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ADVISING AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCEAcademic assistance is available in the form of staff and student counselors, faculty advisers, services, tutorials, and special programs. Orientation introduces students to UCLA campus life. During the summer and before the beginning of Winter Quarter, special programs offer students academic counseling and educational planning. During Orientation students work in small groups with peer counselors and gain insight into necessary academic skills. They learn how to plan their academic program and become familiar with educational opportunities, student services, and facilities available at UCLA. Individual counseling sessions help students adjust to University life and fulfill the advising requirements of the College or school. Sessions for family members are also offered.
During the summer, Orientation offers three-day, two-night residence hall live-in programs for first-year students and one-day programs for transfer students. Prior to Winter Quarter, a one-day program is offered. There is a fee for participation. For more information, contact the Orientation Office in 201 Covel Commons. See http://www.orientation.ucla.edu. The College and each school and academic department at UCLA have a staff of academic counselors and advisers to help students plan their academic program, monitor their progress toward the bachelor's degree, provide information about degree requirements, and assist with academic problems. See the Schedule of Classes for a listing of counselors and advisers. The ASK Peer Counseling Program is an extension of Letters and Science Counseling Services. ASK peer counselors are College undergraduates trained to provide counseling and respond to student questions and concerns in convenient walk-up settings. No appointments are required. Counselors provide petitions, give directions, make referrals, and bridge the gap between campus life and the College office in Murphy Hall. Students can find ASK counselors weekdays when school is in session at these campus locations: Campbell Hall (southwest corner), Royce Quad, and Science Quad from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the ASK Web Lab, A316C Murphy Hall, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and adjacent to 1105 Murphy Hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students may also e-mail questions to ASK@college.ucla.edu. Letters and Science counseling assistants (CAs) are graduate students who help lower division students with course selection, major requirements, and graduate school information. Many CAs serve as teaching assistants and can give unique perspectives on courses and faculty. For information, see the link from http://www.college.ucla.edu/up/counseling. For appointments, go to Window 1, A316 Murphy Hall. CAs are also available weekday afternoons on a walk-in basis in Covel Commons, in selected departments, and online through http://my.ucla.edu.
Academics in the Commons, also called Covel Tutorials, offers registered UCLA students free individual and small-group tutoring aimed at developing academic skills and critical thinking. Programs are staffed by carefully selected and trained peer tutors and conveniently located in Covel Commons in Sunset Village. For details on all the tutorials below, see http://www.college.
In addition to the tutorials below, Academics in the Commons offers the Academic Workshop Program, which promotes academic success through a variety of workshops. For specific topics, dates, and times, see http://www.college.ucla.edu/up/workshops. The Composition Tutoring Laboratory and UCLA Writing Programs offer individual assistance to students enrolled in English Composition A, 2, and 3 and to students writing papers for other UCLA courses. The laboratory is staffed by trained undergraduate peer tutors with outstanding ability in advanced composition who can help students at any stage of the writing process. The ESL Tutoring Laboratory assists nonnative-speaking students with English grammar, idioms, pronunciation, listening comprehension, and composition. Priority is given to students enrolled in English as a Second Language 33A, 33B, and 33C, and other ESL courses. Most of the ESL tutors are graduate students pursuing degrees in teaching English as a second language.
Both the Composition and ESL Laboratories are in 228 Covel Commons. Mathematics/Sciences Tutorials
Mathematics/Sciences Tutorials provide an organized by-appointment tutorial program for most introductory courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. Trained tutors meet in small group sessions on a weekly basis, teaching methods to improve problem-solving skills and test-taking strategies. Requests for tutors must be made during the first three weeks of the term; early registration is strongly advised. Drop-in tutoring is also offered. Schedules vary each term. The tutorials are in 230 Covel Commons. Tutorials for Student Athletes
Tutorials for Student Athletes provide tutoring in the evening and on weekends for intercollegiate athletes whose practice and competition schedules prevent them from participating in other tutorial services. Eligible student athletes can receive regular individual or small group assistance in a wide range of courses, provided they request tutoring within the first four weeks of the term. Trained tutors clarify course content, teach study strategies and, in consultation with course instructors, develop problem-solving exercises and practice examinations to build learning and performance skills. The coordinator is in 209 Covel Commons. The Academic Advancement Program (AAP), a multiracial program, has a threefold mission: (1) to ensure the academic success, retention, and graduation of its more than 5,500 students, (2) to increase the numbers of its students entering graduate and professional schools, and (3) to develop the academic, political, scientific, economic, and community leadership necessary to transform society in the twenty-first century. Programs are oriented toward furthering long-term academic and personal growth.
Students are eligible for AAP if their academic profiles and personal backgrounds may impact their University experience and their retention and graduation from UCLA. Students are also eligible if they are part of any federally funded program that requires counseling, tutoring, or mentoring. For more information, contact the AAP Office in 1232 Campbell Hall. See http://www.college.ucla.edu/up/aap.
Counselors at AAP encourage students to explore their talents, believe in themselves, and aspire to academic and personal excellence. Counselors, including two science counselors, work with students to plan their academic programs, monitor progress toward the degree, provide information about degree requirements, and discuss graduate school and career options. The AAP Graduate Mentor Program (GMP) is grounded in the belief that it is never too early, or too late, to prepare for graduate school. The primary goal of GMP is to increase the number of AAP students who enroll in graduate or professional schools. Peer counselors are upper division AAP students who assist entering students with the transition to the University and provide them with a perspective on life at UCLA. Program Leading to Undergraduate Success
The Program Leading to Undergraduate Success (PLUS) is a federally funded component of AAP that provides intensive counseling, tutoring, workshops, and social and cultural programs for first-generation college, low-income freshmen. Applications are available at 1229 Campbell Hall.
The Rosa Parks Program for Community Development (RPP) assists undergraduate students interested in graduate and professional schools. RPP works with the schools of Public Policy and Social Research, Public Health, Law, and Medicine to increase their enrollment of AAP students committed to working toward social equity. Students work as interns, under the supervision of a professional staff member, at a community-based organization. Two six-week AAP academic summer programs--the Freshman Summer Program and the Transfer Summer Program--prepare students to succeed by exposing them to the rigor and demands of academic life and to undergraduate programs, services, and learning resources.
Students enroll in two University courses that meet UCLA requirements for graduation and receive personal attention, in either small groups or individual sessions, from teaching assistants and tutors. They are encouraged to live on campus and to participate in cultural and social events, interact with students of diverse backgrounds, build a network of friends, and broaden their life experiences and world outlook.
Teachers for Tomorrow (TFT) aims to advance a new generation of socially conscious leaders interested in careers in education. It provides AAP students with opportunities to meet faculty and students in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and to get involved in community service programs, internships, and service learning courses. The Joseph Drown Scholarship Program works with AAP students who want to become teachers of mathematics or science. Students in the program work with teachers at local public schools as volunteers, receive a stipend of up to $3,000, and participate in educational roundtables. Providing tutorial services for over 450 courses, AAP fosters academic excellence. Most tutors are upper division AAP students who provide the intellectual challenge, encouragement, and personal support lower division students need to recognize their own authority as thinkers and learners. Most tutoring is done in small groups that foster discussion and allow students to listen to and articulate new and different perspectives. |
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