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University of Iowa Committee on Human Rights policies, 1958-1986

1968-11-15 University Human Rights Committee to President Howard Bowen Page 10

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permits such students to take a lighter course load and apparently waives probation and dismissal rules, at least to the extent of permitting the students a full year on campus. 13
   The Committee feels that, for those students who , although having considerable promise, would not meet the regular admission standards, the best program would be to use a  "Transitional Year" approach under which the high risk student would be admitted as a student at the University, but would take a reduced load, take certain remedial courses and receive special tutorial assistance. 14 Independently of the Committee, somewhat similar proposals for a transitional year program were recently made by Mr. Al Albertus, the supervisor of the University's Upward Bound program and by Professor Siegmar Muehl, who is presently on leave, teaching at Johnson C. Smith University in North Carolina (and who has expressed an interest in directing such a project) 
   Some excerpts from Mr. Albertus' proposal follow:
   "A combination of remedial work and regular college course work appears to be the best solution for the first year program for these students. In many instances remedial assistance in reading and rhetoric is necessary. In some instances remedial help is needed in math as well. The most promising kind of program appears to be one in which the students are accepted unconditionally for a complete academic year. A combination of remedial plus regular course work will allow the student the flexibility necessary to complete a successful college year. As students no longer need remedial assistance they may be removed from that part of the program to work more on their regular course work. If by the second semester remedial work is 

13 Ibid
14. A similar Transitional Year program is now underway at Coe College and a somewhat different one at Yale.

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-10- permits such students to take a lighter course load and apparently waives probation and dismissal rules, at least to the extent of permitting the students a full year on campus. 13 The Committee feels that, for those students who , although having considerable promise, would not meet the regular admission standards, the best program would be to use a "Transitional Year" approach under which the high risk student would be admitted as a student at the University, but would take a reduced load, take certain remedial courses and receive special tutorial assistance. 14 Independently of the Committee, somewhat similar proposals for a transitional year program were recently made by Mr. Al Albertus, the supervisor of the University's Upward Bound program and by Professor Siegmar Muehl, who is presently on leave, teaching at Johnson C. Smith University in North Carolina (and who has expressed an interest in directing such a project) Some excerpts from Mr. Albertus' proposal follow: "A combination of remedial work and regular college course work appears to be the best solution for the first year program for these students. In many instances remedial assistance in reading and rhetoric is necessary. In some instances remedial help is needed in math as well. The most promising kind of program appears to be one in which the students are accepted unconditionally for a complete academic year. A combination of remedial plus regular course work will allow the student the flexibility necessary to complete a successful college year. As students no longer need remedial assistance they may be removed from that part of the program to work more on their regular course work. If by the second semester remedial work is 13 Ibid 14. A similar Transitional Year program is now underway at Coe College and a somewhat different one at Yale.