Summer Bridge Enrollment
Summer Bridge is a 5-day pre-orientation program with mini-classes, social activities and workshops meant to get your college career off to a great start.
Summer Bridge Eligibility
Summer Bridge is a 0.3-credit pre-orientation program hosted by TRIO Student Support Services. We invite applications from incoming first-year students who have applied to and been accepted by TRIO Student Support Services.
To be a TRIO SSS participant, you must be a U.S. citizen or registered permanent resident with academic need and at least one of the following:
- A first-generation college student (neither parent nor guardian has received a baccalaureate degree), or
- Income eligible according to the federal government or
- Have a documented disability.
Eligible participants receive an invitation to Summer Bridge.
2025 Summer Bridge Schedule
Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided daily. This is a general schedule; specifics will vary each day.
Monday, August 11 to Friday, August 15, 2025
Day 1: Monday, August 11
- 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Family Session, Program Overview and Lunch
- 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Residence Hall Check In (time to unpack and get settled)
- 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. | Dinner
- 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Summer Bridge Introduction and Social Activities
Days 2-5: Tuesday, August 12 - Friday, August 15
- 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Mini-Classes and Morning Skill-Building Sessions
- 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch and Break
- 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Afternoon Sessions
- 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Dinner
- 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Social Activities
Apply for Summer Bridge
If you wish to participate in Summer Bridge, complete this registration form before July 31, 2025.
If you have any questions, please email o-trio-sss@coe.edu.