The Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program at Arizona State University is a summer residential program for high school students to begin mathematics studies before graduating high school. Our mission is to provide a successful university experience for students from underrepresented groups within the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields and enhance their prospects for future academic success. Students are registered in a university-level mathematics course for credit and there is no cost to the student.
The JBMSHP offers a number of resources available to the students as they transition from high school to college. While the JBMSHP alumni are still enrolled in high school, they receive frequent electronic correspondence from the JBMSHP staff members ranging from a variety of topics including scholarship opportunities, assistance with college admissions, as well as prospects with regard to financial aid. Once JBMSHP alumni have matriculated to ASU, the JBMSHP continues to support and encourage these students to maintain high academic standards as they pursue their educational and career choices.
JBMSHP Overview
3,165
3,165 total students have participated in the JBMSHP.
73%
73% of participants are typically underrepresented in STEM fields.
58%
58% of participants have been female.
87%
87% of participants have received an A or B in their summer course.
59%
59% of JBMSHP alumni attended ASU after high school graduation.
73%
73% of JBMSHP alumni who graduated from college received a STEM degree.
Student testimonials
Nizhoni
Neuroscience major
Hometown: Ganado, AZ
The JBMSHP gave me an opportunity to experience college life and showcased how college was going to be for me personally. Apply to the JBMSHP, you will not regret it.
Josh
Computer Science major
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
I'm usually shy to ask for help, but the JBMSHP makes it easier to ask since you meet so many people. Be ready to work harder than expected, but do not stress. The staff are here to help.
Kylee
Actuarial Sciences major
Hometown: Peoria, AZ
The JBMSHP fosters a real sense of community and taught me that working in a team can be rewarding. The JBMSHP made sure that I was put out of my comfort zone and now, I’m much more apt to handling difficult situations in college.
JBMSHP honors and awards
- In 2024, the JBMSHP received the 2025 Award for Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference from the American Mathematical Society (AMS). This award recognizes outstanding programs that have successfully addressed the issues of underrepresented groups in mathematics.
- In 2024, the Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program (JBMSHP) was one of the first pre-college STEM programs (PCSPs) in the U.S. to earn accreditation for its progress in broadening opportunity for Black, Latina/o/e and Indigenous students in STEM from Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS).
- STEM PUSH Network: Since 2021, the JBMSHP has been a member of the STEM PUSH Network. The STEM PUSH Network, an NSF INCLUDES Alliance, is working to leverage the power of pre-college STEM programs (PCSPs) to broaden participation of Black, Latina/o/e, and Indigenous students in STEM, and, together with its partners, create systemic change in higher education admissions.
- Inspiring Programs in STEM Award presented by INSIGHT Intro Diversity, which recognizes the effort that colleges, universities, and outside organizations have undertaken to empower underrepresented and women students of all levels to succeed in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines (2021).
- National finalist for Examples of Excelencia, an initiative to identify and promote programs, departments, and community-based organizations at the forefront of advancing educational achievement for Latino students in higher education. The JBMSHP was one of only 20 programs out of 190 nominations selected (2016).
- Pathways to Postsecondary Integrated Impact Award by the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education, which recognizes successful college access programs across the State of Arizona that assist students and families as they prepare for, transition to or succeed in postsecondary education (2015).
- Pathways to Higher Education Award presented by the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education in honor of significant leadership in the field of college outreach, transition, and student success (2007).
