School of Liberal Arts and Transitional Studies

Academic Support Services

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Academic Recovery Program

The Academic Recovery (AR) program is designed for students who would like to reapply or transfer to Blue Ridge CTC but have a college/university G.P.A. that is less than 2.0. Blue Ridge CTC will conditionally admit students with GPAs between 1.5 and 2.0. Students with less than a 1.5 may be admitted into this program on a case-by-case basis. The Admissions Office will select students for this program. The student may take no more than thirteen credits per semester and must earn a 2.3 GPA during their first semester at Blue Ridge CTC, then maintain a 2.0 GPA for each semester after the initial semester. Academic Recovery students will not be admitted into any two-year degree program until the student’s cumulative GPA has reached a minimum of 2.0. An AR student will be advised by the Program Specialist of Academic Support Services, which is under the School of Liberal Arts and Transitional Studies. Progress and adherence to the established guidelines will be monitored closely.

Early Alert Program

The Early Alert (EA) program is designed to help those students who are having academic difficulty at any point during any semester at Blue Ridge CTC.

Studies have shown there is a connection between academic performance and the transition from either high school or the workforce into the collegiate environment. Our students have other responsibilities/issues with family, finances, work, or health, and we need to supply as much academic support as we can. Faculty complete forms to notify the Program Specialist for Academic Support Services about students who are not completing their work or who are not attending class regularly. The student is put on course by following a goal-oriented program to meet the requirements of each course. Tutoring, time management, meeting with the instructor, or developing better study skills are steps taken to guide the student to succeed in the designated course.

Student Writing Center

The Writing Center offers the following free services to Blue Ridge CTC students:

• Tutors work with students during all steps of the writing process from brainstorming to final editing. Sessions are available by appointment, but walk-ins are also welcome.
  
• Tutors are available to any students who need help writing.
  
• Although seeing a writing tutor is sometimes recommended or required by an instructor, students are encouraged to seek tutoring help on their own.
• Sessions are available by appointment, and walk-ins are also welcome.
  

Look for the Sign in Sheet in the
Academic Support Center(D-08)

To make an appointment, contact Ms. Deidre Morrison, Writing Center Director
(304-260-4380 ext. 2347).

Writing Center Hours

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1:45 - 3:15PM	11AM - 1:00PM 2 - 2:45PM 5 - 6:00PM	9:30 - 11:00AM 1:45 - 3:15PM	12 - 1:00PM 2 - 2:45PM 5 – 6:00PM	11AM - 1:00PM

Classroom Visits

Tutors are also available to make classroom visits and describe the services the Writing Center offers.  Instructors can find Writing Center Classroom Visit Request Forms outside of the Writing Center or on the Faculty/Staff page of Blue Ridge’s website, www.BlueRidgeCTC.edu.


English As A Second Language (ESL) Program

• Free tutoring by certified ESL tutors is also available to registered Blue Ridge CTC students.
  
• Sessions are available by appointment, and walk-ins are welcome.

Look for the Sign in Sheet in the
Academic Support Center(D-08)

"Join the ESL Conversation Group from 11-12 p.m. on
Mondays and Wednesdays in the Atrium"

Peer Tutoring Program

Becoming a Tutor

• Tutoring is available in most subjects and is a free service.
  
• Tutors have either been recommended by an instructor or are interviewed by the tutor coordinator and meet the criteria for peer tutoring:

• Has a 2.6 GPA and earned a 3.0 in the course he/she will be tutoring .
• Must be enrolled in at least six hours at Blue Ridge CTC.
• Must attend an in-service workshop to review the Tutor Handbook and to discuss the peer tutor program in general.

Signing up for a Tutor

• Come to the Academic Support Center and complete a contact sheet.
  
• Student contacts tutor directly via phone or e-mail to set up tutor session (information is located on board in the Academic Support Center).
  
• Times for tutor sessions are up to the tutor.
  
• Place for the tutor session can be the Academic Support Center, a vacant classroom, the Atrium, or any location upon which both the tutor and tutee agree.

Academic Support Tutors

Tutor (E-mail)	Subject
Appani, Nithin Raj	All Math
Branche, Holly	Nursing (NURS 201)
Cooper, Lynn L.	Psychology Word Writing
Coyle, Tiffany	Chemistry
Curtis, Kim	English History Government
Daly, Kelly Hoover	Nursing (NURS 201)
Darrell, Dana D	ACFN 065 ACFN 085
Griffith, Deanna M.	ACFN 065
Kelly, Romara O.	Human Growth & Development Human A&P
McIntyre, Erica	Math Sociology American Federal Government
May, Cora	Keyboarding
Perski, Timothy B.	Psychology Human A&P Speech
Shrewsbury, Regina	Accounting
Todd, Tracy	Human A&P Human Growth & Development Microbiology
Unger, Rachel M.	College Chemistry
Wiley, Chris "CJ"	ACFN 065
Wilkins, Carol R.	Human A&P

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