The Shelton State Bridge Program is intended to facilitate a smooth transition for students who begin their studies at Shelton State Community College (SSCC) and wish to matriculate to The University of Alabama (UA) to complete a bachelor's degree. Students admitted to this program will be concurrently enrolled at SSCC and UA with both institutions waiving any application fees.
Students who are admitted to the Shelton State Bridge Program are considered full-time students at SSCC and concurrent students at UA. Students with the program are required to take freshman compass courses BCE 101 Freshman Compass: UA and GS 111 Academic Skills at UA their first and second semester, respectively. Students are eligible to transition to UA provided the following requirements are met:
a. Completion of 24 college credit hours
b. A minimum 3.0 cumulative college GPA;
c. Good academic standing at both UA and SSCC; and
d. Adherence to any additional UA admission requirements.
Students in the Shelton State Bridge Program will be automatically admitted to the specific UA academic degree program to which they initially applied once they complete the requisite coursework at Shelton State and meet UA admission requirements for the academic degree program. Students who successfully complete this program can compete for scholarship consideration at the time of the student’s full-time enrollment at UA.
Courses taken at UA as part of this program will be billed at The University of Alabama tuition rate, and courses taken at Shelton State Community College will be billed at the SSCC tuition rate.