[Agvisors] FW: An important message from Melissa Vito and Gail Burd

[Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta]

Agvisors:

The information provided below will be implemented with students starting
this Fall.  It will commence at the June 13-14 Orientation Session.  If you
have any questions please let me know.

Nancy

Nancy G. Rodriguez-Lorta, M.Ed. 
Assistant Director - Advising, Orientation and Retention
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Office of Academic Programs

University of Arizona
Forbes Bldg. Rm. 211
PO Box 210036
Tucson, AZ 85721-0036
(520) 621-3611
Fax: (520) 621-8662
www.cals.arizona.edu/academicprogams
Appointments: (520) 621-3616



-----Original Message-----
From: University Professional Advisors Council
[mailto:UPAC at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Advising Resource Center
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 7:48 AM
To: UPAC at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: An important message from Melissa Vito and Gail Burd
Importance: High


To the Academic Advising Community,

Earlier this week we met with everyone involved in Orientation at a Triage
Meeting.  We shared some exciting changes that will help improve university
retention efforts and support some of our most academically at-risk
students.
The information regarding these changes is shared below to ensure that all
academic advisors have the same information.  Additionally, handouts that
will be shared with the appropriate students are attached to this message.

Using a student's math placement score as a guide, students who do not place
into Math 100 will be placed into two new remedial courses at the UA:

.     MATH 100AX Preparation for College Math . 2 units
.     SAS 100X Academic Support and Success . 1 unit

This is exciting because students will be able to take courses at the UA
that they would have had to complete elsewhere and receive structured
academic support through the Think Tank (Student Affairs Studies - SAS
100X).

The "X" designation beside a course indicates that the course is remedial.
Remedial courses allow students to earn units towards full time status for
key services like financial aid.  Remedial courses will not count towards a
student's 120 credits required for graduation and grades in remedial courses
do not count towards a student's grade point average.

Students in this group will be limited to a total of 14 credit hours at the
UA, to ensure that we are giving this group the time to devote to bolstering
their math skills and engagement with the UA.

We will begin to implement this pilot program with students at the June
13-14 orientation session and all remaining 2011 orientation sessions.  The
Pre-Scheduling program has been adjusted to accommodate this program and
UAccess has been programmed to limit these students to 14 units.  Rachel
Beech, Director of New Student Services, will provide logistical updates as
the summer progresses.

Thank you for all your efforts in orienting our newest class of Wildcats!

Gail Burd and Melissa Vito




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Advising Resource Center
SUMC, Suite 411
The University of Arizona
P:(520)626-8667
F:(520)626-0488
http://advising.arizona.edu



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