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Bridges
to the Baccalaureate
Introduction
The Bridges to the
Baccalaureate Program is a facet of a larger National Institutes of
Health (NIH) initiative to increase the number of minorities training for
and entering the biomedical sciences. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Jefferson State Community College
(JSCC) have been "Bridge" sponsoring institutions since 1999.
Lawson State Community College (LSCC) has participated since 2002.
About the Program
The Bridges program is divided
into two phases, academic and research.
The academic component consists of
students focusing on their didactic course work during the fall and
spring term and preparing for the research phase. Preparation for the
research phase includes working in a LSCC lab, learning scientific
techniques used in basic science research, participating in 2 enrichment
sessions per month and attending scheduled seminars at UAB, JSCC and
LSCC.
The research phase consists of
students spending 40 hours per week at UAB participating in basic science
or social science research under the expert tutelage and guidance of a
leading scientist in the students' field of interest. The research
component affords LSCC students with an opportunity to witness science at
work. This component also provides the student with the opportunity to
meet and network with other undergraduate students from colleges across
the United States and the world.
The research component typically
occurs in the summer however in extreme circumstances the research phase
and academic phase can be shifted.
Benefits
- Monthly stipend during the fall and
spring semesters in some cases
- Paid internship in the summer at UAB ($2,400
for 8 weeks)
- One advisor that follows your progress
until you graduate from LSCC
- Research experience
- Scholarship opportunities upon
transferring to UAB as a Bridges graduate
- Networking
- Meeting life-long friends and colleagues
Requirements
- Minority (African-American, Hispanic,
Native American)
- United States citizen
- Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Nursing,
Psychology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Pre-Engineering major
- Have accumulated or will accumulate 18
credit hours (not including IC) with a 2.75 GPA or higher
- Full-time student at Lawson State Community College
- Available to work 8AM to 5PM, Monday through Friday during the
summer.
Application deadline
– April 1, 2005
For more information or questions
call LSCC's Bridges Coordinator Dr. Tracey
Wilson at 929-6482 or send email to twilson@lawsonstate.edu
Click here
to download an application.
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