Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College

transfer agreements with UCLA, UC Riverside, UC
Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, CSU Long Beach, San Diego
State, CSU Fullerton, CSU Stanislaus, Chapman
University, Pomona College, Pitzer College, Occidental
College, La Sierra University, Loyola Marymount,
Pacific University (Oregon) and Whitman College (state
of Washington).
To complete the Honors Transfer Program, students
must take six honors courses, achieve at least a 3.2
grade-point average for all transferable college courses
taken, complete the required general education
courses as well as all prerequisite work for their major
required by the school to which they plan to transfer.
Additionally, honors students must schedule two
meetings with their honors counselor each semester.
Benefits of the program include small classes, closer
contact with professors, interaction with Rio Hondo’s
top students, challenging course work, and personalized
honors counseling. Interested students should fill out
and submit the Honors Transfer Program application
published each semester in the Class Schedule. See
the Honors Transfer Counselor in the Counseling
Department for more information.
Orientation
Orientation familiarizes and acquaints students with
important college policies and expectations, as well
as the range of services and programs available. It
is recommended that all new students participate in
orientation. A schedule of orientations is available
in the Assessment Center, room LR130 and on the
Assessment web page.
PUENTE Program
The Puente project is a one-year writing, counseling
and mentoring program. The emphasis is on Chicano/
Latino writers and authors. The goal of the program
is to increase the number of students who transfer
to four-year colleges and universities. For more
information call (562) 908-3467.
Transfer Center
The primary responsibility of the Transfer Center is to
ensure a transfer culture by providing comprehensive
support services and resources as well as counseling
services to empower students seeking to transfer to
four-year colleges and universities.
The Transfer Center provides up-to-date information
about transferring to four-year institutions to students,
counseling faculty, and staff, as well as coordinates
various activities, resources, and services that support
the transfer process. The Transfer Center is designed
to assist students with the process of transferring to
four-year colleges and universities; public, private and
out-of-state campuses.
For more information visit the Transfer Center in the
Administration Building, A119 or call (562) 463-4619 or
e-mail: transfercenter@riohondo.edu.
TRiO Programs
Student Support Services – The Student Support
Services Program, a federally funded TRIO Program,
serves one hundred and sixty students. The purpose
of this program is to prepare first-generation, lowincome
and/or disabled students for graduation/
transfer into four-year colleges and universities.
Services include academic advisement, transfer and
career information, tutoring, priority registration,
student success workshops, educational and cultural
activities, financial aid and scholarship information,
cash-aid stipends and various other services. All
services are free. Located in the Campus Inn, room
CI 155, office hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 am
to 4:30p.m., evening hours available. For more
information call (562) 463-3216.
Upward Bound – The Upward Bound Program, a
federally funded TRIO Program, serves sixty students
from California, El Rancho, Pioneer and South El
Monte High Schools. The purpose of this program is
to prepare first-generation, low-income students for
admission into and graduation from a four-year college
or university. Services include academic advisement,
tutoring, college preparation, Saturday and Summer
Academic Academy’s, enrollment in Rio Hondo
College courses, educational and cultural activities,
financial aid and scholarship information, cash-aid
stipends and various other services. All services are
free. Located in Campus Inn 155, office hours are
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., evening hours
available. For more information call (562) 463-3216.
Veterans Services
Veterans and Veteran Dependents are encouraged
to take advantage of the counseling services and
educational programs offered by Rio Hondo College.
Rio Hondo College cooperates with the Veterans
Administration and with the California State Bureau
of Vocational Rehabilitation in helping veterans and
their dependents to obtain the education necessary to
realize their academic and vocational goals. Rio Hondo
College has been approved for the training of veterans
and eligible dependents. Veterans and dependents are
required to comply with Veteran Regulations Sections
21.4135, 21.4235 and 21.4277 in regard to required
attendance and progress that the student-veteran or
dependent must meet in order to receive educational
benefits under Title 38, United States Code.
The Veterans Administration requires all entering
students to be formally evaluated in writing for
possible award of credit for previous training and
experience. This applies to all students, full-time and
part-time, degree and non-degree candidates. To
prevent possible future interruption of educational
benefits, it is essential that an official copy of all
previous course work (college or service) be on file
at Rio Hondo College and in the Rio Hondo College
Veterans Service Center located in the Campus Inn,
room CI166D.
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