Gateway

The Gateway Summer Program is designed to prepare you for the demands of your first year in college. As a Gateway student, you will have an opportunity to get a head start on your academic career in a supportive and mentoring environment. In the Gateway Program, you will be a part of a community of learners who have in common the desire to be successful college students. It begins on June 20 with a required orientation session that provides you and your parents with an opportunity to tour the campus and learn more about the Gateway Program and the college experience at Florida Atlantic University.

Courses Offered in the Gateway Summer Program

Gateway students enroll in an English class and Learning Strategies and Human Development.*

ENGLISH
Concentrates on the development of your writing skills and techniques including grammar, punctuation and mechanics. Skills developed and refined in this class will be applicable to any course you take in which writing is required. (3 credits)

LEARNING STRATEGIES and HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Provides an introduction to higher education and a general orientation to the functions and resources of the University. It will help you to develop a better understanding of the learning process and to acquire critical academic success skills. Topics include time management, diversity, test taking, communication skills, study techniques, library use and much more. (1 credit hour)

* If you receive financial aid for the summer session, you may be required to add a third course to your schedule. This is because financial aid requires that a certain minimum number of credits be taken each semester. At Orientation, there will be a list of courses from which we recommend you choose. Please keep in mind that if you are NOT receiving financial aid you do not need to add a third course. In our experience, two classes will be enough to keep you busy during the six week term. However, if you do need to add a course, advisors will be available at Orientation to assist you with your selection.

Some of the pluses of being a Gateway student include:

An excellent opportunity to improve the essential writing skills you will need in your first year and throughout your academic and professional life.
Smaller class sizes than during the regular academic year.
A university setting which allows you to learn the campus and meet with fellow students before the Fall semester rush.
An opportunity for you to earn credit hours toward your graduation and summer school hours.
Learning strategies/techniques that prepare you to meet the challenge of college-level classes.
One-on-one academic advising followed by advance registration for the fall semester.

Important Information

When:
June 23 - August 4, 2008

Where:
Florida Atlantic University,
Boca Raton Campus

Who:
Freshmen looking to get a head start on the college experience

What:
Introduction to College Writing (ENC 1130) and Learning Strategies and Human Development (SLS 1503)

Costs:
Tuition per credit hour:

Florida residents = $112.23*
Non-Florida residents = $547.69*

Books, supplies, and housing

*Tuition as of July 9, 2007

For summer housing information, call (800) 299 - 4328 and identify yourself as a Gateway Student.

How:
Apply to FAU for the summer term and enclose a short statement with your application indicating that you would like to become a Gateway student. Applications should be submitted to the Office of Admissions ASAP. If you are applying via the internet (online application), then you must indicate with an e-mail that you want to participate in the Gateway Program at the following e-mail address: ugadmissions@fau.edu.

FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION:

Complete the 2007/2008 FAFSA.
Please allow eight weeks for information and processing.

Gateway Confirmation Deadline:

March 1, 2008

For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Kennedy
Associate Director/Gateway Coordinator
1-800-226-3336 or 561-297-3064