Pratt
Hall, Room 202
Indiana University of PA
Indiana, PA 15705
U.S.A
724-357-2729 telephone
724-357-6940 fax
Dr. Carmy Carranza
Chairperson, Developmental Studies
Director, LEC/Act 101
carmycgc@iup.edu
Office Hours: 8:00-noon, 1:00-4:30
Monday through Friday EST/DST |
Quick
Links to Academic
Enhancement Schedules and
Information:
|
The Department
of Developmental Studies
Through its
curriculum, center, and programs, the Department of Developmental
Studies provides IUP students with courses and services designed to
enhance the development of all students.
Undergraduate Courses
Credit
bearing courses are open to all students and include 1) developmental
courses in math and reading; 2) learning enhancement courses in
mathematics and critical reading; 3) college success courses in
introduction to higher education, college learning strategies, an career
development; and 4) courses in preparing undergraduates in roles as
paraprofessionals.
Center and Programs: Helping students prepare, advance, and excel.
The Center for Learning
Enhancement (LEC)
offers a range of programs designed to
promote the success, satisfaction, and intellectual development of all
IUP students through academic assistance, learning enhancement, and
college success and retention programs:
-
Supplemental Instruction (SI)
provides small-group study/review sessions for sections of courses
with difficult content or high levels of failure and withdrawal rates.
Peer leaders guide students on how to learn course content.
-
Non-credit Workshops led by
trained peer educators address a variety of study strategies and other
academic success topics in small group settings.
-
Walk-in Individual and Group Tutoring
provides peer assistance for a wide range of disciplines and course.
College Success and Retention Programs
-
Educational Advisement Program provides students with both curricular
and educational advisement, monitoring, guiding, and referring students
as they progress through the college experience.
-
The
Freshman Year Experience Program provides a first-year program of
freshmen seminar courses that include Introduction to Higher
Education (DVST 150),
Learning Strategies (DVST 160), and
Career Exploration (DVST 170). These 1-credit courses may be
taken individually or as a package, depending on the student's needs and
interests.
-
Linked
Courses Program coordinates clusters of 2, 3, or 4 courses
designed to form a learning community of students for whom course
content may be linked by theme, with applied reading strategies,
with math, with applied learning strategies and/or with Supplemental Instruction.
-
CUSP
(College Undergraduate Success Program)
is an early entrance freshman experience for first-year students,
scheduled during the week before Fall Term. The experience
includes enrollment in a 1-credit course, Introduction to Higher
Education (DVST 150); workshops; seminars; a common reading
experience; tours; and other informational and social activities.
-
Act
101 Program provides a comprehensive first-year experience to
students who qualify for the Pennsylvania State Act 101 Program.
The program includes educational and developmental advising, the
first-year experience courses, academic courses in math and/or critical
reading skills, and the services of the Peer Assistance Programs.
-
R. Benjamin Wiley Partnership Program
is a multi-year outreach program that prepares students from urban high
schools in Pennsylvania to attend college. Successful students are
invited to matriculate through the Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education universities, a large number of whom enroll at IUP.
-
Paraprofessional Peer Educator Program
prepares selected students for the role of paraprofessional peer
educator within the higher education setting. Roles include SI
Leaders, Peer Tutors, Workshop Leaders, and Peer Advisors.
Related Offices
Disclaimer Statement
top of page
|
