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Students in the program, along with many other students, receive financial support from federal loans and grants, Illinois Student Assistance Commission Monetary Awards, and University tuition waivers. They also contribute toward their expenses through family contributions, summer and part-time employment, and personal loans. Supportive services for the program are provided by federal and University funds.
Through the Educational Opportunities Program, the University is attempting to:
-- Admit students who otherwise might not be able to undertake a college-level program at a major educational institution, and assist them in completing a baccalaureate degree. Participants receive the same benefits as other students and additional support if required.
-- Increase the number of students from ethnic minority groups underrepresented on campus.
-- Develop educational programs and policies, both academic and administrative, that will assist and support students in the program and that may well benefit all students.
-- Provide students not in the program the vital cultural and social experience of meeting, living with, and learning from students from other cultures.
-- Add ethnic diversity to the campus.
-- Provide and disseminate to other educational institutions and agencies information that will increase their ability to deal with educational and sociological problems of students from nontraditional backgrounds.
-- Provide information on securing financial aid, student employment, and postgraduate opportunities to program participants.
-- Beginning freshmen who meet the high school subject pattern requirements and the high school rank and test score combinations prescribed for the colleges and curricula of their choice.
-- Students not meeting the stated academic requirements, if the deans of the colleges concerned and the director of admissions and records (or their designated representatives) concur.
It should be noted that in some curricula, such as the performing arts and aviation, additional requirements must be met.
-- Extensive academic advising, taking into consideration students' past educational achievements, test results, abilities, and interests. The optimal class schedules and course selections are determined by students in consultation with special academic advisers in the various colleges.
-- Specially designed course offerings, including basic courses in rhetoric, mathematics, and psychology, and special class sections in regular courses.
-- A Reading and Study Methods Clinic and Writing Laboratory to help improve reading, writing, and study skills.
-- A tutoring system conducted by faculty members and students to help students in the program effectively approach and master subject content.
-- An office with a specially trained staff to provide academic, social, personal, financial, and career assistance and general counseling.
-- Precollege orientation programs to help students gain a greater awareness of the programs and services available at the University.
Application forms and additional information about the program may be obtained from the Office of Admissions and Records.
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