Mathematics Bridge Program

Since 1990 the Department of Freshman Engineering has offered the Mathematics Summer Bridge Program for beginning students whose high school academic backgrounds indicate high learning potential, but also a high probability of having difficulty in completing the Freshmen Engineering mathematics curriculum. The uniqueness of the Purdue Bridge is that it is one week and only covers mathematics. The Bridge was designed to allow the student to discover his/her strengths and weaknesses in mathematics and to determine if he/she is ready for calculus. The concept is that after the bridge the student will be prepared emotionally to attack the first semester. This positive attitude will produce passing grades in her/his first semester mathematics course, a high first semester GPA, and increase the retention rate of the high risk student