The Undergraduate Center


[????] What is "The Undergraduate Center?"
The Undergraduate Center is a program offering interesting combination "packages" of general education transfer courses arranged at convenient times. The program is designed to meet most of the general edu cation requirements for an Associate of Arts degree.
[????] What Are the Advantages of "The Undergraduate Center?"

You don't have to struggle to make up a good schedule. The courses are already "packaged" into convenient times. More importantly, you are more likely to succeed if you start here. The program has had consistently higher retention rates than other similar courses, with a wide variety of students. Students report very high satisfaction with the program. You will develop high-level skills and develop close ties with faculty. It's a College within a College, offering the kind of opportunity for success that's rare on any campus.

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How do you enroll?

Just tell your advisor at registration that you want to register in "The Undergraduate Center," in one (or more) of the packages described here.
 
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Where can you go after "The Undergraduate Center?"

This program has a proven track record at helping students transfer to quality schools in a wide variety of majors. A sample list of schools that students from the department have successfully graduated from includes:
 University of Chicago         Northwestern University  
 Valparaiso University         University of Wisconsin          
 Loyola                        Columbia College         
 Clarke College                Harvard Law School               
 Northern Illinois University  Arizona State University 
 Creighton University          Elmhurst College
 University of Illinois        DePaul University
News Clipping A Proviso East High School student who started at Triton in the "Undergraduate Center" department recently graduated from Harvard Law School. Here's part of what she said in reply to a survey about Triton.

When asked how the courses in the department stacked up against other classes at Triton, she said that the program compared to other courses "very well."

She rated her overall satisfaction with Triton at "somewhat satisfied" but rated her satisfaction with this program as "very satisfied."

When asked whether the program was too difficult or too easy, she said "Just hard enough."

Finally, when asked if she would recommend the program only to above- average students, only undecided students, or to everyone, she said that she would recommend the program "to everyone."

 The new "Illinois Articulation Initiative" makes these courses even more appealing for transfer; every single one of them in all of the combinations can be used to meet the new transfer guidelines. (To make this clearer, every course that meets the IAI guidelines below is marked with a small "dot" graphic like this: 


[????] What are the currently offered course "packages?"

Fall Semester:

1. Monday-Wednesday-Friday "Combo" of:
Introduction to Psychology (PSY100),
Introduction to Philosophy (PHL101), and
Effective Speaking (SPE101).
(You sign up for ALL THREE classes, and attend 9-11:50 a.m. This meets 3 gen. ed. requirements and gives 9 credit hours.) Enrollment limited to 75 students.


2. Tuesday-Thursday "Combo" of:

Freshman Rhetoric (RHT101) and
U.S. History to 1865 (HIS151).
(You sign up for BOTH classes, and attend Tue-Thur 11:00-1:45. This package meets 2 general education requirements for 6 credit hours.) Enrollment limited to 50 students.

Spring Semester:

1. Monday-Wednesday-Friday "Combo" of:
Ethics (PHL103),
Introduction to Sociology (SOC100), and
Introduction to Theater (SPE130).
(You sign up for ALL THREE classes and attend 9-11:50 a.m. This package meets 3 gen. ed. requirements, 9 credit hours.) Enrollment limited to 75 students.


2. Tuesday-Thursday "Combos" of:

Freshman Rhetoric (RHT102) and
Social Psychology (PSY201).
or:
Freshman Rhetoric (RHT101) and
Introduction to Psychology (PSY100).
(You sign up for BOTH classes, and attend Tue-Thur 11:00-1:45. This package meets 2 general education requirements, 6 credit hours.) Enrollment limited to 50 students.

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