This application based program serves historically marginalized students who are university scholarship recipients and/ or grant recipients. Students within BRIDGES engage in a tailored first-year cohort experience that is rooted in mentorship, resource building and academic coursework.
Build Your Connection from the Start
Join a Personalized First-year Experience
Students will have the opportunity to partake in a pre-orientation retreat, tailored sections of Academic Foundations and social outings with other first-year students and Pitt upperclassmen. Browse through our website to explore if BRIDGES is the program for you.
Course Offerings
Our diverse and expert educators believe in making the world a better place, and helping you hone your passion into purposeful direction and action.
FP 0001: Academic Foundations
This one-credit course is your insiders’ guide to Pitt, connecting you to valuable academic resources and opportunities, introducing you to the campus and the city, and providing the opportunity to meet other new students in small classes.
FP 0002: Academic Communities
This Academic Foundations course is paired with thematic course offerings from our Academic Communities. You will take all courses with a small group of peers, further developing your network at Pitt while exploring common interests
FP 0003: Fall First-Year Seminar
This First-Year Seminar course is offered in the Fall term and is ideal for students interested in digging deeper into a particular theme. These courses are designed for a small, cohesive group of students to engage with one another and the course content.
FP 0004: BRIDGES
This Academic Foundations course is designed specifically for BRIDGES students as resource for building a strong, supportive community of peers.
FP 0006: Spring First-Year Seminar
This First-Year Seminar course is offered in the Spring term and explores a focused topic you are interested in by reading selected texts, writing papers, and participating in classroom discussions.
FP 0008: Civic Engagement
Students will explore their civic identity through intentional dialogue and mindfulness reflection practices that connect directly with Pittsburgh communities.
