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First Year Experience
The first-year experience program (FYE) strives to assist students as they transition from high school into the college environment working with the university’s Hornet Launch program. FYE is committed to supporting students academically and socially as they start their path to university life.
Goals
- Help students acclimate and transition to college life
- Identify majors' students may have an interest in Assist students in taking 15 units their first and second semester in college
- Support students by guiding them through the general education requirements and the benefits of these courses serving in their career development process
- Gain leadership skills through the Leadership Initiative and promote campus involvement
- Connect students to campus resources
Services
- Pre-enrollment in 12 -15 units in first semester in college/strategic schedule
- Strategies of how to be successful in first year of college
- Mentorship through peer support
- Instruction and classroom support
- Class planning
- One-on-one advising with peer mentor, counselor, and or advisor
- Assistance with campus leadership certificate completion
Sophomore Success Program
The EOP Sophomore Success Program is designed to aid students as they continue to transition into their second academic year, offering all-encompassing advising, comprehensive career development services, and leadership opportunities.
Program Goals and Services:
Your sophomore year is an exciting time filled with opportunities and challenges. Our goal is to offer you year-round programming and activities that will assist you in making important personal and academic decisions in the final two years at Sacramento State-- and beyond. We invite you to utilize the following services to maximize your campus experience:
- Guidance and Counseling support through one-on-one and group advising
- Comprehensive development services through career exploration and career series workshops
- Mentorship opportunities with staff and peers to keep you motivated and inspired
- Leadership opportunities that encourages campus and community involvement
Junior Advising Program
As students approach their junior year, they transition from the “Sophomore Success” advising component of the ARISE project and begin to work with a faculty advisor in their academic major and began their path to towards their careers. The ARISE website continues to serve as an added resource for our juniors in the EOP program.
Goals
- Confirm that students are meeting their GE requirements
- Work with students to ensure that they are meeting with their major advisors
- Help students tailor their coursework and experiences (internships, research, study abroad, student organizations, etc.) to achieve their academic and professional goals. This may include helping students evaluate changing their major
- Work with students as they transition into the EOP “Grad-Bound” advising for seniors
- Provide students with career advice
- Confirm that students are meeting their GE requirements
Services
- Ethnic Studies 198 – EOP Success Co-Curricular Activities and Seminar
- Junior Success Tips
- FSMP Services
- Academic Advising for Juniors
- Tutoring
- Events and Workshops for juniors
- Community Events
- Junior Seminars
Advising Requirements
Juniors are required to seek GE advising with one of our counselors or advising staff once per year. The students are divided and sorted by student ID number for half to come in the fall and half to come in the spring. We do this in order to accommodate the large number of juniors in the program who need advising.
Senior Success Program
Congratulations EOP Seniors!
We have developed this senior resource site specifically for you. As a senior getting ready to graduate, you may not be thinking about the world outside college? EOP would like to help prepare you for the next chapter of your life.
EOP senior students are required to complete one advising session per academic year. Seniors will be meeting with the EOP academic advising staff to help them understand their progress to degree completion, career or graduate school paths, connect with campus resources, and plan for post-graduation from Sacramento State.
Program Goals and Services
Grad-Bound Progress Check is designed to help EOP senior students with 85+ units or more to understand their progress to degree completion. EOP students will meet with the retention team to explore the “next steps” towards their graduation success during the counseling session by:
- Assisting students in monitoring and evaluation of their educational progress towards degree completion.
- Helping students to review their general education and graduation requirements.
- Providing a “Roadmap” of the steps needed to applying for graduation.
- Helping students to make informed choices that will optimize their educational experiences and leading them to achieve their educational and career goals.
Senior Success Workshops is designed to encourage EOP senior students who have applied for graduation guidance in understanding the fundamental tools and information needed to persist and prepare for life after graduation. During the semester, seniors can access a wide range of support services and campus resources presentations on:
- How to prepare for graduate school.
- Tip on how to find financial and scholarship resources.
- How to prepare a timeline on what to do and do dates.
- Career Support Services (Resume, Cover Letter and Job Search).
Graduation Celebration: Celebrating Student Success
Spring 2021 (Date is TBA)
Every academic year, the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at Sacramento State will honor and celebrate our graduating seniors who applied for graduation. At this event our students will be commemorated with an EOP certificate of achievement and medallion to wear at Sacramento State Commencement. This event is open to faculty, staffs, family, and friends to come and celebrate the grads achievement with the EOP family.
Transfer Learning Communities
Fall
All new EOP Transfer students who qualify will participate in our Transfer Learning Communities. This component is meant to help transition students from their Community College to Sacramento State. Each Transfer Learning Community was made to fit specific majors & interests and consists of two upper division GE courses for areas B5, C, or D as well as Ethnic Studies 198. This makes a total of 8-units.
Spring
Students will participate in a 1-unit Ethnic Studies 198 course. This six-week course will allow students to finalize some of the resources covered in the previous semester. This course meets on Monday’s from 1 - 1:50 p.m. or 2 - 2:50 p.m.
Program Benefits:
- Complete 6 of 9 required upper division GE units in first semester
- Helps to achieve 15-unit requirement to qualify for EOP Grant
- Provides academic and transition support
- Peer mentoring once a week via Ethnic Studies 198
- Workshops and events which describe on-campus resources
- One-on-one advising with Instructional Student Assistants
- Professional Portfolio Development (Resume Building, Cover Letter, Letters of Recommendation, Career opportunities etc.)
- Receive a stipend for participating in the Transfer Learning Communities
- Personal development via understanding interpersonal communication, leadership & organizational skills
- Assist in exploring, analyzing, and developing community among their peers
- Create an atmosphere for learning and self-expression
If you have any questions or would like additional information regarding the Transfer Learning Communities, please contact Josiah Damaris Greer Greer@csus.edu or call 916-278-7632
Academic Success and Recovery Program
About the Program
The EOP Academic Success and Recovery Program is designed to help students complete their path to graduation by providing resources and study strategies. It is also designed to assist students who are experiencing academic challenges.
Program Services:
- One on one advising and counseling
- Success strategies workshops
- Collaboration with campus resources
- Study tips and tricks
- Time management skills
- Successful navigation of campus academic policies
Academic Recovery
Even with the best intentions, life’s issues can sometimes interfere with the best laid out plans. EOP is here to help if you fall short of the university’s standards for “Academic Good Standing”. We are here to support you in your academic recovery.
Recovery Strategies
- Partnerships with the EOP program staff and other campus resources along with the student to improve their grades
- Increase your knowledge and understanding of academic standing policies, procedures, and appeals
- Identify and assess barriers to your success
- Referral assistance
- Creating an academic recovery plan of action
Advising Requirement
Students that fall into this area will be required to attend at least one advising session and/or workshops per semesters or as determined by coordinator of the program.
Academic strategies workshops
Throughout the semester there will be workshops that you can attend or will be assigned to (if appropriate). To sign up, you will receive an email specifying when they are occurring or you can check our EOP homepage events calendar.
To contact us:
Please email blake@csus.edu or eop-05@csus.edu for questions or if you need further information!
Career and Major Exploration
EOP provides comprehensive career services to support student’s journey to declaring a major and pursing a fulfilling career. We are committed to providing students with essential information needed to declare a major and create a path for success.
Career & Major Support Services:
Our goal is to prepare students to make informed career and major decisions that align with their values, interest, and life aspiration. Our services include:
- Career & Major exploration through one-on-one & group advising
- Career Counseling
- Experiential Learning Opportunities
- Career Series Workshops and Events
EOP Career & Major Advising
EOP Expressed Interest & Undeclared Students are required to complete one advising session per semester.
Fall Semester: During the fall students will meet with our counseling/advising staff to follow a plan for General Education (GE) and better understand Sacramento State’s graduation requirements. Students are also provided with resources and referrals to aid in major and career exploration and guidance towards selecting their next semester’s courses.
Spring Semester: Students are required to attend a Career Exploration Workshop. Our workshops focus on impacted major/expressed majors, importance of back-up plans, experiential learning, and the career planning process. Students set goals and receive guidance towards selecting a major.
Full Circle Advising
The Full Circle Project (FCP) is an academic retention program that addresses and supports the diverse needs and interests of Sacramento State’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students as well as other high need students. The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) serves California residents from low-income households who demonstrate the motivation and potential to earn a baccalaureate degree. Incoming AAPI first-year students often apply to both programs to receive the most opportunities and support as they transition from high school to Sacramento State. Academic advising is an integral program service that many students can benefit from in their educational, professional, personal, and leadership developments. Any accepted incoming FCP first-year students that are also accepted to EOP will follow the EOP first-year advising requirement.
Advising Description
Academic advising takes place in a one-on-one or group setting that provides an intentional process of assisting FCP first-year students with their educational plans and requirements based on their major, interests, and needs. Counselors, Graduate Advisors, Peer Mentors, and Instructional Student Assistants will be available to give students essential information and resources to help clarify any questions or concerns, develop educational goals and plans to meet general education and graduation requirements, explore majors and interests, and cultivate a sense of belonging on campus.
EOP-FCP First-Year Advising Requirement
EOP-FCP First-Year Advising Requirement: You must meet with your Instructional Student Assistant (ISA who teaches your ALS 70A).
Fall 2020: You must meet with your ISA at least once in the fall semester to complete your first-year academic advising requirement for fall 2020.
Spring 2021: You must meet with an FCP Graduate Advisor at least once in the spring semester to complete your first-year academic advising requirement for spring 2021.
Please note: You are highly encouraged to meet with your Peer Mentor, ISA, Graduate Advisor, and/or Counselor more than once per semester to ensure that you are on a good standing towards your degree. Aside from your semesterly requirement, feel free to schedule an appointment with any EOP and FCP staff to receive advising and or office time to discuss about any of your challenges, needs, or experiences at Sacramento State.
Contact Information
Mindy Moua | Email: mnm266@csus.edu
Full Circle Project, Program Coordinator
Educational Opportunity Program, Counselor