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Student Support Services

Summer Bridge Program

This is a program that serves as an introduction to the college experience for recently graduated high school students.
Students selected to participate in the Summer Bridge Program will be introduced to the skills necessary to be successful in college and individualized support in adjusting to the college environment.

Through this program, students can better understand the necessary transition from high school to college.

Summer Bridge Dates:
Summer IV

Financial Aid Deadline:
Summer IV: Call 569-3035

Summer Bridge Application Deadline:
Summer IV: June 15, 2012

Summer Courses:
Summer Bridge students will enroll in two of the following college courses: (six hours total, one or both sessions)

College Reading - 3 hour course
Composition Fundamentals - 3 hour course
Elementary or Intermediate Algebra - 3 hour course
Speech Communication - 3 hour course

Seminar/Inventories:
Study Strategies
PEEK (Perceptions, Expectations, Emotions and Knowledge about college)

Selection Criteria–All applicants must:

  • Be a high school graduate (May 2012)
  • Have a Composite score of 21 or less on the ACT
  • Have a ACT Reading score of 18 or less
  • Have an ACT English score of 18 or less
  • Have an ACT Math score of 19 or less
  • Have a 2.50 high school GPA if ACT is less than 21

To Qualify for the Summer Bridge Program:

Students must also be:

  • Low-income according to federal guidelines (to verify low-income eligibility you must submit a current copy of your parents/guardian’s 2009 1040 tax return)
  • First generation college student (neither parent has a 4-year college degree
  • Student with a disability
  • Students receiving a Pell Grant for the summer may also receive SSS

If You Are Interested In:

___Attending UALR

___Earning college credits

___Improving your reading, mathematics, writing, vocabulary, and study skills

___Receiving academic and social preparation

___Built-In Academic Support

___Grant and/or scholarship funds

Please contact:
Student Support Services Summer Bridge Program
(501) 569.3280 or (501) 569.3052

SSS Summer Bridge Program Flyer.pdf

Updated 3.26.2012