6:38 p.m.
Dainon Deviney
Associate Director
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249-1644
phone 210-458-4302
fax 210-458-4303
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From: Carl Van Aacken
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 8:52 AM
To: Barbara Smith <Barbara.Smith(a)utsa.edu>; Colin Howlett
<Colin.Howlett(a)utsa.edu>; Sabina Bhattathiry-Kapoor
<Sabina.Bhattathiry-Kapoor(a)utsa.edu>; Olga San Miguel
<Olga.SanMiguel(a)utsa.edu>; Patricia Gonzalez (Cosae)
<Patricia.Gonzalez(a)utsa.edu>; Cynthia Rodriguez (Life & Health Sci)
<Cynthia.Rodriguez1(a)utsa.edu>; Monica Glover <Monica.Glover(a)utsa.edu>; Sylvia
Mansour <Sylvia.Mansour(a)utsa.edu>; Diana Howard <Diana.Howard(a)utsa.edu>; Lona
George <Lona.George(a)utsa.edu>; April Lawver <April.Lawver(a)utsa.edu>; Dainon
Deviney <Dainon.Deviney(a)utsa.edu>; Jackie Loden <Jackie.Loden(a)utsa.edu>; Jerry
Becan <Jerry.Becan(a)utsa.edu>; Carolina Jimenez <carolina.jimenez(a)utsa.edu>
Cc: Cynthia L McCowen <Cynthia.McCowen(a)utsa.edu>
Subject: Non Course Based Success Program for TSI Students in Math, Reading & Writing
All,
We still have many seats available in all three of our programs: the Integrated
Reading/Writing for TSI, the Basic Math for TSI, and the Intermediate Math for TSI
(sections in attached flyer). It would be great if you could forward this email to your
advising teams.
The course pairing program has only 2 students enrolled in the Integrated Reading and
Writing program and there are currently none in the math program. With more than 60 TSI
non-compliant students in reading/writing and over 200 in the math this spring, there
could be a number of students that are eligible and would benefit from this option. For
the Integrated Reading and Writing Pairing Program, if any student attended WRC 0203
during the fall semester and achieved a "D" resulting in receiving no credit for
the semester, we would seriously consider this student for the co-enrollment option.
Also, there are still plenty of seats available for the College Success Seminar, which
provides students with techniques, resources, and information necessary to improve their
success in college. The seminar is designed to increase students' persistence and
success in college by providing them with the academic, personal, and life management
tools needed to function effectively within an academic setting. Sessions are open to all
students enrolled in UTSA and classes are offered both spring and fall semester as a one
credit course.
Main Campus
Tuesday 11:30 - 12:45 CRN 30732
Friday 10:00 - 10:50 CRN 30733
Please help us to get the word out and have a great holidays.
Carl
Cyndi
Carl J Van Aacken, Ph.D.
Cynthia L McCowen, M.A.
Program Coordinator
Director of Tutoring Services
Non Course Based Instruction in Reading, Writing, & Math
Tomás Rivera Center
Tomas Rivera Center for Student Success, UTSA
University of Texas at San Antonio
(210) 458-5175
(210) 458-7224
From: Carl Van Aacken
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 12:19 PM
To: Colin Howlett <Colin.Howlett@utsa.edu<mailto:Colin.Howlett@utsa.edu>>;
Sabina Bhattathiry-Kapoor
<Sabina.Bhattathiry-Kapoor@utsa.edu<mailto:Sabina.Bhattathiry-Kapoor@utsa.edu>>;
Olga San Miguel <Olga.SanMiguel@utsa.edu<mailto:Olga.SanMiguel@utsa.edu>>;
Patricia Gonzalez (Cosae)
<Patricia.Gonzalez@utsa.edu<mailto:Patricia.Gonzalez@utsa.edu>>; Cynthia
Rodriguez (Life & Health Sci)
<Cynthia.Rodriguez1@utsa.edu<mailto:Cynthia.Rodriguez1@utsa.edu>>; Monica
Glover <Monica.Glover@utsa.edu<mailto:Monica.Glover@utsa.edu>>; Sylvia Mansour
<Sylvia.Mansour@utsa.edu<mailto:Sylvia.Mansour@utsa.edu>>; Diana Howard
<Diana.Howard@utsa.edu<mailto:Diana.Howard@utsa.edu>>; Lona George
<Lona.George@utsa.edu<mailto:Lona.George@utsa.edu>>; April Lawver
<April.Lawver@utsa.edu<mailto:April.Lawver@utsa.edu>>; Dainon Deviney
<Dainon.Deviney@utsa.edu<mailto:Dainon.Deviney@utsa.edu>>; Jackie Loden
<Jackie.Loden@utsa.edu<mailto:Jackie.Loden@utsa.edu>>; Jerry Becan
<Jerry.Becan@utsa.edu<mailto:Jerry.Becan@utsa.edu>>; Carolina Jimenez
<carolina.jimenez@utsa.edu<mailto:carolina.jimenez@utsa.edu>>
Cc: Cynthia L McCowen
<Cynthia.McCowen@utsa.edu<mailto:Cynthia.McCowen@utsa.edu>>
Subject: Non Course Based Success Program for TSI Students in Math, Reading & Writing
All,
Good afternoon. As we prepare for the upcoming spring semester, we wanted to send a quick
reference email for use as you work with assisting any students that are non TSI
compliant. We still have many seats available in all three of our programs: the
Integrated Reading/Writing for TSI, the Basic Math for TSI, and the Intermediate Math for
TSI (sections in attached flyer). It would be great if you could forward this email to
your advising team. For any new team members, the following is a quick overview of the
NCB Program:
* Assist students to become college ready in reading, writing, or math
* A holistic approach to skill building based on an Individual Success Plan
consisting of a combination of small interactive classes and specialized tutoring.
* There is no charge for the course or materials.
Placement:
Placement into one of the NCB Program Classes is based on a student's TSIA score(s) as
outlined in the UTSA Developmental Plan (pg. 24). A student must be enrolled by their
academic adviser.
MATHEMATICS TSI Score 340-349 NCB 0210 - please note new course
number
TSI Score 325-339 MAT 0213
TSI Score 310-324 NCB 0200 - Replaces
MAT 0203, the Math Department is not offering MAT 0203 for the Spring 2016 semester
WRITING TSI Score 336-362 NCB 0700
TSI Score 310-335 WRC 0203
READING TSI Score 336-350 NCB 0700
TSI Score 310-335 WRC 0203
Mainstream or Course Pairing Option:
The Mainstream Option allows approved students to simultaneously enroll in NCB 0600 and
WRC 1013 in the same semester; providing the opportunity to these students to fulfill both
TSI requirements and complete English Composition 1 within one semester. Please carefully
counsel any interested students, that although this is a wonderful option for students, it
is also a challenging option. Students must be willing to commit significant time and
effort to be successful with this option. In order to be considered for participation in
the Writing Component of the Course Pairing Program, a student must have a score of at
least 353 on the objective part and a score of a least 3 on the essay part of the writing
section of the TSI Assessment and a score of at least 341 on the reading section of the
TSI Assessment. Non-cognitive factors such as motivation as measured by the ACT ENGAGE
assessment will be used as part of the selection process.
The application is attached for students interested in participating in this program.
Please note that you will need to also sign the application and supply additional
information. Please send all completed applications to: TRC Tutoring Services for
processing. Selected students will be enrolled in the following specific sections of NCB
0600 and WRC 1013:
WRC 1013: Freshmen Comp. I T/TH 1:00 - 2:15 CRN 29138
NCB 0600: Specialized Studies M/W 11:00 - 11:50 CRN 30735 or
NCB 0600: Specialized Studies M/W 12:00-12:50 CRN 30736
Enrollment in the NCB Program is a free, non-credit bearing course for students and
successful completion of the course fulfills all TSI requirements. As a reminder, 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 the flyer you received during our past semester presentation for your
convenience. The flyer includes more information about this exciting program designed to
help students achieve "College Ready" status.
Thank you for your assistance, please do not hesitate to call or email if you have any
questions. We greatly look forward to assisting these students.
Carl
Cyndi
Carl J Van Aacken, Ph.D.
Cynthia L McCowen, M.A.
Program Coordinator
Director of Tutoring Services
Non Course Based Instruction in Reading, Writing, & Math
Tomás Rivera Center
Tomas Rivera Center for Student Success, UTSA
University of Texas at San Antonio
(210) 458-5175
(210) 458-7224
