MATH BOOT CAMP - COVID-19 UPDATE

We are now transitioning to a hybrid version of the Math Boot Camp

• Log into Canvas for the Math Boot Camp

• Log into ZOOM so that the staff/tutors are able to assist you and verify your attendance and participation

• Meet with tutors online/in person to answer questions; breakout rooms available for individual assistance online

• Complete a minimum of 36 hours of attendance 

• Complete final assessments through Respondus, allowing the instructor to view the videos

• All extra materials will be delivered via announcements, email or sharing via ZOOM

• Required technology: computer or tablet, webcam, microphone and internet access - for online only

• Participation by cell phone is prohibited

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The boot camp serves all undergraduate students who would like to:

• Repeat a mathematics course for the 3rd attempt or 2nd attempt College of Engineering.

• Place into a higher level mathematics course by achieving a better score on the ALEKS Placement exam.

• Improve their success in their next mathematics course or mathematics course currently underway.

• Review and improve their ability in mathematics after a long absence (one year or more)

REQUIREMENTS

To qualify for certain permits or register for a third attempt you must fulfill 36 hours in our Math Emporium lab on the Boca Raton Campus. Students are also required to reach a minimum score on the ALEKS Placement exam given at the end of each Boot Camp. If you are required to take the MBC to fulfill a mathematics course, you are strongly encouraged to sign up for that course directly following the boot camp. Success rates are proven to be much better when doing so.

COST

The cost for each boot camp is $200. Additional fees will include $33 for the ALEKS Placement and Learning Modules which will be used during the MBC. If you are required to repeat the MBC Program, there is a discounted fee of $150 if you do it within one year of the last full fee course attended. You can also repeat the course to elevate your tests scores and use the repeat discount. If you are a returning student and would like to receive the discount code, simply call our office for instructions, 561.297.1036 or email Wendy Kasten at wkasten@fau.edu or Lisa Greenberg at agreen12@fau.edu.

WHAT IS ALEKS?

“ALEKS (Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces) is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly assess the students' knowledge. ALEKS then instructs the students on topics they are most ready to learn.” (https://www.aleks.com/about_aleks)

Students start the MBC by taking an ALEKS assessment to determine the areas to focus on. Students then continue into the remediation modules with the assistance of MBC Assistants and Lisa Greenberg/Mathematics Instructor. Students retake the ALEKS assessment at the end of the camp to determine their course placement.

FAQs

1. The in-person boot camps are done on the Boca Raton Campus, in the Math Emporium Lab (SE150).
2. You must complete 36 hours during the times the camp is in session, you do not have to come to every session, but in the end your hours must add up to 36 or more.
3. You will take the ALEKS Assessment on your first day of MBC, you do NOT have to take it in the FAU testing center prior to the MBC.
4. Successful students attend a minimum of 3-4 hours in one sitting.
5. Leaving most of your hours until the very last day is NOT a good practice
6. You must fill out a 3rd Attempt form with your college, on the form they provide in their office.
7. Hours do NOT carry over from one camp to the next.
8. We unfortunately do NOT provide financial aid.

WHAT IS THE MATH BOOT CAMP?

The Math Boot Camp is a short and intensive noncredit web based math workshop to help students improve their math skills and place into a more advanced mathematics class (MAC1105 or higher). The boot camp provides group instruction together with ALEKS remediation modules to assist students.

CANCELLATIONS

Please notify us by phone or email at least 48 hours before the course begins if you must cancel a course. You will receive a full refund for the canceled boot camp. If less than 48 hours notice is given, you will be charged a $15 processing fee for the cancellation. No cancellations will be accepted AFTER a course begins. If a course is cancelled by us for any reason, you will receive a full refund.

Non-degree-seeking students and non-FAU students may enroll in a boot camp on a space availability basis.

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