Office of Academic Supportand Instructional Services

Center Hall, Third Floor

Phone: (858) 534-3760Fax: (858) 534-0679

Email: oasis@ucsd.edu

The Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS) is one of the largest learning communities at UCSD that empowers students personally, academically, and professionally. Our students and staff are

innovative, productive, and engaged global citizens who are committed to social responsibility and promoting a diverse community of people, ideas, and perspectives. We accomplish this through academic success initiatives,

leadership development, and bridging partnerships that move our students to change the world.

THERE ARE FOUR OASIS TRANSITION PROGRAMS (OTP): TRIO STUDENT SUPPORTSERVICES PROGRAM (SSSP)Celebrating our 25th year anniversary in 2018, SSSP is a federally-funded grant program that provides tutoring and counseling services for up to 200 students from the time they step on to campus to their graduation. SSSP also provides financial and economic assistance to students interested in applying to graduate and professional programs. As of Fall 2017, 60% of SSSP students were transfer students from California community colleges and 40% were first-time incoming students.

SUMMER BRIDGEWith 40 years of rich history, our award-winning Summer Bridge is an academic transition scholarship program that provides 300 incoming freshmen with tools and resources to jumpstart their first year in college. Students take two progress-to-degree courses during second summer session and may qualify to receive an additional merit-based textbook scholarship. Students are assigned an Academic Transition Counselor – a peer mentor – that provides guidance to them until the end of their first year.

2EXCELIn 2016, 2Excel was founded to tackle a profound and fundamental challenge sophomores were facing. The program holistically supports students in their academic, professional, cultural and personal development during their sophomore year at UCSD. The program provides support to 120 students through peer one-to-one mentoring, a Winter quarter 2-unit seminar learning community, and access to special programming and events catered to the needs of second year students.

HOPE SCHOLARSThe Hope Scholars Program supports former foster youth and students with housing or food insecurity by delivering unique benefits, such as access to on-campus housing all year round, student employment opportunities, assistance with financial aid applications, and personal and career counseling. In collaboration with the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, the Hope Scholars program also awards scholarships up to $5,000 per academic year to eligible students.

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OASIS also offers tutoring services to all UC-San Diego students through our Math and Scienceand Language Arts Tutorial Programs. In Fall 2017, our tutorial programs served over 1,700 uniquestudents, 60% of which found us through referrals from our campus partners. Our tutorial services are inspired by Uri Treisman’s (1985) model on effective academic support systems and Sam Museus’s (2014) model on culturally engaging campus environments (CECE), and are led by facilitators and tutors who create learning communities that foster collaborative, fearless, and student-centered learning. We also work collaboratively with the Teaching + Learning Commons and other tutoring opportunities across campus to ensure consistent quality, training, and a variety of academic support services based on students’ needs and interests.

For the 2017-2018 academic year, OASIS’s Tutorial Programsare offering assistance in the following courses:

TUTORING SERVICES:

MATH AND SCIENCETUTORIAL PROGRAM• CHEM 6A, 6B, 6C: General Chemistry 1-3• CHEM 40A, 40B, 40C: Organic Chemistry 1-3• MATH 3C, 4C: Precalculus • MATH 11: Calculus-Based Introductory Probability

and Statistics• MATH 18: Linear Algebra• MATH 10A, 10B, 10C: Calculus 1-3• MATH 20A, 20B, 20C: Calculus for Science and

Engineering 1-3• MATH 20D: Introduction to Differential Equations• MATH 20E: Vector Calculus• PHYS 1A, 2A: Mechanics• PHYS 1B, 2B: Electricity and Magnetism• PHYS 1C, 2C: Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics

LANGUAGE ARTSTUTORIAL PROGRAM• AWP 1, AWP 2A, AWP 2B: Analytical Writing Program• CAT 1, CAT 2, CAT 3: Culture, Art, and Technology

Program (Sixth College)• DOC 1, DOC 2, DOC 3: Dimensions of Culture (Marshall

College)• HUM 1, HUM 2, HUM 3, HUM 4, HUM 5: Humanities

(Revelle College)• MCWP 40, MCWP 50 : Muir College Writing Program• MMW 11, MMW 12, MMW 13, MMW 14, MMW 15:

Making of the Modern World (ERC)• WCWP 10A, WCWP 10B, WCWP 100: Warren College

Writing Program• All French Courses (e.g., LIFR, LTFR)• All Spanish Courses (e.g., LISP, LTSP)• Academic/Study Skills (e.g., personal statement writing,

time management, goal setting, note taking strategies)• And many more courses across disciplines. Please log on

to oasismatrix.ucsd.edu to view all courses.

oasis.ucsd.edu • (858) 534-3760