BRIDGE to the Baccalaureate Program at Morgan State University

具体目标 在摩根州立大学（MSU）的桥梁学士学位课程是摩根州立大学之间的合作， 乔治王子社区学院Prince Georges Community College（PGCC）该计划的长期目标是增加 成功完成从PGCC过渡到PGCC的少数民族人数 在心理学和STEM专业学士学位在密歇根州立大学完成，然后谁能够 成功竞争研究生或专业课程的职位或进入劳动力市场， 与生物医学或行为科学相关的领域。该计划将从一开始就吸引学生 他们在社区大学的第一年，利用“环绕”的方法，提供持续的密集， 个性化的支持和关注，通过在MSU高年级。目标围绕三个主要方面 战略：1）计划前的举措，以培养研究的文化在PGCC和提高认识， MSU的本科研究和学术机会; 2）将促进成功的学术支持 过渡到密歇根州立大学和坚持完成学士学位;和3）辅导计划 （个人和专业）在整个学术生涯中持续。因此，“环绕”方法 包括项目完成之前、期间和之后的活动。在供资期结束时， 我们将培养并毕业30名MSU BRIDGE学者。我们预计会有更广泛的影响， 只有桥学者转移到密歇根州立大学，因为在每个机构的一些计划活动， 对所有学生开放。鼓励PGCC相关专业的所有学生参加学前教育， 桥的活动。心理学和STEM专业的MSU所有转学生都将强烈 鼓励参加MSU桥活动，使他们也将坚持完成 他们的程度。为此，我们提出以下目标和具体目标：加强转移 PGCC和MSU之间的学生管道为有兴趣完成学士学位的学生 在STEM或心理学学科的学位，特别注重在生物医学或 行为科学目标2.创造和促进学生的学业成功和坚持， 在MSU完成STEM学士学位。目标3.培养研究文化， 学术成就，这将有助于完成学士学位和随后的职业生涯， 生物医学或行为科学。

SPECIFIC AIMS The BRIDGE to the BS Program at Morgan State University (MSU) is a collaboration between Morgan State University and Prince Georges Community College (PGCC). The long-term goal of this program is to increase the numbers of underrepresented minorities who successfully complete the transition from PGCC to completion of the Baccalaureate degree in psychology and STEM majors at MSU and who are then able to successfully compete for positions in graduate or professional programs or gain entry in the workforce in areas related to biomedical or behavioral sciences. The program, which will engage students from the start of their first year in community college, utilizes a “wrap around” approach that offers continuous intensive, individualized support and attention through the senior year at MSU. The goals center around three major strategies: 1) pre-program initiatives to nurture a culture of research at PGCC and increase awareness of undergraduate research and academic opportunities at MSU; 2) academic support that will foster successful transition to MSU and persistence to completion of the baccalaureate degree; and 3) mentoring initiatives (personal and professional) that continue throughout the academic career. Thus the “wrap around” approach encompasses activities before, during, and after completion of the program. At the end of the funding period, we will have trained and graduated 30 MSU BRIDGE scholars. We anticipate a much broader impact beyond just the BRIDGE scholars that transfer to MSU given that some of the program activities at each institution are open to all students. All students at PGCC within relevant majors will be encourages to participate in Pre- BRIDGE activities. All transfer students at MSU within the psychology and STEM majors will be strongly encouraged to participate in the MSU BRIDGE activities so that they will also persist towards completion of their degree. To this end, we propose the following Goals and Objectives: GOAL 1. To strengthen the transfer student pipeline between PGCC and MSU for students who are interested in completing a baccalaureate degree in the STEM or psychology disciplines, with particular focus on career goals in biomedical or behavioral sciences. GOAL 2. Create and facilitate transfer student academic success and persistence to completion of the baccalaureate degree in STEM at MSU. GOAL 3. Nurture a culture of research and academic achievement that will facilitate completion of the baccalaureate degree and subsequent careers in the biomedical or behavioral sciences.