The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology’s (CEAT) Summer Bridge Program is a three-week, residential preparatory program for incoming first-year students who have been accepted to Oklahoma State University and who plan to pursue a degree in engineering, architecture, or engineering technology. Summer Bridge is designed to guide students as they transition from high school to the rigors of CEAT coursework through academic review, orientation seminars and engineering design projects.

Preparing students for math rigors, specifically calculus, CEAT coursework is a large focus of the program. Summer Bridge participants can potentially help students shorten their time to graduation by a semester, or full year, depending on their level of math readiness at the start of the program. While increasing participant’s math skills is a focus, Summer Bridge is beneficial for students of all math skills and backgrounds. Participants build relationships with other incoming students, faculty, staff, and start building strong study habits with the assistance of peer mentors in their second, third, or fourth years of study within CEAT.

The 2025 Summer Bridge Program will be held July 19 - August 8, 2025. Participants will move into Parker Hall on either Saturday, July 19 or Sunday, July 20 with program activities officially beginning Monday morning. After Summer Bridge, participants will have one week before the fall semester begins. Students are welcome, and encouraged, to stay on campus during this time to participate in Cowboy Welcome!

Summer Bridge participants must live in the College's Living Learning Program (LLP) in Parker Hall during the program and for the 2025-2026 academic year. Participants are not able to move out of Parker Hall at the conclusion of the program. Programming and opportunities are tailored for Summer Bridge participants in Parker Hall for the remainder of the academic year.

Applications are submitted through the Undergraduate Admissions' Application Portal by completing the LLP application after being accepted to OSU. The LLP Application will open on October 1. To complete the LLP Application, click the Application Portal button below and navigating to the Housing tab page and click “Register for an LLP Now”:

Application Portal

The priority deadline to be considered for Summer Bridge is February 1. We will begin making Summer Bridge offers prior to February 1^st and encourage you to complete an application sooner rather than later!

Participants in Summer Bridge historically perform better academically and feel more prepared for life as a CEAT student. Some highlights of participating include:

• Receive an introduction to OSU and extended campus orientation before fall classes begin
• Hear first-hand from to each of the department heads of CEAT's academic schools
• Intense math review in either based on OSU Math Placement with math tracks in
• College Algebra
• Preparation for Calculus
• Calculus
• Calculus+ (designed for students taking math courses above Calculus I in the fall semester)
• Physics and chemistry review (or introduction)
• English composition/technical writing review
• Engineering design and fabrication projects led by CEAT faculty members
• Industry tours and presentations with Summer Bridge sponsors such as Phillips66, Boeing, Halliburton, and more
• Potential to earn additional scholarships through Summer Bridge performance
• Receive academic credit for ENGR 1111, Introduction to Engineering, a course required by most of CEAT’s degree programs

The program fee per student is $1,500 and includes on-campus housing, academic courses and curriculum, seminars, tours, transportation, recreational activities, entertainment and engineering project supplies. Partial and full fee waivers are available from our industry sponsors. Waivers will be awarded at the time of notification of acceptance into the program. The program fee is applied directly to participants’ OSU Bursar accounts in August for payment with their first tuition bill.