Bridges to the Baccalaureate

描述（由申请人提供）：此修订后的提交是一个桥梁学士学位课程的竞争性更新。明尼苏达大学杜卢斯与两所社区学院建立了长期联盟：Lake上级学院和丰迪拉克部落和社区学院。该联盟的目标是美国印第安学生，以促进他们在生物医学相关学科的本科学习的成功。该应用程序结合了学员的学术评估，以确定学术丰富和参与生物医学研究的领域。用于学生学业评估的发展工具包括：计算机化的学业能力评估;教育心理学家的咨询;以及针对具体学业弱点的计算机化学习的应用。学员进入一个为期两年的计划，一个学年集中在社区学院，并在杜卢斯大学的全日制暑期课程。在学年期间，学员将参加一个研究项目的信贷，同时与社区学院的学院协调员工作。此外，"桥梁论坛"将向学员展示教师和外部演讲者，以了解生物医学研究的职业生涯。在夏季课程中，学员将参加研讨会和研究与UMD教师。提供的讲习班有：1）实验室卫生，2）负责任的行为研究，3）定量方法，4）批判性思维，5）介绍大学学习，和6）计算机建模。这个为期五年的计划将接受总共40名学生;每个队列八个，在每个新学年的秋季。该计划预计75%的学员将在两年的培训周期内获得艺术学位的副学士学位;从第5年开始的学生将在他们的大一，而不是获得AA。因此，24名学生将在5年级结束时获得AA学位。所有获得AA学位的学员中至少有70%将进入UMD的生物医学相关专业，其中23名学生将在该计划的资助期内转入UMD。这些转学生中至少有75%或17名受训人员将获得学士学位，并为进入研究生院做好准备。这是一个修改提交的竞争性更新申请的桥梁学士学位课程。明尼苏达大学德卢斯分校将与两所社区学院合作，以增加美国印第安学生完成生物医学科学学士学位的机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This revised submission is for the competitive renewal of a Bridge to the Baccalaureate Degree Program. The University of Minnesota Duluth has a long established consortium with two community colleges: Lake Superior College and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. The consortium targets American Indian students to promote their success in undergraduate studies in biomedical related disciplines. This application combines scholastic assessment of trainees to identify areas for academic enrichment and participation in biomedical research. Developmental tools to be used for scholastic assessment of students include: computerized assessment of academic abilities; counseling by educational psychologists; and application of computerized learning to target specific scholastic weaknesses. Trainees enter into a two-year program with an academic year centered at the community college, and a full-time summer program at the University of Duluth. During the academic year, the trainees will participate in a research project for credit while working with the college coordinators at the community colleges. Additionally, the "Bridging Forum" will showcase faculty and outside speakers to the trainees for the purpose of learning about careers in biomedical research. In the summer program, trainees will participate in workshops and research with UMD faculty. Workshops offered are: 1) Laboratory Hygiene, 2) Responsible Conduct in Research, 3) Quantitative Methods, 4) Critical Thinking, 5) Introduction to College Learning, and 6) Computer Modeling. This five year program will accept a total of 40 students; eight per cohort, in the fall of each new academic year. The program anticipates 75% of the trainees will receive the Associate of Arts degree within the two-year training cycle; students beginning in year 5 will be in their freshman year and not receive an AA. Thus, 24 students will receive the AA degree by the end of year 5. A minimum of 70% of all trainees receiving an AA degree will enter into biomedical related majors at UMD with 23 students transferring to UMD, within the funding period of the program. A minimum of 75% of these transfer students, or 17 trainees, will receive a baccalaureate degree and be prepared for entry into graduate school. This is a revised submission for a competitive renewal application for the Bridge to the Baccalaureate Degree Program. The University of Minnesota-Duluth will collaborate with two community colleges, to increase American Indian students' completion of baccalaureate degrees in biomedical science.