Step Up

Students Taking Exceptional Pride and Upholding Progress (Step Up) is a retention initiative for WKU African-American Juniors and Seniors who are experiencing academic difficulty. These students must earn a 2.0 GPA for the current semester to avoid being academically dismissed from WKU. The intent of this program is to comply with the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education mandates to increase retention and graduation rates of African-American students.

 Students agree to:

•  attend monthly intrusive advising appointments to discuss academic progress, academic issues, class attendance, grades, etc.

• complete 6 monitored study hall hours weekly in one of the approved TLC locations.

• • seek free tutoring at The Learning Center if needed.
• attend two Academic Advantage Series: Workshops for Success within the academic semester.

• compose a reflection paper detailing the overall BEP experience. This paper is due at the end of the semester before finals week.

• allow parents/guardians to inquire about their academic progress, grades, attendance, etc.