BRIDGE TO THE BACCALAUREATE IN THE BRONX

布朗克斯社区学院（BCC）和雷曼学院（LC），这两者都是 位于布朗克斯，是纽约城市大学（CUNY）的一部分。 它们是少数民族院校，拥有高素质的科学系， 相当大的科学和相关健康科学学生群体，以及强大的 致力于科学教育和本科研究。 两 学院有一个NIH少数民族生物医学研究支持计划， LC也有少数民族进入研究职业计划。 到 继续他们的教育，大多数BCC转学生选择LC比其他 CUNY 4年学校 然而，BCC理科学生的人数， 转移到LC是小，这可能是由于学生的不安全感和 缺乏信心。 在这两种情况下，一个艰难的过渡期可能 妨碍学生的进步和成功。 的首要目标 这个项目是为了改善和促进BCC科学的过渡 谁转移到生物化学，生物学， 化学或心理学在LC。 该项目主要针对BCC 科学的学生和教师，但是，LC也将受益。 的BCC 理科学生将获得更好的学术准备， 以咨询和辅导等形式提供的学术支持 本科研究机会。 BCC科学学院将有一个 建立正式机制，以重新建立自己的研究 活动 桥梁项目将在BCC建立一个科学院， 和一个正式的BCC-LC转移计划的科学。 为了确保 成功的转让计划，桥梁项目将增加 BCC学生对自己能力的认识，B.A./ B.S. 计划，以及追求高等教育所需的动机水平 在科学领域。 过渡将通过指导来缓解， 研究活动和科学研讨会在LC。 这预计将 增加BCC科学学生谁转移到LC的数量， 继续本科研究，显然是LC及其 教师。 此外，应更好地准备科学转让。 BCC教师将受益于教师的合作，他们的 增加研究活动。 这些BCC教师将 希望为自己的项目寻求资金，以便进一步 增加学生在社区学院的研究机会。 该项目最终将增加少数民族科学的数量， 学生谁继续到学士学位课程，并最终 研究生院

Bronx Community College (BCC) and Lehman College (LC), which are both located in the Bronx, are part of the City University of New York (CUNY). They are minority institutions, with highly qualified science faculties, sizable science and allied health science student populations, and strong commitments to science education and undergraduate research. Both colleges have an NIH Minority Biomedical Research Support Program, and LC has a Minority Access to Research Careers Program as well. To continue their education, most BCC transfer students select LC over other CUNY 4-yr. schools. However, the number of BCC science students who transfer to LC is small, which may be due to student insecurities and a lack of confidence. In either case, a difficult transition period could interfere with a student's progress and success. The primary goal of this project is to improve and facilitate the transition of BCC science students who transfer to baccalaureate programs in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry or Psychology at LC. The project is aimed primarily at BCC science students and faculty, however, LC will benefit as well. The BCC science students will get a better academic preparation, additional academic support in the form of counseling and tutoring, and more undergraduate research opportunities. BCC science faculty will have a formal mechanism in place to reestablish themselves in research activities. The Bridge project will establish a Science Academy at BCC, and a formal BCC-LC transfer program in the sciences. To help assure success for the transfer program, the Bridge project will increase the BCC student's awareness of their abilities, the demands of the B.A./B.S. program, and the level of motivation needed to pursue higher education in the sciences. The transition will be eased through mentoring, research activities and science seminars at LC. This is expected to increase the number of BCC science students who transfer to LC and continue undergraduate research, clearly a benefit for LC and its faculty. Furthermore, the science transfers should be better prepared. BCC faculty will benefit from the faculty collaborations, and their increased research activities. These BCC faculty members will be expected to pursue funding for their own projects, so as to further increase the student research opportunities at the community college. The project should ultimately increase the number of minority science students who continue on to a baccalaureate program, and eventually to graduate school.