Tuck Business Bridge Program at Colgate

Expand your career readiness for business.

Offered in collaboration with Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business, Colgate Career Services, and Colgate's Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Tuck Business Bridge Program at Colgate is designed to prepare top liberal arts students to be successful candidates for internships and jobs. The program features a comprehensive curriculum taught by the school’s top-ranked MBA faculty and includes a capstone team project and career exploration modules.

Program Details

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The 2025 application period has closed.
Decisions announced: October 17, 2025
Deadline for students to accept offers: October 29, 2025

 

Start Date

January 1, 2026

 

End Date

January 16, 2026

 

Cost

$8,500
This comprehensive fee includes Tuck Bridge tuition and course materials in addition to housing and food during the on-campus portion of the program. *Any student who does not have a Colgate meal plan for the fall or spring semester will incur an additional $330 charge for on-campus meals.

 

Aid

Aligned with the Colgate Commitment and through the generosity of our donors, Giovanni ’94 and Maree Cutaia, Career Services will support the full cost of participation for at least 20 selected students who receive financial aid. Additional aid determinations may be made through Tuck during the enrollment process. Students will receive their offer to participate alongside any offers for financial aid so they may consider all factors before enrolling.

 

Eligibility

To be eligible, students must meet all of the following requirements: 

  1. Sophomore or junior enrolled in good standing; preference will be given to sophomores
  2. Resume certified by Career Services by October 10, 2025
  3. GPA above 3.0, preferably above 3.5
  4. Enrolled and on campus for spring semester
  5. Demonstrated strong time management skills through balancing academic and co-curricular commitments
  6. Demonstrated strength in quantitative ability
  7. Available to participate as follows:
    1. Return to campus on January 1
    2. Participate in all Tuck Business Bridge Program at Colgate sessions January 2–16
      Note: The program will culminate in time for sophomores to participate fully in Sophomore Connections.
  8. Submit the application by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Monday, September 29, 2025

More About the Program

What you will study

Courses and modules in this rigorous program include business communications and strategy, ethics, marketing, financial accounting, and organizational behavior. Course material is integrated so that everything you learn and do in class directly supports your Bridge Capstone Project and your personal career development.

Course delivery

There will be nine hours of asynchronous work between December 20 and January 2. After returning to campus on January 1, students will work January 2–16 in a hybrid classroom full of fellow Colgate students, learning from professors via remote feed from Hanover, N.H.

Capstone expectations

Each student will be assigned to a team to deliver an in-person capstone case study presentation evaluated by successful Colgate alumni who will be on campus for the program's conclusion. 

The Tuck Bridge Capstone Project allows students to apply the skills they acquire in the classroom to analyze and value a real-world business. Each team will select a publicly traded company, analyze its business, and determine how much the company is worth. At the end of the Business Bridge program, teams will present their recommendations and conclusions to successful Colgate alumni who will be on campus.

Cohort

The cohort of the Tuck Business Bridge Program at Colgate is anticipated to include 40 Colgate sophomores and juniors.

Contact

Questions regarding the program or application process may be directed to tuckbridge@colgate.edu or by calling 315-228-7380.