Application for students near CSULB

Any student attending a four-year University and who lives near the CSULB area is eligible to apply. The program is completely free to these students -- each student is responsible for their own housing and transportation to/from CSULB. Other costs related to social events are covered by the program.

The application deadline was 5pm on Friday April 29. No applications are being accepted anymore. Applicants will be notified via e-mail once the selections are made. Selected applicants may be asked to make a commitment to participate in order to secure their spot in the program.

The Application: deadline April 29 has passed

No applications are being accepted anymore

Students from the participating campuses (CSULB, SJSU, HEIG-VD) will be given priority over students from other campuses. Students must be at least a junior (graduate students can apply) in addition to satisfying the prerequisites for the courses of interest. As a general guidelines, students should have completed or be enrolled in junior-level courses such as: algorithm design and analysis (CECS 328 at CSULB), database design and development (CECS 323), operating systems (CECS 326), and software engineering (CECS 343).

To apply, students local to the Long Beach area must complete the following information (use plain text or HTML only)

  1. Full name (as it appears on University records)
  2. Name of University where you are a current student in good standing
  3. Phone number and email address
  4. University student ID. Note, by supplying this information and applying, CSULB students are given me permission to review your unofficial transcript, if needed. Students from other campuses may be asked to submit transcripts and proof of student status.
  5. Degree Program (CS, CpEng, CIS, MSCS, etc.)
  6. Undergraduate or Graduate?
  7. Junior level, computer science courses completed along with grades and courses currently being taken. For CSULB students, please list all CECS 3xx, 4xx, and 5xx courses.
  8. University Cumulative GPA
  9. Expected graduation date
  10. Other computer science related experience such as internships or employment
  11. Provide a ranked list of preferred courses that you would like to take. Make sure to review the list of courses planned for the program.
  12. Name and e-mail address of a faculty member in your major who can be contacted as a reference if needed.
  13. If selected, what is the probability you will participate?
  14. Write an essay of about 250 words where you explain your desire to participate in the summer program.

Academic Credit

Each participating University has the option to provide participating students with elective units of academic credit in their major. During the Summer University @ The Beach, students will be evaluated via assignments, projects, and exams in every course. These evaluations will be used to determine a letter grade at your home institution.

For CSULB, students can sign up for CECS 497 in Fall of 2011 with Dr. Monge as the instructor. To earn a letter grade and the units of elective credit, in addition to the assessment collected from all instructors, students may be asked to share their experiences in the Fall semester via a presentation and/or a written report.

CSULB graduate students may be able to earn credit towards their MSCS degree by participating in this program -- please check with Dr. Monge and with your graduate advisor.