IMPORTANT UPDATES:
**SBA students DO NOT need to register for an Orientation session. You will participate in an orientation session which has been designed specifically for SBA students. The date for this session as well as other important program info can be found on the SBA Calendars.

**SBA students DO NOT need to register for SBA classes. You have already been placed in the required classes, and your schedules should be available for viewing via Banner.
To view your SBA Schedule:
1. Log In to Banner
2. Click on the "Student Services and Financial Aid" tab
3. Select the "Registration" link
4. Select either "Student Schedule by Day & Time" or "Student Detail Schedule"
If you cannot view your SBA schedule after following the directions listed above, please contact Ashley Myers at aamyers@valdosta.edu.

What is SBA?
The Summer Bridge Academy (SBA)* is a program designed for a select group of students who wish to attend Valdosta State University but did not meet the requirements for regular admission. Over a 7 week period, students will take 8 hours of classes which will prepare them for educational success in the future. The Summer Bridge Academy will help students meet the requirements necessary to become a regular student at VSU for the sequential Fall term and will be equipped with the tools to excel in their classes, have confidence in their academic ability, and be excited to get involved around campus, which will contribute to their personal success as well as to the institutional success of Valdosta State University.

SBA will help you meet the requirements necessary to become a regular student at VSU for the sequential Fall term. Successful completion of the SBA program requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and an earned grade of a "C" or better in all of your SBA coursework. After you have completed and met all of the requirements of the SBA program, you will receive regular admission to Valdosta State University for the sequential Fall term.

*More information can be found in the SBA brochure.

 How Will You Benefit From SBA? 

• Strengthen your skills in Math or English courses
• Earn credit to satisfy part of the VSU Core Curriculum*
• Develop time management skills
• Enhance your study skills
• Develop confidence to improve participation in your classes
• Attending mandatory tutoring sessions with course instructors and supplemental instructors will help you succeed in your classes
• Participation in cohort style classes will promote social interaction with your peers and will provide a sense of familiarity with your professors
• Learn about the multiple academic and social resources VSU has to offer
• Become acclimated to campus before VSU's Fall semester begins

*In order to meet the requirements of the Summer Bridge Academy program, you must pass each class with a grade of "C" or higher.