{"296581":{"#nid":"296581","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Enroll in Tech Prep and Get a Head Start in Calculus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Tech Prep Program\u0026nbsp;is a partnership\u0026nbsp;between Georgia Tech\u0027s Center for Academic Success, School of Mathematics, and the Department of Residential Life\u2019s Freshman Experience Program. This late summer program is\u0026nbsp;designed to give first-time Tech students an added advantage in successfully completing their calculus courses. Tech Prep is a non-credit, intensive, residential program that will review fundamental calculus concepts as well as introduce strategies for academic success in other first-year courses. Tech Prep is designed to be an active, social, and relaxed environment with the overall goal of giving new students a head start on their success at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are many benefits to enrolling in Tech Prep:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProvides students with more than 40 instructional hours on fundamental calculus concepts that are critical to success in MATH 1501 and 1502 (Calculus I and II) or MATH 1712 (Survey of Calculus). The concepts covered are based on faculty observation of problems commonly experienced by students in Tech calculus courses, even though they may have\u0026nbsp;performed well in AP\u0026nbsp;Calculus.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIntroduces students to features of an advanced college learning environment, including the lecture format, classroom technology, faculty expectations, college level exams, and faculty evaluation of student performance in the college classroom.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHelps students develop relationships with peer mentors who are successful Georgia Tech students. Through Peer Led Undergraduate Study (PLUS) sessions, participants will gain understanding of good study techniques and participate in collaborative learning activities designed to enhance learning and improve student performance. PLUS sessions will combine \u0022what to study\u0022 with \u0022how to study\u0022 in college.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProvides Academic Success workshops and programs that will address common topics relevant to first- year student success. These workshops will be highly interactive and will include\u0026nbsp;a trip to the Georgia Tech Leadership Challenge Course to develop teamwork and leadership skills.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech Prep will take place August 3-13, with a move-in date of August 3. Enrollment is limited. Students will move into their fall freshman housing assignment at the close of the program. To be eligible, participants must be incoming Georgia Tech first-year students. Please note that Tech Prep\u0026nbsp;is a non-credit bearing program. Some financial aid and\/or scholarship awards may not be used towards the cost of the program.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E For more information including program cost and registration details, please visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.success.gatech.edu\/tech-prep-calculus-advantage\u0022\u003ETech Prep website.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Tech Prep Program is a partnership between Georgia Tech\u0027s Center for Academic Success, School of Mathematics, and the Department of Residential Life\u2019s Freshman Experience Program."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2014-05-12 16:53:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:26","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/success.gatech.edu\/tech-prep","title":"TechPrEP"},{"url":"http:\/\/success.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for Academic Success"}],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"21231","name":"academic success"},{"id":"259","name":"calculus"},{"id":"21581","name":"Tech PReP"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChristy Lock\u003Cbr \/\u003E Academic Support Coordinator, Center for Academic Success \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/success.gatech.edu\/contact\u0022\u003Esuccess@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}