Many students begin their college experience with anxiety about what is expected of them. The three recommended Bridge-to-College courses are designed to prepare you for success in the college environment. These courses - College Success, English Composition I, and either College Algebra or Thinking Mathematically- can be taken as a complete program or individually. Each course lasts between 8 and 16 weeks, offering the flexibility and support you need to start earning college credit successfully.
How it works:
The Bridge program can be taken as a sequence of courses or as three individual courses, each designed to prepare you for college-level work. Each course is worth 3 college credits, which are guaranteed to transfer to over 2,200 colleges and universities.
Price:
The cost of each course is $750. Flexible payment plans are available!
Questions?
Contact [email protected] or call at (210) 318-4131
Course Descriptions
College Success: 8 weeks
This course provides new students with an orientation to the college environment. It works to build more capable lifelong learners by combining conceptual knowledge with practical strategies and skills. With engaging content and a focus on applying course concepts to real-world situations, College Success is particularly helpful for students making the transition from a previous level of education or experience into the collegiate level of education.
English Composition: 12 weeks
This course is a comprehensive English Composition Corequisite course, covering the essentials for writing successfully in college with additional practice on key concepts. The course design allows students a way to master concepts and skills in small bites, through engaging practice activities and frequent questioning with targeted feedback. The “Writing Workshop” modules provide extra practice opportunities and walk students through the more difficult concepts in the course. Throughout, students learn about critical thinking, reflection, reading, the writing process, analysis, argumentation, the research process, citation, and grammar.
College Algebra: 16 weeks
This course is designed as a stand-alone College Algebra course with additional support for those students struggling with prerequisite skills. Each module begins with a “Review Topics for Success” section in which critical topics from Prealgebra, Beginning Algebra, and Intermediate Algebra are examined. Additionally, just-in-time review of developmental math concepts appear throughout the text to help those students who need further learning support.
Thinking Mathematically: 10 weeks
This survey course focuses on developing math literacy and problem-solving skills. Emphasis is placed on the applicability of mathematics to real-world situations. Topics include problem-solving, set theory, logic, the history of number systems, consumer mathematics, probability and statistics, graph theory and voting theory.