All, Good morning. Attached is some great information regarding NCB courses for TSI. Thanks, D Dainon Deviney Associate Director One UTSA Circle San Antonio, Texas 78249-1644 phone 210-458-4302 fax 210-458-4303 [cid:image001.png@01CDC0B0.ADCBBCC0] From: Carl Van Aacken Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 10:48 AM To: Dainon Deviney Cc: Cynthia L McCowen Subject: Non Course Based Success Program for TSI Students in Math, Reading & Writing Mr. Deviney, Good morning. It was wonderful this past semester to get an opportunity to personally meet with you to discuss the NCB Program and the successes that we have had with assisting students to fulfil their TSI requirements and be able to enroll in college level course work as quickly as possible. Over the past 4 semesters, more than 95% of students enrolled and attended NCB have become college ready within one semester. As we prepare for the upcoming fall semester, we wanted to send a quick reference email for use as you work with assisting these students. It would be great if you could forward this email to your advising team. 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 advisor. 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 Fall 2015 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 MWF 8:00 - 8:50 CRN 11299 NCB 0600: Specialized Studies T/TH 8:30 - 9:20 CRN 19223 or NCB 0600: Specialized Studies T/TH 10:00-10:50 CRN 19224 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 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