ENHANCED UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE

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Academic Assistance Center
Dr. Judith Lynch, Director judylync_at_k-state.edu 10
1 Holton Hall www.k-state.edu/aac
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Academic Assistance Center Programs

• University Experience course

• Tutoring Services

• PILOTS program

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EDCEP 111 University Experience

• Provides orientation to college life at K-State
  
• Teaches study skills, campus resources, career
  decision making, academic planning, K-State
  policies procedures, and personal/social
  issues
• Counts as K-State 8 requirement for Ethical
  Reasoning Responsibility

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EDCEP 111 University Experience

• Course is offered for 2-3 credits using a
  Lecture/recitation/lab (optional) format
• Lecture is required for all students
• Sections such as AA, AC and AE are lecture/
  recitation only for 2 credits and open to any
  student
• Section CA is for athletes only .

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EDCEP 111 University Experience

• Enhanced version (EUE) is chosen by more than
  75 of EDCEP 111 students
• EUE provides academic skills practice in two
  targeted courses through guided study labs
• Students who take EUE with 2 labs earn 3
  credits instead of 2 credits
• EUE is taught by undergraduate peer instructors
  who serve as mentors during the semester

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Enhanced University Experience
Enhanced University Experience
Lecture orients students to issues and services
relevant to the K-State experience.
Recitation introduces academic and personal
skills that contribute to student success in
college.
ANTH 204 BIOL 198 HIST 251 GEOG 100 GEOL
125 PSYCH 110 SOCIO 211
MATH 010 MATH 100 Social Science Science
Labs focus on specific study strategies to use
in courses that students have in common.
a 9-10 credit hr. package of courses
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How to Enroll

• In iSIS, add student to Student Group AC12 for
  permission
• Decide what course or courses the student wants
  the lab to help with
• Choose an EUE recitation lab that goes with
  one of those courses from the list provided
• Choose a lecture section from the list provided
• For help with a second course, choose a lab
  from the list provided on the back page
• Select the appropriate number of credit hours
  3 credits only if enrolling in 2
  labs

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Reserved Seats

• Seats are reserved for EUE students in these
  courses P PSYCH 110, SOCIO 211, ANTH
  204, HIST 251
• Only students in AC12 student group have access
  to these reserved seats
• Class status will be marked with the Reserved
  Seating icon when no unreserved seats are
  available
• Reserved Open Closed
  Wait List

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Tutoring Resources

• Weekly small group tutoring

• Walk-in tutoring in math and writing

• Links to other resources

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Small group tutoring

• Free to all K-State students
• Offered in most general subjects
• 80 of requests are for math science help
• Students sign up for weekly times during the day
• Undergraduate tutors meet with 4 - 5 students
• Apply in 101 Holton or 201 Leasure

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Walk-in tutoring
Math

• Available daily 830 a.m. 530 p.m. in 201
  Leasure
• Offered in math courses up through MATH 551

Writing

• Available 20 hours a week -- see posted schedule
• Provides help with any writing project

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Links to other resources www.ksu.edu/aac/tutoring

• Derby Kramer Academic Resource Centers

• Scholars Assisting Scholars

• Departmental Help Rooms in Physics, Chemistry,
  Economics, Statistics Writing

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Where to go for help
? Go online to the Academic Assistance Center
website www.k-state.edu/aac
? Walk in to 101 Holton and ask for help
? E-mail academic_help_at_k-state.edu
? Call the Academic Assistance Center at
785-532-6492.
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PILOTS Program
Rebeca Paz, Director rpaz_at_k-state.edu
101 Holton Hall www.k-state.edu/pilots
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PILOTS is a Freshman Retention program to . . .
? Provide academic structure ? Encourage
academic discipline critical reasoning ? Offer
individual attention ? Assist students in
making a strong connection to the campus
community
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PILOTS has the advantage of . . .
? Smaller classes in social sciences (and College
Algebra in the spring) for more individual
attention ? On the spot tutoring in the PILOTS
study lab ? Personalized advising throughout
the semester ? A community within a community
PILOTS courses have the SAME curriculum as
non-PILOTS courses they are not watered down
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Freshmen benefit from PILOTS because they . . .
? Need better study skills and habits ? Need to
improve organizational and time management
skills ? Are not used to asking for help ? Dont
know how to get structured tutoring and guidance
PILOTS provides STRUCTURE and teaches the SKILLS
that a student needs to be
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A typical PILOTS schedule (12-14 cr)

• EDCEP 111
• UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
• (3 cr.)

MATH Math Review Int. Algebra College
Algebra

• SOCIAL SCIENCE
• PSYCH 110
• SOCIO 211
• HIST 251
• GEOG 100

• PILOTS STUDY
• LAB
• (1 cr.)

EXPOSITORY WRITING
PUBLIC SPEAKING
------------------ or --------------------
and
Writing Lab (1 cr.)
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Enrolling Students in PILOTS
? PILOTS has spaces for 200 students ? PILOTS
is recommended for students with an ACT composite
of 21 or less ? PILOTS is especially appropriate
for first generation and multicultural students ?
Students who want PILOTS must enroll in 101
Holton with the PILOTS advisors