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Bridges: Table of Contents

Bridges

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Who Is This Book For?

Why “Bridges”?

For Students: Some Important Definitions

For Instructors: Some Important Considerations

Getting In

1. Accreditation and Types of Institutions

2. International United States College Campuses

3. Study Abroad in the United States

4. College Fairs

5. Outreach Services

6. Community Serving Colleges and Universities

American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities

Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

First-Generation Forward Institutions

Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Online Institutions

Veteran-Serving Institutions

Women’s Colleges and Universities

7. College Rankings

8. Campus Visits

9. College Websites and Other Internet Resources

10. Applications

Undergraduate School

Graduate School

Getting Through

11. Common Challenges

General Problem Solving

Money

Warning About Predatory Loans

Getting Involved

Time Management

Dormmates/Roommates

So Many Questions–Whom to Ask?

Goal Setting

12. Academic Advising

13. Credentials, Majors, and Requirements

14. Instructors and Professors

Job Titles and Pronouns

Office Hours

Letters of Recommendation

15. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

16. Rights and Responsibilities

17. More Quotes From the Field

Appendix

18. Twenty Academic Jargon Words You Might Need to Know

19. Grammar for Composition Resources and Review

Components of a Sentence

Subjects

Prepositional Phrases

Verbs

Sentence Structure

Collective Nouns

Sentence Combining: Conjunctive Adverbs

Sentence Combining: Subordination

Sentence Combining: Run-on Sentences

Parallelism

Good Paragraphs

Topic Sentences

Supporting Sentences

Concluding Sentences

Transitions

Academic Paragraphs

Thesis Statements

Audience

Introduction Paragraphs

Body Paragraphs

Conclusion Paragraphs

20. Academic Situations and Scripts

In Emails

In the Classroom

In Office Hours

21. Pop Culture Index

Best African American Films

Best Asian American Films

Best International Feature Film Winners

Best Hispanic and Latinx American Films

The EGOT List

The Literary List

The Kennedy Center Honor List

The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

About the Author

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