ATTENTION!!!!        ATTENTION!!!!          ATTENTION!!! TEAM BUILDING ALL EXPENSE PAID TRIP TO: IRONS OAKS ADVENTURE CENTER IN FLOSSMOOR, ILLINOIS SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 FOR THE FIRST 30 STUDENTS (NEW OR RETURNING). JUST DOWNLOAD YOUR APPLICATION (RETURNING STUDENTS) AND ESSAY ALONG WITH YOUR TRANSCRIPTS AND RECOMMENDATION FORM (NEW STUDENTS) AND FAX TO TRACI DENNARD AT 312-261-3845 BY THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2008.  YOU MUST HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE TRIP. Fall 2008 Classes start September 15th , 2008 College Bridge Orientation for the Fall term 2008 will be held on the Chicago Campus on Thursday, September 4th, 2008 from 3:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. - room TBA.                                 Parents are welcome! New Student Application Deadline for Fall Term- Friday, August 22nd, 2008.                        Returning Student Application Deadline for Fall Term - Thursday, September 4th, 2008 Assessment Date for New students for Fall Term - Thursday, August 28th, 2008 at 4pm We look forward to meeting our new Bridge students, and greeting our returning students. National-Louis University 122 S. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60603

This program is specifically designed for high school junior and seniors in the Chicago Public Schools. If that is you, you can take college-level courses for both high school credit and college credit.

• Get a head start on college.
• Make new friends.
• Potentially earn high school advanced placement credit.
• Potentially earn college credit.

• You are a junior or senior in the Chicago Public High Schools.
• You have a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
• You have an attendance level of at least 90%.

• Obtain an application from your high school's college counselor, fill it out, and send it in. (The application form is also downloadable from this web page as a pdf file.) You will indicate a 1^st and 2^nd choice of course work from the list of available Bridge courses sent to your college counselor or available on this website.
• Write a 100–150 word essay outlining your educational and career goals.
• Submit a letter of recommendation to the program from your high school's college counselor. (The recommendation form is also downloadable from this web page as a pdf file).
• Submit a copy of your official high school transcripts.
• Be assessed in writing at the Center for Academic Development prior to registering for any course work. You must pass the writing assessment with a Satisfactory or a CAD Recommended in order to be enrolled.
• Only those students who are solely on the math track will have to take the math assessment in addition to the writing assessment.

• ALL NEW College Bridge students must take the university's reading and writing assessment . You must call the Center for Academic Development (CAD) at 312-261-3374 to schedule. Math assessment is not required for Bridge students. If a student is not accepted, he may reapply the following term.

• Obtain an application from your high school's college counselor, fill it out, and send it in. (The application form is also downloadable from this web page as a pdf file.)