Benefits of the Lander University Bridge Program

The Bridge Program Agreement between South Carolina’s 16 technical colleges and Lander University was created in an effort to make the transfer process to Lander as seamless as possible.  Students participating in the Lander University Bridge Program will enjoy receiving the following benefits:

• 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
• 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