[Agvisors] FW: Important Message: New Start Courses in Progress and Orientation on Friday June 29

[Nancy Rodriguez Lorta]

From: University Professional Advisors Council
[mailto:UPAC at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Catts, Roxie L - (catts)
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:29 PM
To: UPAC at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Important Message: New Start Courses in Progress and Orientation on
Friday

 

 

A Note About New Start Courses

 

Currently, all New Start participants are enrolled in 6-7 units of
coursework.  Each student will have a print of of their current summer
courses in their calendar during orientation. These units include two common
courses that all students are taking: "H ED 197C: Orientation and
Transition" (2 units) and "A ED 295C: UA Heritage & Traditions" (1 unit).
The remaining 3-4 units are coming from their academic course which is
either an English, Math or Anthropology course. Placement decisions were
made based on available placement scores, proof of academic credit, the
number of seats available in our courses, and to a lesser extent, their plan
of study when available.

 

The sections of English being offered through New Start are English 101+,
101, 102 and 109H. The Math courses offered are Math 100 or Math 112.
Anthropology 150B was offered to students who did not have Math or English
placement scores, had tested lower/higher than our offered sections, or who
had received dual enrollment credit. Students enrolled in English 101+ or
101 have been notified by their instructors that even if they are currently
in English 101, they may not receive English 102 for the Fall semester due
to the limited availability of off-sequence English courses. They have been
encouraged to plan on taking English 102 in the Spring.

 

The majority of our students have already received their mid-program
progress reports that give them a sense of their grade as of the mid-point
of the program. Some students may have questions about whether they should
plan on registering for the next class in the sequence of their courses. If
they are concerned about failing their course, it may be useful to discuss
the possibility of utilizing the Grade Replacement Opportunity in the Fall.
They should not be advised to withdrawal from New Start as many students
will be able to improve their scores significantly between now and the end
of the program. Students in Math 100 will retake the ALEKS math test as
their final and may need to adjust their course placement at that time.  

 

Thanks All

Stefanie Basij

Senior Coordinator

 

New Student Services

The University of Arizona

520-621-1270

sbasij at email.arizona.edu

 

 

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