CEED's Freshmen Retention Program (FRP) is a successful program designed to engage freshmen into the CEED learning community and increase retention in the critical first year.

The primary components of FRP are:

Summer Bridge - Two-week summer program to prepare students for the intense curricula and engage them in the CEED community.

Orientation Course - Fall quarter course to expose and engage students in the various engineering disciplines.

Academic Excellence Workshops - Collaborative problem-solving workshops in math, chemistry and physics.