Enrollment & Participation
Incoming first-year students who are working towards meeting Texas College Ready standards are required to participate in JumpStart and thus are automatically enrolled in the program. Program site is determined by the student’s selected “home” campus per their admission application. Once identified and confirmed as a program candidate, students are automatically registered for JumpStart course (s) during summer session II and the corresponding credit bearing course during the fall semester.
Expectations & Conditions
Jumpstart scholars must agree to the following expectations and conditions, applicable for the duration of the five-week program:
- Scholars must participate in our Kickoff to JumpStart event, please refer to your calendar of events for more details.
- JumpStart is a comprehensive academic program, and scholars are required to attend all lectures, discussions, workshops, tutoring, advising, seminars, and activities scheduled.
- The JumpStart staff will determine scholars’ summer course placement and advise scholars’ regarding their selection of courses for the fall and spring semesters of their first year.
- The JumpStart staff will monitor scholars’ courses and related activities to assist them in meeting the requirements of the program.
- Scholars may not take a reduced course load during JumpStart, nor take additional summer courses without the prior approval of the Director of Student Success Initiatives.
- Scholars are required to register for corresponding course in the fall. For example, if you are enrolled for WRLS 0300 during the JumpStart program, you will be required and registered for ENGL 1301 in the fall.