ASCEND

Achieving Success by Cultivating

Excellence & Nurturing Discovery

What is ASCEND?

  • The key to your future collegiate & career success! 
  • A university sponsored, six-week (July1st-August 12th) academic & college preparatory program designed to help structure & strengthen the transition experience for incoming for first-year students                  

I Received My Letter, What's Next? 

Step 1: Register for the July 1st ASCEND Orientation  

Step 2: Complete & Submit All Financial Aid Documents

Step 3: Submit Required Immunization Records

Have a Question? Ask A Peer Mentor!

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What Are Our Students Saying? 

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Program Goals

  • Support students’ successful transition from high school to college. 

  • Prepare students’ for college-level work.

  • Develop and strengthen students’ connections with peers, mentors, advisors, faculty and staff.

  • Provide students with knowledge critical to success in college (e.g. study skills, time management, and campus life) 

  • Enhance students’ sense of belonging. 

Program Components

  • Career Readiness 

  • Academic preparation and skills 

  • Academic advising 

  • Peer to Peer Mentorship

  • Orientation to college and campus engagement 

  • Supplemental Instruction

  • Year round sustainability through mentorship & tutoring

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Helpful Documents & Forms

Immunization Records Instructions (pdf)
Health Records Form (pdf)
How to Obtain Your Tax Return Transcript (pdf)
How to Create Your FSA ID (pdf)

Contact Us

ASCEND Summer Bridge Program
Location: Vodra Hall
Phone: (551) 258-1246
Email: ascend@njcu.edu