Center for Access and Transition

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Center for Access and Transition

• 2441 French West
• 556-1661
• www.uc.edu/cat

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The Center

• Program within the College of Applied Sciences
  (CAS)
• Our goal is to aid students in their efforts to
  make up their deficiencies within one year and
  then transition to an associate program,
  baccalaureate program or certificate program.

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Who we serve

• Students who do not initially meet the Academic
  Success Criteria for admission into their program
  of choice
• Dippers

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Who we are

• Dr. David Shepherd, Interim Assistant Dean and
  Interim Co-Director
• Dr. Dorothy Battle, Interim Co-Director

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Advising Staff

• Lori Wright, Director of Advising
• Rebecca McCollum, Assistant Director Academic
• Advising Staff
• Darryl Daniels Amber Lohrey Felicia Wallace
• Patrick Donnelly Hilary Ellison Melissa Green
• Anthony McCloud Kareem Moffett Kevin Ploeger

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Faculty

• Janet Reed, Interim Department Head Humanities,
  Media Cultural Studies
• Missy Laine, Assistant Department Head
  Humanities, Media Cultural Studies
• Paul Jones, Assistant Department Head Mathematics
  and Physics
• Christine Lottman, CAT FYE Director

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Tutoring Center

• Eric Mast, Tutoring Center Coordinator
• Sander Hall 110
• 556-3239
• Math Resource Center
• Writing Center
• http//www.uc.edu/cat/tutoring/
• MWF 900am 500pm
• Tuesday 900am 630pm
• Thursday 900am 800pm

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What we do

• Intrusive advising
• Small class sizes
• Free tutoring
• Workshops
• College success seminar
• Learning communities

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Access

• CAT students
• Have full admission to UC
• Placement scores determine their curriculum
• Have access to other UC course offerings
• Complete a Learning Agreement

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The Learning Agreement

• Developed with student at orientation
• To be completed in 4 quarters of full-time
  enrollment
• Meet with advisor 3 times per quarter
• Maintain required GPA for desired college
• Must complete CAT courses with a C or higher
• www.uc.edu/cat/pdf/LearningAgreement06-07.pdf

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Transition

• CAT has a transition agreement with the
  following colleges on UCs campus
• CAS AS CAHS
• CECH COB Nursing
• Students are required to complete the terms of
  his/her learning agreement and maintain a certain
  GPA

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For a successful transition

• CAS 2.5 Cumulative GPA
• CAHS 2.75 Cumulative GPA
• AS 2.0 Cumulative GPA
• COB Pre-Business 2.0 Cumulative GPA
• CECH Education Teaching programs 2.75 Cumulative
  GPA Other programs 2.5 Cumulative GPA
• Nursing Pre-Nursing 2.5 Cumulative GPA