College Discovery/Bilingual Studies Program

The Program;

If you are a talented and motivated individual whose academic record does not reflect your full potential, the College Discovery/Bilingual Studies Program is for you. This program is one of the CUNY opportunity programs that provides comprehensive support to students with academic potential who might otherwise be excluded from higher education due to circumstances of academic and economic necessity.

Support Services

Throughout their college career, program students receive a broad range of support services, including:academic, personal, and career counseling; academic support ranging from remedial and developmental instruction through college level courses; leadership training and student development workshops; and an enhanced financial aid package which provides a stipend for book expenses as well as additional semesters of aid for degree completion.

The bilingual component offers the student the opportunity to receive support services in their native languages as well as to develop college-level proficiency in English, Spanish, French-Creole and Russian while pursuing a liberal arts or career skills education.

Eligibility:

A student is eligible for admission to our College Discovery/Bilingual Studies Program if he/she meets the following criteria:

First-Time Freshman

1. New York City resident for at least one year prior to enrollment.

2. High school graduate or recipient of a state-approved equivalency diploma.

3. Economically needed, defined as having a gross family income below the level set by New York State guidelines (see below).

4. Academically underprepared, according to the admissions criteria established for the CUNY College Discovery Program.

5. Attend a Pre-Freshman Program if he/she does not meet University standards on any one of the CUNY skills assessment tests.

Transfer Students

Students transferring to Kingsborough college and wishing to enroll in our program must have been enrolled in a similar program (HEOP, EOP, SEEK, CD) at their previous school or be veterans who may have earned up to 18 credits of college-level work prior to entrance into the service (except for USAFI) and service-connected University of Maryland credits

Dr. Sandra Ramos, Director
Ms. Evelyn Cendan, Associate Director

For more information, please call or email

T.718.368.5576/5520
F. 718.368.4906/5997

Email:Sandra.Ramos@Kingsborough.edu