CALES ASEMS Application

Join CALES ASEMS for Fall 2024

CALES ASEMS Application Process for Incoming Students for Fall 2024  

The first step in joining CALES ASEMS for the Fall 2024 semester is to join a STEM Learning Community.  

What is a STEM Learning Community? 

CREAR STEM Learning Communities (SLCs) are structured according to the student experience such as first-year student or community college transfer student, and are the foundation for your first semester in the ASEMS Program. We want to ensure you share your first-semester experience with students on a similar journey! 

All SLCs have a Success in STEM course and may also include a Math or Chemistry course aligned with your math placement level and program of study.

  • Success in STEM Course: Each STEM Learning Community has a 1-credit first-year course led by a trained Peer Educator, where you’ll connect with peers who share your interests and career goals.
  • STEM Course: Courses like math or chemistry aligned with your math placement level and program of study

To begin this process, complete a brief interest form: https://slate.admissions.arizona.edu/register/projectCREAR

You will then be contacted by a staff member for next steps in the enrollment process, which includes a meeting with a Student Success Specialist.

 Additional eligibility requirements for this program include: 
  • Must be an incoming student in one of the following majors in the College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences: Agribusiness Economics & Management, Agricultural Technology Management and Education, Animal Sciences, Applied Biotechnology, Biosystems Engineering, Biosystems Analytics & Technology, Environmental & Water Resource Economics, Environmental Sciences, Food Safety, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Nutrition and Food Systems, Nutritional Sciences, Plant Sciences, Precision Nutrition and Wellness, Sustainable Plant Systems, and Veterinary Science 
  • In addition, students should also meet one of the following requirements:
    • First generation college student (neither parent or guardian has completed a 4-year bachelor’s degree)
    • Offered or awarded a Pell Grant 
    • From a group underrepresented in STEM 
    • Community college transfer student