Page 10 - Merritt College Student Handbook and Planner 2021-2022

MERRITT COLLEGE STUDENT EQUITY AND ACHIEVEMENT (SEA)
Student Equity and Achievement (SEA), previously known as Student Success and Support Program (SSSP), is a state-mandated program/process that brings the College’s staff and resources into a PARTNERSHIP with students to ensure educational success. Merritt College agrees to provide an organized process of: admission, orientation, enrollment assistance, counseling and/ or advising, and the monitoring of student progress through
follow up activities. Students agree to declare a specific educational objective within a reasonable length of time, complete a Student Educational Plan, attend classes regularly, complete assigned course work, and maintain satisfactory progress toward the achievement of educational goals.
All students, except those exempted on the basis of locally established criteria (see Exemption from Student Equity and Achievement) are expected to complete the State’s SEA requirements.
STUDENT EQUITY AND ACHIEVEMENT (SEA) COMPONENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS
The following five components of SEA will help ensure educational success:
1. Admission: The admissions application provides the college with information about educational plans and career goals. It also helps the college determine SEA status. 2. Orientation: An orientation session introduces students to the college’s programs,
services, academic regulations, expectations, and campus facilities; the focus is on how to
succeed in college.
3. Enrollment Assistance: An enrollment assistance session helps students review
requirements and measurements of current skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. The results are advisory only. In addition to measuring current skills, enrollment assistance gathers “multiple measures” information about previous academic experiences, study skills and habits, motivation and support system, and outside commitments.
4. Counseling and Advisement: A counselor helps students to develop a Student Educational Plan (SEP) and to select appropriate courses based on educational objectives, enrollment requirements, and “multiple measures” information.
5. Follow up: Counselors, on a regular basis, monitor student progress toward the attainment of educational goals. The counselor also assists in reviewing, updating, or revising educational plans. Counselors may refer students to support services as necessary.
Selection of any of the following educational objectives will provide the opportunity to participate in the SEA:
• Obtain a bachelor’s degree (with or without an associate degree)
• Obtain a two-year associate/vocational or career technical education degree
(without transfer)
• Earn a vocational/ career technical education certificate (without transfer)
• Improve basic skills in English, reading, and/or mathematics
• Undecided goal
Note: Students who do not have an associate arts or higher degree and enroll in 12 or more semester units, are considered SEA eligible, regardless
of educational objectives.
The college strongly encourages and welcomes all students to participate in the SEA services, regardless of criteria being met for exemption.
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