Page 55 of Louisiana College 2005-2006 Catalog by Louisiana College, Alexandria-Pineville

55 The Academic Counseling Program The Academic Counseling Program, a program designed to help students achieve academic success, requires students to meet regularly throughout the semester (at least once each month) with their faculty advisors and to meet with the Coordinator of the Academic Counseling Program at the beginning of each semester as a condition to their continued enrollment. Students admitted to the Academic Counseling Program will be permitted to continue in the program so long as they meet all the requirements for their probationary or provisional status. Students who meet the requirements for their probationary or provisional status but fail to participate in the required counseling program must petition the Admissions and Retention Committee in order to be allowed to continue at Louisiana College. The Program to Assist Student Success The Program to Assist Student Success, or PASS, is a highly individualized, limited enrollment program designed to serve students who have documented physical or learning disabilities. To qualify as a participant in the program, a student must first meet the admissions requirements for Louisiana College. PASS students take the same courses to fulfill requirements for graduation as do all other Louisiana College students. Candidates for PASS must submit an application which includes copies of educational, psychological and/or medical reports detailing the specific disability. A student who is accepted as a participant in PASS must remain in the program and pay the required fees as long as the student is enrolled at Louisiana College. There are three levels of services. At all service levels, students are provided modifications and accommodations as warranted by their diagnosed disability. Level I students are required to attend weekly individual conferences and regularly scheduled tutoring sessions. The emphasis at this level is to provide individualized help to assist the students successful transition to college and to compensate for his/her identified disability. At the end of the students first year, the PASS staff determines a students continuation at Level I or advancement to Level II. Level II students have completed a minimum of 24 hours of college credit with at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average. Regularly scheduled individual conferences continue in order to provide the student with academic support. Academic assistance and tutoring services also continue to be scheduled for the student. Level III students have successfully accumulated 48 college credit hours and maintained a 2.5 or above cumulative grade point average, have learned to compensate for their disability and are independently achieving college success. No longer requiring regular assistance, these students have their progress monitored by the PASS staff. Accommodations and tutoring assistance continue to be available. Any student not maintaining at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA will be required to remain at or return to Level I. In addition to college tuition, etc., PASS students also pay the following fees: Application Evaluation Fee $25.00 (non-refundable) Service Level I $850.00 per semester Service Level II $650.00 per semester Service Level III $450.00 per semester Summer School $60.00 per semester hour The Academic Program

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