MESA Eligibility

To be eligible for MESA, a student must:

be a US Citizen/Permanent resident/ AB 540;
be on Financial Aid and a first generation college student;
be a declared STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) major or be willing to declare; STEM major by the end of the term;
have completed intermediate algebra;
have taken (or be working towards) at least 2 consecutive courses of calculus.

If you are not a financial aid/first generation student and qualify for the rest of the MESA requirements, you are invited to join the “Friends of MESA” cohort.

Who is eligible for Friends of MESA?

* Eligibility for Friends of MESA is the same as for MESA, with the following exceptions: students must be EITHER on financial aid, OR first generation college students.

Eligibility conditions

Requirements	MESA	FOM
1st generation student		*
Financial aid student		*
Completion of Intermediate Algebra
U.S resident (AB540 or permanent resident)
Taking or working towards two consecutive courses of calculus
Declared STEM major (excluding Nursing, Psychology, Kinesiology or ETEC/PTEC)

* Eligibility for Friends of MESA is the same as for MESA, with the following exceptions: students must be EITHER on financial aid, OR first generation college students.