Forming lifelong bonds instills confidence. The Engineering Learning Community for Academic Success (ELCAS) is a first-year experience program that provides engineering freshmen a supportive environment through a cohort system. Ten to twenty students are grouped and enrolled in the same class sections for selected courses, helping students form peer networks and create lifetime friendships. Throughout the semester there will be facilitated study groups, tutoring, academic support services and social events.

Eligibility:

• Be an entering engineering freshman for Fall 2010
• Pass (or be exempt from ) the Entry Level Math and English Placement Test
  (www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/ click on ELM or EPT)
• Sign up between June 16 and June 30 for freshman orientation (www.sjsu.edu/orientation/)
• Take the Math Placement Exam given during or prior to the freshman orientation and qualify for college-level math course (www.math.sjsu.edu/calculus/)
• Complete and submit an online application before your freshman orientation date.
• Register for classes according to your cohort class schedule which will be provided during the registration session on the second day of the freshman orientation.

Requirements:

• Register and remain in an Engineering 8 or Engineering 10 course during your first semester.
• Attend academic advising workshops and tutoring/study groups on a regular basis.
• Meet with an advisor every three to four weeks for the entire academic school year.
• Participate in ELCAS monthly community meetings and workshops.

Benefits:

• Participate in facilitated study groups (e.g. Algebra/Trig, Pre-Calculus, Calculus) by trained facilitators.
• Participate in workshops facilitated by industry or faculty covering various topics in engineering (e.g. latest technology, research, job opportunities) and networking with other students and engineers from Silicon Valley companies (e.g. HP, Lockheed Martin, IBM, engineering societies like SWE, BASE, and SOLES).
• Learn strategies and techniques to manage engineering workload and lifestyle successfully (e.g. team building activities, time management and study skills workshops, etc.).
• Participating in professional and leadership development activities.

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