2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

CSU-Pueblo
provides services in twelve southern Colorado
counties and one northern New Mexico county.
Services include:
• Information about college and career
opportunities.
• Assistance in completing admissions and financial
aid applications.
• Referrals to GED and college preparation
programs.
• Information about scholarship opportunities.
The central office is located on the CSU-Pueblo
campus, Room 227 in the Library Wing. Satellite
offices are located at the Pueblo Workforce Center
and on community college campuses in Colorado
Springs, Lamar, La Junta, and Trinidad. To access
services or for more information, call (719) 549-2457 or
toll free (877) 302-4433 or visit our website: http://
www.sceoc.net.
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded
TRIO grant project providing an array of services to
low-income, first-generation students and students
with disabilities. The purpose of SSS is to increase the
retention and graduation rate of participants. This is
accomplished by providing supportive services such as
academic action plans, peer tutoring (one-to-one,
group, and drop-in), academic, financial aid, career
counseling; and supplemental instruction in challenging
courses.
To be eligible to receive services from the SSS Project,
students must meet the following requirements:
• Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at CSU-
Pueblo as an undergraduate student,
• Be a low-income student as outlined by Department
of Education criteria, OR
• Be a first-generation student, OR
• Be a student with a documented disability, AND
• Meet the academic criteria as established by the
SSS Project, AND
• Be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the
U.S.
Students who meet these criteria are encouraged to
apply to become a participant in the CSU-Pueblo SSS
Project. For additional information, call (719) 549-2111
or stop in at LW 230.
UPWARD BOUND
The Upward Bound Program at Colorado State
University-Pueblo is a pre-college program which
generates skills and motivation necessary for success
in education beyond high school. The criteria for
acceptance into the program includes low-income and
potential first generation college students who are
enrolled in high schools seeking to prepare themselves
for entry into a postsecondary institution.
Eligible participants must:
1) Have completed the eighth grade;
2) Be between the ages of 13 - 19;
3) Be currently enrolled in a high school;
4) Be planning to attend college;
5) Need the services of Upward Bound to help
fulfill their goals; and
6) Have a high school grade point average of
2.500 or better.
Basic skills, counseling, tutoring and skills necessary
for acceptance into and success in college are
provided. An intensive six-week summer program
offers six credits of college courses for graduating
seniors. The remaining undergraduates attend daily
classes emphasizing mathematics, science, English,
and writing. Applications are available at high school
counselors’ offices. For more information, please call
549-2750 or visit our website: http://partners.colostatepueblo.edu/upwardbound.
VETERAN’S UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM
Veteran’s Upward Bound is a U.S. Department of
Education TRIO Grant program designed to provide
academic refresher assistance, training and advising
to low income and/or first generation honorably
discharged veterans who are pursuing a GED
certificate and/or are preparing to enter postsecondary
education. Non-credit academic instruction
is available in the subject areas of English, mathematics,
science, careers, computer literacy, and Spanish.
This program is an opportunity for veterans to reestablish
fundamental ideas and study habits, which
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