Student Handbook and Catalog 2021-22 V2

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Students will meet with the program advisor each
semester to make sure that the student is meeting all
of the requirements to successfully graduate from the
program.
Enrollment Center
Current/Returning Student Advising
Program Enrollment coaches in the Enrollment Center
assist in the retention and advising of current and
returning students. Assistance includes continuing
registration advising, maintaining financial aid, managing
the Early Alert system which serves as an intervention
tool when faculty request assistance, monitoring and
grading Quest for Success modules in Moodle for students
on Academic Probation, clearing students on Academic
Suspension approved by the HATSS Mentoring Program,
financial aid appeals and monitoring progress toward
graduation.
The Enrollment Center staff work on a caseload
management basis with students from census date of their
first semester throughout graduation.
Testing Center
The Testing Center offers the TSI Assessment 2.0
(TSIA2). Selected TSTC campuses may offer high school
equivalency exam testing, CLEP and professional
certification exams. For a complete list of assessments and
tests please visit the Testing Center web page at
tstc.edu/testing.
Nontraditional Services
Nontraditional occupations for females and males are
defined as “a field in which either gender comprises less
than 25 percent of the current enrollment.” Each TSTC
campus provides services to assist qualifying students that
are enrolled full-time in a declared nontraditional program
of study leading to an Associate Degree or Certificate. For
more information on services provided to nontraditional
students please consult the following individuals:
East Williamson County
Campus Enrollment Executive
512-759-5907
Fort Bend County
Coordinator of Retention Services
346-239-3233
Harlingen
Coordinator of Support Services
956-364-4305
Marshall
Campus Enrollment Executive
903-923-3231
North Texas
Campus Enrollment Executive
972-617-4724
Waco
Coordinator of Support Services
254-867-3066
West Texas (Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood and
Sweetwater)
Director of Support Services
325-236-8292
Services are funded through the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational & Applied Technology Act and are contingent
upon the availability of funds during the pertinent
semester and the adherence to program policies.
First Year Seminar Courses
(TSTC 1101 and TSTC 1102)
All current TSTC students and all transfer students with fewer
than 24 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) are required to take a
first year seminar course, TSTC 1101 or TSTC 1102. The course
catalog degree plans identify which degrees and certificates
require TSTC 1101 and which require TSTC 1102. These onecredit-hour,
student-success courses will present students
with the essential knowledge to accomplish their goals at
TSTC. The First Year Seminar course is the most important
class a student will take at the College and provides a strong
foundation for a student's academic and professional career
by focusing on student development, utilizing campus
resources, and building lifelong learning skills for academic
and workplace success.
Students, with less than 24 credit hours earned, must enroll
in the First Year Seminar (TSTC 1101 or TSTC 1102) course
required for their program. Only one successfully completed
TSTC 1101 or TSTC 1102 is required.
Dual enrollment students are exempt from taking the First
Year Seminar course. Students who intend to attend TSTC for
one semester only may request a one-time exemption from
First Year Seminar course from the Office of Student Learning.
Transfer students who have successfully completed more
than 24 credit hours may be exempted from taking a required
First Year Seminar course. All students are responsible
for providing official transcripts to the Enrollment Center
to receive the exemption. Transcripts should be received
no later than one week prior to the start of the semester.
The student is responsible for updating his/her schedule
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