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The Gateway Program is a cohort-based program for first-generation, underrepresented, and low-socioeconomic-status urban students designed to minimize barriers to success in the first year of college, such as attrition from STEM majors. The purpose of this action research study was to investigate and strengthen Gateway Program students' STEM identity, self-efficacy, and persistence. Cycle 1 explored students' beliefs within a traditional introductory biology lab course and its effect on persistence intentions. Cycle 2 introduced the Tiny Earth Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) to assess effects on STEM identity development and persistence. Findings showed Tiny Earth CURE participation strengthened students' sense of belonging, resilience, perception of their role as scientific contributors, and personal interest in STEM, enhancing motivation to persist among cohorted students from historically excluded communities. This study is among the first to describe the synergistic benefits of pairing a cohort-based program with a CURE for historically excluded STEM students.
