Academic Development Program
(ADP)
West Chester University
Contact Info
Lawrence Center 222
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-3274
Fax: 610-436-2600
adp@wcupa.edu
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About the Program
Features of the Academic Development Program include:
Academic Development Program Components
Academic Development Program Courses
ADP Components: Academic Advising, Mentoring, Tutoring, Counseling, and Referrals
Academic Advising
- Is a significant component within the support network established for ADP students.
- Promotes an holistic approach to advising, which is concerned not only with course selection but also with facilitating each student's individual academic, social, and cultural growth.
- ADP advisors embrace this perspective in their advising practices, and are also particularly adept in executing this approach to student development and success.
As part of the ADP summer program, students participate in a week-long advising seminar that addresses a host of issues including:
- information about the general education courses
- strategies for first-year success
- selecting a major
- pre-requisites for various programs
- developing and achieving career, professional, and personal goals.
During the academic year students meet with advisors:
- To discuss academic performance
- To plan for the following semesters
- To address other issues related to their college experience, professional goals, and personal development
- To schedule classes for the next semester
- To plan for Priority Scheduling, which allows first-year ADP students the advantage of selecting classes before other students in the university.
Mentoring
During the summer session, each student is assigned to a Peer Assistant, who establishes and maintains a close relationship with each student. The Peer Assistant will advise students within the limits of his/her capabilities on academic, social, and personal matters. The Peer Assistant should become aware of student problems and concerns including adjustment, homesickness, roommate conflicts, etc., and refer students who need assistance to the appropriate campus agencies and/or staff member.
Tutoring
ADP students receive tutoring in the following courses: ENG-Q20, WRT-120, MAT-Q01, MAT-Q00, and SPK 208. Additionally, depending on placement test scores, some students will receive tutoring in EDR-Q20.
Learning Assistance & Resource Center
Counseling
Within the Counseling Component, licensed psychologists dedicated to the success of developmental education students in college and as life-long learners:
- Consider the whole person
- Support the growth of each individual
- Address personal, social, emotional and educational concerns
Referrals
The following offices are available to assist and support all incoming ADP students:
- Office of the Registrar
- Office of Financial Aid
- Office of the Bursar
- Health and Wellness Center
- Counseling Center
- Career Development Center
- Division of Student Affairs
- Learning Assistance and Resource Center
- Office for Services for Student with Disabilities
- Office of Social Equity
- Academic Computing Center
- Francis Harvey Green Library
- Public Safety
Academic Development Program Courses
The ADP students are block scheduled into the following courses. Except for EDR100, all courses include integrated tutoring sessions.
ENG Q20: Basic Writing (3 credits) English Q20 emphasizes the process of producing writing and focuses on the critical study of Academic Written English (AWE). Students will compose writing in various genres using revision and draft editing. Students will critically study AWE grammar and syntax through work with instructors and/or tutors. Finally, students will engage texts through reading, analysis, and discussion. Students should complete the course with a greater understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses as writers, especially, but not only with regard to, producing college-level essays. NOTE: This course is a prerequisite to WRT 120 for students who have been placed in ENG Q20. Although the grade for Q00-level courses are counted in the student's grade point average, credits earned in Q00-level courses do not count toward the 120 hours of credit needed for graduation.
WRT 120: Effective Writing I (3 credits) An intensive course in writing that emphasizes skill in organization and awareness of styles of writing and levels of usage as ways of expressing and communicating experiences.
MAT Q01: Fundamental Skills in Arithmetic (3 credits) A course designed to strengthen basic arithmetic skills and to introduce the elements of algebra. Students, in general, are placed in MAT Q01 if their math SAT is less than 440. A student (other than an early childhood, elementary, or special education major) must complete this course and the subsequent course MAT Q00 with a grade of C- before enrolling in a 100-level mathematics course. An early childhood, elementary, or special education major with a math SAT score less than 480 must complete this course with a grade of at least C- before enrolling in MAT 101. Although the grade for Q00-level courses are counted in the student's grade point average, credits earned in Q00-level courses do not count toward the 120 hours of credit needed for graduation.
MAT Q00: Fundamentals of Algebra (3 credits) This course aims to strengthen basic algebraic skills. A student (other than an early childhood, elementary, and special education major) with a math SAT score greater than or equal to 440 and less than 480 must successfully complete this course with a grade of at least C- before enrolling in a 100-level mathematics course. Credits earned in Q00-level courses do not count toward the 120 hours of credit needed for graduation. Although the grade for Q00-level courses are counted in the student's grade point average, credits earned in Q00-level courses do not count toward the 120 hours of credit needed for graduation.
EDR Q20: Intermediate Level Reading (3 credits) This intermediate level workshop will emphasize the development and improvement of college-level reading competencies. The course is designed to help the students improve their reading comprehension as well as effective study techniques and strategies. Additionally, vocabulary development, flexible reading rate, and critical reading will be taught in this course. Although the grade for Q00-level courses are counted in the student's grade point average, credits earned in Q00-level courses do not count toward the 120 hours of credit needed for graduation.
EDR 100: College Reading and Study Skills (3 credits) This course develops reading and study skills such as comprehension, vocabulary, speed, remembering, concentration, taking notes, mastering a text assignment, and preparing for and taking examinations.
SPK 208: Public Speaking (3 credits) This course developments skills necessary to understand the theory of communication as a problem-solving tool in the community. Special emphasis is on the student's performance as a sender and receiver of messages directed at social action.
Cultural Activities
Each ADP student will participate in several activities during the summer session: opening banquet, Frederick Douglass Theater presentation, social activities in the residence halls, recreational activity, and closing ceremony. Other cultural activities may be scheduled during the academic year.
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