PATH (Promoting Access to HOPE)

Students who are interested in signing up for PATH should click here.

Research indicates that a structured academic program with timely and appropriate interventions can increase the probability of academic success in the first year. Our own experience indicates that programs including FLCs, Supplemental Instruction, and integrated advisement improve retention rates and academic performance. The purpose of PATH (Promoting Access to HOPE) is to coordinate these outreaches in an effort to position students to perform well and, in qualifying cases, obtain HOPE at the 30-hour checkpoint.

What is PATH?

• Increased Academic Support
  • FLCs
    • Balanced Schedule
    • Peer Support
    • Reduced Hours (12-13 hours)
    • Integrated Advisement
    • Peer Mentors
  • Supplemental Instruction in Difficult Courses
  • Academic Skills Workshops
  • Individual Academic Coaching Sessions
• Additional Support
  • Scholastic Success at State (an intensive 1-day summer workshop)
  • Financial Aid/Financial Literacy sessions
  • Information about Campus Academic Resources
  • Information about Student Organizations to facilitate engagement
  • Coordinated second semester courses

We offer 4 sections of PATH for Fall 2011, click here for descriptions:

• Navigating Your College Career I
• Navigating Your College Career II
• Navigating Your College Career III
• Navigating Your College Career IV

(Please note that while the titles are similar, the courses and schedules are different.)

PATH is designed to help students from all majors.