Student Success

Associate Dean of Student Success: Robert Ream Student Success is here to support students in their academic journey and ensure they are well prepared in the skills of communication, critical thinking, and career readiness. It embraces students’ sense of belonging and their engagement in and out of the classroom, including their sense of community.

Director: Rena M. Roberts, Ed.D. Skye Hall, Room 156

• (951) 827-3721; arc.ucr.edu

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) provides academic support to all enrolled undergraduate students at UCR with the goal of helping students succeed and excel academically. Programs and services are at no additional cost. unless otherwise noted. See the ARC website for hours of operation and service locations.

In addition to the programs and services listed below, the ARC offers student employment and leadership development opportunities for undergraduate students as peer educators: SI leaders, tutors, peer mentors, math advisory exam and administrative support assistants. Highlander Early Start Academy (HESA) also offers TA positions for graduate students. ARC programs and services include the following:

Assistance, Coaching & Encouragement (ACE) Provides individualized support to students who are encountering academic difficulty, helping them to meet satisfactory academic progress requirements. The ACE coaching team is made up of full-time professional staff and peer mentors who are trained and experienced at sorting out the factors that can adversely affect academic performance.

Transfer Success Program The Transfer Success Program is a support program for incoming and matriculated transfer students. In collaboration with campus wide partners, the program provides programming and connects students to student success services to empower them in their academic, professional, and personal endeavors while assisting students in navigating the university system. The Transfer Student Success Zone located in the ARC, provides a space for transfer students to meet and attend events that address their needs.

Early Assist The Early Assist program supports first-year students in the Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) and the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) who as a result of their score on the Math Placement As- sessment (MPA), place into College Mathematics Fundamentals & Problem Solving (Math 3). arc.ucr.edu/early-assist Highlander Early Start Academy (HESA) Offers incoming first-year students an opportunity to prepare for the academic rigors and challenges of UCR in the summer before their 1st fall quarter. Students must have placed into English through the Writing Placement Process (WPP), OR Math through the Math Placement Assessment (MPA) to be eligible. HESA participating students will take a primary course (English or Math), a secondary course, and a College Success Course for a total of 8-10 units. The goal of this program is to enhance English & Math skills, support incoming first-year students during the transition from high school to university, connecting them to campus resources for academic and personal success, and helping to build a community with fellow HESA peers. earlystart.ucr.edu; earlystart@ucr.edu

Placement and Advisory Examinations Used by UCR to assess student readiness for University-level coursework and to determine the appropriate course placement in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Foreign Languages. UCR students must satisfy placement requirements before registering for these subjects. Exam results are used for advising and placement purposes only; unit credit cannot be earned with these exams. There are four placement and advisory exams:

• Writing Placement Process (WPP) Used to satisfy the University of Cali- fornia Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) and to place first-year students into an appropriate English composition course.

• Math Placement Assessment (MPA) Used to place first-year students into an appropriate Mathematics course.

• California Chemistry Diagnostic Test (CCDT) Optional placement exam that may be used for placement into the First-year Chemistry series.

• Foreign Language Placement Exams Used to determine the appropriate level of Foreign Language entry.

R’Success Workshop Series The workshop series covers a variety of study and life skills topics aimed at enhancing study and life skills. If you’re looking for ways to strength your study habits and time management skills, you’ve come to the right place. R’success provides students the flexibility to choose workshop sessions on various study and life skills workshops that align with their individual interests and schedule. Receive a stamp for each session you attend (some workshops are worth two (2) stamps); 7 stamps earn you a certificate of completion, an invitation to the Academic Resource Center recognition event held at the end of spring quarter.

Supplemental Instruction (SI) Peer-led group study to help students succeed in targeted high-priority courses. SI consists of regularly scheduled study sessions, giving students an opportunity to practice and develop academic skills necessary for success. Marketed as “guaranteed study time,” SI helps students develop study strategies specific to the course. The goal of SI is to improve academic performance in traditionally difficult courses offered in both lower and upper divisions.

Tutorial Assistance Program (TAP) The Tutorial Assistance Program (TAP) provides tutoring for a variety of subjects and disciplines, including writing across disciplines. The ARC's trained tutors are mutli-talented and multi-disciplined students that have performed well at the University. Students can utilize tutoring by appoint- ment and on a walk-in basis. Most tutoring is done in small groups with each session lasting for about an hour. Additionally, reading and writing support is offered through consultation and workshops. Writing tutors can provide writing and reading assistance in any academic discipline during any stage of the writing process. The tutoring and workshop schedules can be found on the ARC's website.

ARC’s Special Cohort Programs

• Highlander Early Start Academy (HESA) is a seven-week intensive in-person program for incoming first-year students. HESA allows students to earn up to 8-10 units before starting their first-year in fall quarter.

• Math Placement Assessment (MPA) is used by UC Riverside to assess student readiness in mathematics for University work and to determine the appropriate placement.

• Early Assist is a support program for first-year, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) and Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) students who have placed into the Math 3. The program follows students as they progress through Math 3 (Fall), Math 6A (Winter) and Math 6B (Spring) to assist them through the math perquisite series in order to begin the required core STEM courses.

• The Transfer Success Program is a support program for incoming and matriculated transfer students to aid in their success. In collabora- tion with campus wide partners, the program provides programming and connects students to student success services to empower them in their academic, professional, and personal endeavors while assisting students in navigating the university system. The Transfer Success Zone, located in the Academic Resource Center, provides a space for transfer students to meet and attend events that address their needs. arc.ucr.edu/tsp

Coordinator: Victorino Moreira Student Services Building #2106

• (951) 827-1822

blackstudentsuccess.ucr.edu

Black Student Success engage with Black Scholars (and those scholars with an interest in Black culture and history) at the undergraduate and graduate level to ensure that scholars are accessing the full breadth of academic resources, professional development resources, social-cultural development resources, and wellness resources UC Riverside has to offer. They advocate for Black Scholars (and those scholars with an interest in Black culture and history) on all matters pertaining to their overall wellbe- ing and comprehensive college experience. Additionally, they collaborate with key UC Riverside staff and faculty to create and facilitate program- ming practices, and opportunities that utilize the Anti-Deficit Framework to ensure that the needs and aspirations of Black Scholars (and those scholars with an interest in Black culture and history) are both heard and addressed. All programs and services offered are open to everyone, in accordance with state and federal law and the University of California's nondiscrimination policies.

Director: Charles Scruggs Rivera Library, B03 (Lower Level)

• (951) 827-6233

ppac@ucr.edu; ppac.ucr.edu

The Pre-Professional Advising Center (PPAC) provides information, ad- vising, and support for students who aspire to graduate/professional programs in health and law professions and wish to enhance their academic and extracurricular preparation. Professional staff and peer mentors are available to guide students as they plan their pre-profes- sional coursework, health and law-related experiences, service work, and research in preparation for applying to programs.

Coordinator: Andrea Martinez-Frausto Student Services Building #2106

• (951) 827-1490

ue.ucr.edu/kessler

The Kessler Scholars Program at the University of California, Riverside provides four years of support to students who are the first in their family to attend college. The goal is to help students achieve college success through holistic support services via a cohort-based model. The program is part of the national Kessler Scholars Collaborative along with 15 other institutions. Together, these schools are rethinking how to sup- port first-generation college students as they navigate higher education. Students who join the Kessler Scholars Program are part of a powerful network of first-generation leaders, connected across multiple institutions throughout their undergraduate college experience and beyond.

Student Services Building #2106

• (951) 827-7389

armyrotc.ucr.edu

UC Riverside Army ROTC is one of six universities in the Claremont McKenna College Golden Lions designed to teach, coach, and mentor cadets on their academic and leadership development journey prior to becoming commissioned officers in the United States Army. ROTC Cadets currently earn academic credit for ROTC courses through a cross-enrollment procedure with California State University, San Bernardino. Students participate in the cross-enrollment process with the permission of their college dean. Academic units earned in ROTC programs are counted as elective units toward UC Riverside graduation requirements.

Student Services Building #2106

• (951) 827-7750

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