Seaver Learning Communities
Learning communities incorporate social and academic activities aimed at helping first-year students transition to life on the bluff. Whether you are looking for a cohort of like-minded peers to live and study with or you are seeking a circle of friends to learn from and grow alongside, Seaver offers both summer opportunities and year-long learning communities tailored by major, interests, and more! Learn more about Seaver’s opportunities below.
Summer Opportunities for First-Year Students
Summer opportunities provide incoming first-year students early insight into the LMU experience through online or residential programming. Students enrolled in programs with a residential component move into their fall housing assignments one day early to participate in community-building activities. Check each program page for full details.
A Community Committed to Excellence in Scientific Scholarship (ACCESS)
2024 Program: Online, various dates July - August. In-person activities begin on August 20 and 21.
Students who are 1) the first in their family to pursue a 4-year degree, 2) are PELL-eligible, or 3) are commuter students are strongly encouraged to apply.
ACCESS participants arrive to campus one day early - on August 20, 2024 - to engage in community-building activities with fellow students and build connections with faculty and staff. Several virtual workshops will be held in July and August to guide students in preparing for the start of their collegiate career.
How to Apply: Complete the online interest form to be considered for the ACCESS program. Students must be committed for Fall 2024 to access this form. Log in using your FutureLions credentials.
LMU Seaver CSSI
2024 Program: July 29-August 16 (online), with on-campus, in-person activities on August 20 and 21.
First-Year students studying in any major within the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering may apply to join LMU Seaver CSSI.
This program is designed for students who are the first in their families to pursue a four-year degree or have are PELL-eligible.
How to Apply: Complete the online interest form to be considered for the CSSI program. Students must be committed for Fall 2024 to access this form. Log in using your FutureLions credentials.
First-Year Living Learning Communities
Living Learning Communities (LLCs) are year-long, on-campus residential opportunities that allow students to share and deepen their academic passions through social, educational, and reflective activities. These communities support LMU's focus on active and collaborative learning by extending discussions beyond the classroom and creating new opportunities for students and Seaver faculty to interact.
Each semester, students take credit-bearing courses related to their community’s theme, often allowing cohorts to apply course concepts in real-world community settings. By living with other students who share similar interests, students make friends faster and have access to programs specifically designed around their goals.
The Seaver College Living Learning Community (SC-LLC)
2024 Program: In-person activities on August 20 and 21
The Seaver College Living Learning Community (SC-LLC) is a program for first-year STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) majors in the Seaver College of Science and Engineering aimed at promoting an inclusive, diverse, and supportive STEM community. Students enroll in a one-unit seminar together in the fall semester of their first year of study at LMU. In addition to taking the seminar, students live in the same dormitory and participate in co-curricular experiences together. Examples of co-curricular programs include community dinners, field trips around Los Angeles County and science-oriented activities.
How to Apply: Select “SC-LLC” in the LLC section of your housing application
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