TABLE 3.
Demographic characteristics of the student participants in the study.
| Demographic Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 41 | 63 |
| Male | 24 | 37 |
| Academic classification | ||
| Early college high school | 2 | 3 |
| First-year freshmana | 31 | 48 |
| Freshmanb | 7 | 11 |
| Sophomore | 19 | 29 |
| Junior | 6 | 9 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Black or African American | 54 | 83 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 6 |
| Other | 3 | 5 |
| Prefer not to say | 4 | 6 |
| Generation status | ||
| First-generation | 12 | 23 |
| Continuing-generation | 24 | 46 |
| Professional scientist in family | 9 | 17 |
| Academic major | ||
| Biology | 35 | 54 |
| Chemistry | 7 | 11 |
| Pharmaceutical Science | 16 | 25 |
| Non-STEM majorc | 5 | 8 |
| Undecided | 2 | 3 |
| High school Biology courses completed | ||
| Regular Biology only | 32 | 62 |
| Honors Biology only | 3 | 6 |
| Regular Biology & AP Biology | 4 | 8 |
| Honors Biology & AP Biology | 1 | 2 |
a
First-year freshmen are students who enrolled in college during fall 2016.
b
Freshmen who attended college prior to fall 2016 but did not have enough college credits to be classified as a sophomore.
c
Non-STEM majors consist of criminal justice, nursing, physical education, psychology, and social work majors.