Summer Bridge
Join the Program
Be one of just 50 students chosen for this exclusive Summer Bridge experience!
The Summer Bridge program will be held in person on the UNCP campus. A STEM career
emphasis will be supported through co-curricular activities, service-learning, career
and leadership development.
Students are exposed to all aspects of the career planning process, including self-assessment,
decision-making related to choosing a major and identifying related career options,
goal setting, career and job research and job search tools and strategies.
The Summer Bridge application for 2025 is now closed. The application will open for
2026 at a later date. Please contact jennifer.mcneill@uncp.edu for questions.
Program Information
ENG 1050: Composition I (3 credits) + co-curricular writing lab with instructor.
MAT 1050: College Math OR MAT 1070: College Algebra (3 Credits)
ENG 1050. Composition I
Provides students with a foundation in critical reading and writing practices by introducing different types of texts and ways of working with them; students will recognize and interpret differing perspectives and will analyze and synthesize others’ work, producing several texts of moderate length.
MAT 1050. Introduction to College Mathematics
Topics from mathematics which may include sets, logic, algebra, graphs, functions, systems of linear equations and inequalities, geometry, probability and statistics. Problem solving is emphasized.
MAT 1070. College Algebra
A study of the real and complex number systems, algebraic expressions and equations, polynomial and rational functions and their graphs, inequalities and their graphs, exponential and logarithmic functions and their graphs, systems of equations and conic sections.
Each student will be assigned an upperclassman as a peer mentor. Peer mentors will schedule one-on-one meetings and assist you in getting connected to campus. Students will meet their peer mentor at the Summer Bridge Kickoff.
The Center for Student Success will provide tutoring services for the participants of the Summer Bridge program that may need additional assistance with their enrolled courses. Peer tutors will provide assistance for the students to better understand the course material by connecting ideas, forming concepts, explaining events and asking questions that will help the student to increase their understanding of the course material.
Intentional academic and social programming block where all participants meet and are led in various activities that include but not limited to:
SOAR
Students Obtaining Academic Resilience (SOAR) is part of the Center for Student Success under the University College. SOAR is an academic coaching program for any student enrolled at UNCP. SOAR academic coaches will be responsible for providing academic coaching to the summer bridge students to help in areas such as time management, stress management, motivation, test anxiety, test taking strategies, study skills, etc.
Career Development
Throughout the program we will collaborate with the Career Center to provide career and professional development opportunities such as resume reviews, LinkedIn and networking workshops and employer spotlights featuring STEM-related businesses.
Service-Learning Project
Participants will plan, design and execute a STEM day filled with engaging STEM-related activities (science experiments, math activities, building competitions, etc.) for K-12 students that participate in summer programs at local community partners (Lumbee Tribe Boys & Girls Club and the Pembroke Housing Authority). We will partner with the Leadership, Learning & Community office.
Leadership Development
Partnering with the Leadership, Learning & Community, participants will engage in a leadership development series that provides a process for peer to peer education based on the ideas of experiential learning and with a theoretical foundation based on the Social Change Model of Leadership. In order to promote leadership as a collaborative, purposeful, values-based, relational leadership process, these workshops will focus on programs that engage students with a variety of abilities and engagement levels, with appropriately designed opportunities to develop their leadership capacity.
Every Tuesday and Thursday the peer mentors will lead participants in a variety of co-curricular activities that include but not limited to:
- Pool Day (indoor pool battleships, free swim)
- Sea Turtle Hospital Trip (STEM Exploration)
- Basketball/Dodgeball (free play in gym)
- Hawks Nest (gameroom, bowling, pool)
- Field Day (outdoor kickball, water balloons, etc.)
- Native American Museum (Native Craft)
- Scavenger Hunt/Capture the Flag
- Karaoke Night
- Movie Night
- End of Summer Trip (Carowinds)
Summer Bridge Application Checklist
Apply and be Accepted into UNC Pembroke
Register and Attend Orientation
Complete the Bridge Application
FAQs
No. Summer Bridge does not cover or waive the orientation fee.
No. Summer Bridge is designed for students living in the surrounding areas and is open to students who can commute to campus for the program each day. There is a highly encouraged living component to this program and on-campus housing is not covered by the Summer Bridge program.
Students who wish to live on campus while attending UNCP in the fall/summer II should
complete their housing application using the button below. Summer Bridge participants
will need to commute to campus if they do not live on campus.
Apply for Housing Here!
Yes. Students will earn 3 credit hours per course for the summer II, for a total of 6 credit hours by the end of the summer. These courses and grades are part of your permanent transcript and are the beginning of your UNCP grade point average.
Currently, Summer Bridge will cover the cost of tuition for summer II during the program.
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