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Program Overview
Solving many of the world’s challenges can’t happen in just one year, but BSP helps you begin thinking about how you want to engage with social change. Through our partnership with optiMize and the cohort-based CSP 121 course, you’ll explore issues you care about, collaborate with peers in small learning teams, and develop the skills to think critically about how change happens.
In CSP 121, you’ll work in groups to examine real-world challenges, reflect on your identities and values, and practice approaching social problems with curiosity, humility, and care within a supportive learning environment. Teams may develop new ideas or build on existing ones, with an emphasis on learning, iteration, and collective growth rather than competition or pitching.
The course culminates in a group learning showcase where you’ll share insights, reflections, and lessons from the semester.
Program Requirements
By joining BSP, you are committing to the following expectations and opportunities:
ACADEMIC:
- Maintain enrollment in and successfully complete CSP 121: Bridge Scholars Plus - Why Not Me? Creating Innovative Social Change, during the fall semester only.
- The course meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 PM–5:00 PM.
- 2 credits, Credit/No Credit (C/NC).
- Attend all three (3) check-ins with your assigned CSP 121 Peer Facilitator during the fall semester.
- The course meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 PM–5:00 PM.
- Schedule and attend at least two (2) academic advising appointments with your Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP) advisor during both the fall and winter semesters.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
BSP participants will sign up for most co-curricular opportunities via Sessions@Michigan
- Attend one (1) community check-in with the Coordinator of Bridge Scholars Plus during the fall semester.
- Attend one (1) BSP community-wide gathering per month during the fall and winter semesters.
- Dates/times TBD
- Attend and actively participate in at least one (1) Dinner, Discussion & Networking event during the academic year.
- Attend and actively participate in at least one (1) BSP-wide community-building event during the academic year.
- Attend one (1) BSP community-wide gathering per month during the fall and winter semesters.
- Attend at least two (2) BSP Resident Advisor (RA) community-building activities during the academic year
RESIDENTIAL:
- Reside in Harper Residence Hall in Wolverine Village.
- Adhere to the expectations outlined in the Community Living at Michigan (CLAM) and the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities
Please note: Program requirements and active participation are necessary to remain within the BSP community.
*Some community engagement requirements may change with notice throughout the academic year.
