courses above and are interested in taking a PFL version of the course, you can reach out to your advisor, the course instructor or the STEM Support Team.

For more information,
please contact:

STEM Support Team
stemsupport@dom.edu