Special Benefits of the Bridge Program

Bridge Program participants will benefit from many services that allow each student to transfer to Lander University as smoothly as possible.

• Interested participants can become Bridge Students at any of South Carolina’s 16 public technical colleges.
• Participants have access to dual academic advisement by professionals at both the technical college of their choice and Lander University.
• Courses taken at the technical colleges (listed in the Advising Guide) transfer to Lander and, more importantly, satisfy the students’ academic program requirements for the university.
• A Lander representative will travel to each technical college throughout the year and will be available to speak with Bridge students during their freshman year at the technical college.
• Upon successful completion of the Bridge requirements associated with the technical college of your choice, Bridge students are granted full acceptance into Lander University.
• Bridge students are eligible for priority registration times.
• Specific transfer orientation sessions are available for Bridge students prior to enrolling at Lander.

Participants also have the following special benefits associated with the Bridge Program:

• Lander University Bridge ID card (see LUPD)
• Free admission to Lander athletic events
• Admission to Fine Arts Lecture Series (FALS) events (required for graduation from Lander)
• Priority Registration Period (a semester prior to Lander enrollment)
• Access to Lander’s Jackson Library
• Access to Lander’s Academic Success Center
• Access to Lander’s PRAXIS Lab (for Education majors)
• Academic Advising
• Financial Aid Advising
• Transfer Articulation Advisement
• Access to Lander’s Office of Career Services, which provides:
  • Career Counseling
  • Job Postings
  • Career Fairs
  • Workshops & Seminars
• Opportunity to purchase commuter meal plans for use in:
  • Bearcat Den
  • Java City
  • Dining Hall