CARE
Recruitment: Florida State University
College
& Career Counselors,
My name is Justina
Jones, the Associate Director of the Center for Academic Retention and
Enhancement (CARE) at Florida State University.
CARE provides
preparation, orientation, and academic support programming for students who are
among the first in their family to attend college and may face unique
challenges in college because of educational or economic circumstances. The
CARE Summer Bridge Program (SBP) is an alternative admission program for
first-generation college students and students who are disadvantaged by
economic or educational circumstances. This high school-to-college bridge
program is designed to help ease students' adjustment to college life and build
a foundation for academic success. Students will be required to apply for
financial aid, and those with financial need will have 100% of their need for
the Summer Bridge summer term met from non-loan sources.
For more
information about CARE, please review the below information or visit our
website at care.fsu.edu.
Summer
Bridge Program Experience
All
CARE participants will live together in campus housing during the initial
summer term, along with current Florida State students who will serve as
residential peer counselors, guides, and mentors. Participants will also:
- Tour campus facilities and the local community
- Meet key University faculty, staff, and administrators
who will become part of the student's support system
- Meet campus student leaders to learn more about what
the University has to offer
- Participate in cultural enrichment activities
- Have fun and make lifelong friends.
Students
admitted to the University through CARE will begin their studies during the
summer term. Throughout the remainder of their enrollment at FSU, they will
participate in a variety of required and optional activities to ensure
successful completion of their bachelor's degree.
Qualifications
for Summer Bridge Program
Academic
Requirements
- A minimum 3.0 weighted academic GPA,
- 980 SAT total, and/or
- 19 ACT Composite
- Complete the minimum academic courses as required by
the State of Florida
- Qualify as socioeconomically disadvantaged as
determined by the FAFSA and supporting documentation
- Qualify for federal financial assistance
- Students must apply for financial aid by completing
BOTH the 2017-18 FAFSA (available now) AND the 2018-19 FAFSA (opens October
1, 2017). They can be found at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
- Both FAFSA's must be submitted by November 1, 2017 to
be considered for CARE.
- All students admitted to CARE must be eligible for the
Pell Grant during summer and fall/spring terms.
Additional
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a first-generation college student (neither
parent can have obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher)
- Must be a Florida Resident for tuition purposes
- Must be eligible for Federal financial aid
- Must be Pell-eligible for both Summer and Fall/Spring
terms
- Must complete the CARE short answer prompts
CARE
Application Process
The application and all supporting documents required for CARE
must be received by November 1, 2017.
1. Apply online at admissions.fsu.edu or
mycoalition.org.
2.
Create your Self-reported Student Academic Record (SSAR) at admissions.fsu.edu/freshman/ssar using
your official high school transcript.
3.
Submit the following items on the Application Status Check (admissions.fsu.edu/StatusCheck):
Complete
the supplemental CARE application.
- Self-report
all ACT or SAT test scores.
- Link
your Self-reported Student Academic Record (SSAR) by copying the 32- character
code from your SSAR account.
- Choose
one of five essay questions found at admissions.fsu.edu/freshman,
and upload your essay. The essay should be no longer than 550 words.
- Upload
one résumé.
- Complete
the Residency Declaration for tuition purposes form.
4. Complete both the 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) using the IRS Data-Retrieval Tool found at fafsa.gov.
Contact the academic department directly if majoring in Dance,
Film (animation or production), Music, or Theater.
Log
into the Online Status Check regularly to monitor the status of your
application.
Justina Jones
Associate Director
Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement (CARE)
Thagard Building (THC) 109 Collegiate Loop
850-644-9699
