Bridges to the Baccalaureate

描述（由申请人提供）：此修订后的提交是为了竞争性更新通往学士学位课程的桥梁。明尼苏达大学德卢斯分校与两所社区学院建立了长期的联盟：苏必利尔湖学院和丰杜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中取得成功。该应用程序结合了对受训者的学术评估，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：计算机化的学术能力评估；教育心理学家辅导；以及计算机化学习的应用，以针对特定的学术弱点。学员将进入为期两年的项目，其中一学年以社区学院为中心，另一学年在德卢斯大学进行全日制暑期项目。在学年期间，学员将与社区学院的学院协调员一起参加一个研究项目，以获得学分。此外，“桥接论坛”将向受训者展示教师和外部演讲者，以了解生物医学研究的职业。在夏季项目中，受训者将与马里兰大学的教师一起参加研讨会和研究。课程包括：1)实验室卫生，2)负责任的研究行为，3)定量方法，4)批判性思维，5)大学学习导论，6)计算机建模。这个为期五年的项目将接受总共40名学生；每个班8人，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副学士学位；从五年级开始的学生将是大一新生，不会获得AA。因此，到第5年结束时，将有24名学生获得AA学位。在项目资助期内，至少70%的获得AA学位的学员将进入UMD的生物医学相关专业，其中23名学生将转到UMD。这些转学生中至少有75%，即17名学员将获得学士学位，并为进入研究生院做好准备。这是一份修改后的提交，用于竞争性更新申请学士学位课程的桥梁。明尼苏达大学德卢斯分校（University of Minnesota-Duluth）将与两所社区学院合作，提高美国印第安学生完成生物医学学士学位的比例。

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.