Summer Program

Summer Residential Pre-College Experience Program (PREP)

The PREP Program is a five-week mandatory program, the focus of which is to provide a realistic orientation to the roles and expectations of Shippensburg University students.   Students must participate in a variety of activities such as placement testing and information sessions, as well as complete various interest inventories.  In addition, all students will enroll into two college-level courses, for which they must earn at least a "C" grade. 

  The program provides: 

• An extensive orientation to college life.
• An assessment of academic strengths and areas needing improvement.
• An opportunity to develop basic academic skills in the areas of reading and writing.
• An opportunity to explore and improve attitudes and expectations about the nature of college-level  work.

· Summer PREP Students will attend:

• Classes appropriate for their academic skill level, taught by university faculty.
• Workshops, seminars, and leadership activities.
• Individual and small-group meetings with program faculty and staff members.
• Campus and community cultural events and activities.

HOW IT ALL WORKS
 

ASP students participate in an intensive orientation program upon their arrival to the university. This program incorporates assessment of academic and non-academic skills, awareness of campus resources, as well as living and learning communities.
  Finally, various other socio-cultural events and activities are offered as an integral part of the program. Such activities include: team building initiatives, a diversity education program, and living-learning communities.