Good afternoon all,

Just a reminder regarding NCB.

Barbara

From: Cynthia L McCowen
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 1:13 PM
To: Barbara Smith
Subject: FW: Non Course Based Success Program for TSI Students in Math, Reading, & Writing

Barbara,

Good Afternoon! I hope your week is going well.

Could you please send the following email out to the advisor list-serve concerning NCB?

Thank you & have a great afternoon,

Cyndi

Good morning.  We need your help in getting the word out about courses specifically designed for students not achieving TSI College Ready status in Reading, Writing, and Math.  The Non-Course Based (NCB) Program is a time proven solution for students that find themselves in a non-college ready status.  Over the past 3 semesters, every student enrolled in this program has achieved college ready status in just one semester.  A very unique part of the program is that in addition to classroom instruction, each student has an individualized educational success plan and an assigned tutor for the semester. 

One of the challenges in getting the word out and getting students enrolled is that a student must be registered by their academic advisor.  The course design and eligibility requirements are specified within the recently updated UTSA Developmental Education Plan (dtd. 18 Oct, 2013).  In accordance with the plan (pg. 24), all students scoring within the following score range are eligible and required to be enrolled into the NCB Program courses:  

MATHEMATICS       TSI Score 340-349                  NCB 0200

WRITING                   TSI Score 336-362                  NCB 0700

READING                  TSI Score 336-350                  NCB 0700

This is a free, non-credit bearing course for students and successful completion of the course fulfills all TSI requirements.  Please note, when enrolling these students the registration shows a “1.25” credit hours listing; this is a system default to ensure each student is tracked and the university is reimbursed funding. 

I have attached a brochure for your convenience that includes more information about this exciting program designed to help students quickly achieve college ready status. 

Thank you for your assistance, we look forward to assisting these students. 

Carl

Carl J Van Aacken, Ph.D.

Program Coordinator

Non Course Based Instruction in Reading, Writing, & Math

Tomas Rivera Center for Student Success, UTSA

(210) 458-5175