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Academic Opportunity Program /
Higher Education Opportunity Program
Statement of Goals
- Enrollment. Enroll appropriate number of students each year
who are consistent with the profile established by the New York State Education
Department for HEOP—academically and economically disadvantaged. Academic
eligibility is to be established in collaboration with the Admissions Office;
economic eligibility is to be determined in collaboration with the Financial
Aid Office.
- Graduation rate. Graduate AOP/HEOP students at the same rate as
general admission first-time freshmen. The graduation rate within four
years for AOP/HEOP students has historically been lower than the four year
graduation rate for general admission first-time freshmen.
- Retention rate. Retain
AOP/HEOP students at a rate equal or exceeding the retention rate for general
admission first-time freshmen. In this
case, we are referring to the rate at which students are retained from freshmen
to sophomore year.
- Support services. Provide
a variety of support services to AOP/HEOP students as identified by developing
student needs. AOP/HEOP provides an
additional network of support on top of what our students would normally
receive from Union College. This
includes a pre-freshmen summer program, mandatory tutoring, and being assigned
to an AOP advisor. We seek to increase
the variety of support services provided to our students, and to design them to
meet emerging trends.
- Academic excellence. Maintain internal system for monitoring AOP/HEOP
students’ academic progress. Consult with faculty on strategies for
improving student performance; evaluate and review individual student progress
at conclusion of each term, and make referrals as deemed appropriate.
- Provide resources for post-graduate
opportunities. Provide resources for career
preparation as well as information about graduate school opportunities.
We seek to have our students develop interview skills, resume and cover letter
experience, and networking resources.
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