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.

I would like to participate in the TRIO Summer Bridge Program. I am aware that I will receive more detailed information about the schedule, check-in and activities once accepted into the program. *
Some students may have a conflict with attending the Summer Bridge Program such as sports, family trips, work, etc. Do you know of any conflicts you have at this time? *