本课程通过将英语学习与一两个内容领域的学习相结合，帮助高水平的学生为大学做准备。大学衔接计划的学生每周学习15个小时的学术英语。此外，他们会选修一门或两门本科课程（每学期3或6个学时），并与圣玛丽招生办公室和新学生协商后选择科目。要进入大学衔接课程（UBP），学生必须提交一份完整的申请表，并在强化英语课程的秋季，冬季或春季学期交纳押金。
This course helps advanced level students prepare for university by combining English studies with study in one or two content areas. Students in the University Bridging Program study 15 hours per week of English for Academic Purposes. In addition, they take one or two undergraduate courses (3 or 6 credit hours per term), in subjects chosen in consultation with Saint Mary's Office of Admissions and New Students. To enter the University Bridging Program (UBP), students must submit a completed application form and deposit for the Fall, Winter, or Spring semester of the Intensive English Program.