CUNY SLU & Challenge Charter School Partner to Offer Free College Courses

Part-Time Initiative at Far Rockaway for Recent High School Graduates

The strategic partnership between CUNY SLU and Challenge Charter School creates a path for recent High School graduates to obtain a Certificate in the Urban Experience, gain academic and professional skills, and begin their journey toward earning a Bachelor’s degree.

SLU’s Certificate in the Urban Experience is designed to help students:

• Develop critical reading and analytical skills necessary for workplace success
• Become familiar with racial and economic disparities experienced by urban communities
• Learn how to interpret and reflect on numerical and graphical information
• Seamlessly transition to an associate and bachelor’s degree program at any CUNY school.

FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

Applicants must:

• Have graduated with a minimum of a 70 average
• Have obtained their High School diploma (or equivalent)
• Be a recent High School graduate (3 years or less)

Students accepted into the program will enjoy a host of benefits including:

• A dedicated academic advisor
• Full scholarship (tuition and fees covered)
• Application fee waived
• Book vouchers
• Metro cards
• Academic and career support

Students take courses at the Challenge Charter School campus in the Rockaways and complete 3 credits in the Fall, 6 in the Spring, and 3 in the Summer.

• URB 101 – Statistics for Social Change (3 Credits)
• URB 102 – Writing 1: Language, Literacy, and Culture (3 Credits)
• URB 103 – Writing 2: The Nature of the City (3 Credits)
• HCA 105 – Social Justice and Health Equity (3 Credits)