Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
What are the benefits?
- Community: complete classes, workshops, and fun activities with fellow Summer Bridge peers in a focused cohort environment while receiving support all year long from faculty and staff.
- Course Options: students will have the option to enroll into specific courses in the Winter quarter (seats will be saved in designated discussion sections to allow students to take courses together).
- Career Exploration: students will be able to connect with professionals from various areas to receive guidance on potential career opportunities.
- Co-Curricular Credit: get a head start in completing required courses and receive supplemental instruction to ensure academic success.
What are the requirements?
- Students must complete a total of 30 participation hours to receive co-curricular credit.
- Students who begin in the Winter quarter have until the end of Summer to complete their hours.
What are the expectations?
- Winter quarter: Students are expected to complete approximately 10 participation hours by attending a variety of activities, information sessions, and events. Approximately 4 of those hours will be satisfied by attending two cohort check-ins and completing a final reflection assignment.
- Spring quarter: Students are expected to complete approximately 10 participation hours by attending professional development opportunities and/or getting involved in an enrichment/applied learning opportunity. Approximately two of those hours will be satisfied by completing a final reflection assignment.
- Summer: Students have through the end of the Summer to complete a total of 30 hours via involvement in an enrichment/applied learning opportunity such as an internship or volunteer program in order to request CCR (co-curricular) validation.
Where would FIG students find the activities and opportunities to complete their participation hours?
- A weekly menu will be sent to all FIG students with opportunities organized into various categories based on interest area such as “Arts and Humanities,” “Health Sciences,” etc. Students will be able to choose which activities they’d like to participate in.
What kind of activities/events will be included in the menu?
- Menu items will include academic and extra-curricular information sessions co-hosted with other departments, alumni panels, and community-building events.
How will participation hours be tracked?
- Students will need to submit a reflection assignment by the end of the quarter which will include a log of all the events/activities they participated in.
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