SUNY Irises

For decades, thee Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) program was designed to increase the number of economically disavantaged students who are pursuing professional licensure and careers in mathematics, science, technology, and health related fields, specifically the profession of optometry. As New York and the country is becoming increasingly diverse, our program has made significant in-roads in making optometry more visible to students seeking entry into the health professions – and helping them get there.

As these changes take place, we seek to continue our efforts and to expand on it by providing services to those students who have made a commitment to enter this profession. As of now, one of our goals in Student Affairs is to find ways to support both former undergraduate CSTEP students who has now matriculated at SUNY Optometry, but also incoming students who are in the high-need category.