About the Program
Mission
The Summer Bridge program at UMBC strives to provide new first year students a chance to understand college academics, explore campus resources, engage in self-discovery, and connect to the UMBC and surrounding community. Through this program, students will interact with other incoming first years as well as campus faculty/staff.
Four Components of the Program
- Students have the option to take a Math and/or English course
- All students participate in an Introduction to an Honors University course (1-credit) to introduce them to campus resources and college success strategies
- Classes will take place Mondays through Thursdays
- Mandatory tutoring sessions will be offered to help students work on papers, study, complete homework, and prepare for exams
- Evening study hall hours
- Meet with a Summer Bridge advisor throughout the entire first-year
- Opportunity to reconnect with Summer Bridge peers through reunions and workshops
- Sample field trips include
- A low/high ropes and zip line course
- Field trips and tours of Baltimore and/or Washington DC
- Community service projects
- Residential Life
- Opportunity to get the full residential experience
- Participants are encouraged to live on campus if at all possible
- Commuters
- Participants may choose to commute for the program if living on-campus is not possible
- Fun evening activities for both residential and commuter students