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I work for Focus: HOPE, a human rights organization in Detroit. I’m working on a program which will provide a bachelor’s degree in engineering that will be tuition free. I am hoping that some of you may know someone, maybe a friend or neighbor who would like to take advantage of this opportunity.
What do you need to get into the program?
You need high school diploma or a GED.
What SAT/ACT score do you need?
We don’t care what your SAT score was.
What is the minimum High School grade point you need to get in?
We don’t care what you HS GP was.
What is the maximum your family can earn and still qualify?
There is no limit on family earnings.
Do you have to be a member of a minority to get in?
No. About a quarter of our students are white.
I want a degree in culinary arts, can I get into the program?
No, sorry, this program is only for engineering. (However engineering is a very broad field including Biomedical, Forensic, Audio, Aeronautical, Nuclear, as well as the more traditional Electrical, Mechanical, and Chemical. There is also a degree in Food Processing Engineering)
What are the age limits?
You must be old enough to get a HS diploma. One of my students is 60 year old.
I have a felony conviction, can I still get in?
Yes. One of my best students spent 4 years inside. I think he is still on parole.
Do I have to pass a drug test?
Yes. And for those who don’t know, marijuana IS a drug.
Do I have to live in Detroit?
No, but if you live in Toledo the commute will kill you.
I have a HS diploma but my skill level in math and English is roughly 7th grade. Can I still get in?
Sure. We have a “bridge” program to bring you up to college level.
How does the program work?
For the first 2 years (most people take 3 to 4 years) you will be on our “campus” at 1400 Oakman, in Detroit. (Near Linwood and Davison). I hesitate to call it a campus, because people expect beautiful green lawns, funky coffee shops, football, fraternity parties, and so on. We have absolutely none of that. Oh well!
During the first two years you will earn an associate degree in Engineering Science from Lawrence Technical University in Southfield, Michigan. LTU sends professors to teach their classes on our campus. The degree is a regular accredited LTU degree and does not say Focus: HOPE on it.
The classes are small, 6 to 16 people. We take attendance. This means that the instructors actually know the students. It also means that there is no place to hide. If you start goofing off, you have someone in your face now, not at the end of the semester when it’s too late to do anything about it.
We have faculty around to help tutor students. We also pay more experienced students to tutor less experienced students. This is a win-win situation. If you really want to know a subject, try teaching it. So the more experienced student gets an increased understanding. The more experienced student has not yet forgotten the problems he had learning, (like the professor), and so is better able to explain the topic.
Students learn good study habits including forming study groups. The students form a leaning partnership with each other, to help each other learn. We didn’t plan this; the students came up with it on their own.
Our students are full students of LTU and have full access to all for LTU facility’s including the Libraries, Student Union, and are eligible to join fraternities, etc. Unfortunately LTU does not have a football team. Oh well.
The associate degree that they get from LTU is different in several ways from one that you would get from a Jr. College. First it is a math and science heavy degree. It will provide a solid foundation for any degree in science. U of M has commented that our students do better than students from Jr. Colleges. Second the degree is granted by a “4 year” school. Most all universities have one limit on transfer credits from Jr. Colleges and a higher limit on transfer credits from 4 year colleges.
After you have an associate degree we will send you “on campus” to a 4 year school to get a bachelor’s degree. At the moment the list of schools includes Wayne, U of D, U of M Dearborn, U of M Ann Arbor, Oakland, LTU and Purdue. We expect to add more schools later.
At this point you will have to fill out your FAFSA form to get Federal Student Aid. Focus: HOPE will work with the individual Universities to reduce the difference between the aid and the tuition, and then FH will pick up the difference.
Many Universities that you could not have entered because of low HS grade or low SAT scores will now accept you based on your college grade point.
How to get started.
On a Tuesday or Thursday morning go to 1200 Oakman, fill out an application and take the exam. You do not need an appointment. Tell them that you want to get into the C. A. T. program. Please park in the parking lot, not in the street. After the exam, (regardless of how this exam comes out), if you have a HS diploma or GED, call Jason Studstill (313) 494 4233 and make an appointment to take our placement test. Even if they tell you that you are not eligible for C.A.T., call Jason!
The second test is our placement test and will tell us if you need to be in our bridge program.
If you have any questions, please call me on my cell phone (313) 920-4131
Bryce Grevemeyer
Academic Advisor
Focus: HOPE
1400 Oakman Boulevard
Detroit, Michigan 48238-2848
Cell (313) 920 4131
grevemb@focushope.edu
What do you need to get into the program?
You need high school diploma or a GED.
What SAT/ACT score do you need?
We don’t care what your SAT score was.
What is the minimum High School grade point you need to get in?
We don’t care what you HS GP was.
What is the maximum your family can earn and still qualify?
There is no limit on family earnings.
Do you have to be a member of a minority to get in?
No. About a quarter of our students are white.
I want a degree in culinary arts, can I get into the program?
No, sorry, this program is only for engineering. (However engineering is a very broad field including Biomedical, Forensic, Audio, Aeronautical, Nuclear, as well as the more traditional Electrical, Mechanical, and Chemical. There is also a degree in Food Processing Engineering)
What are the age limits?
You must be old enough to get a HS diploma. One of my students is 60 year old.
I have a felony conviction, can I still get in?
Yes. One of my best students spent 4 years inside. I think he is still on parole.
Do I have to pass a drug test?
Yes. And for those who don’t know, marijuana IS a drug.
Do I have to live in Detroit?
No, but if you live in Toledo the commute will kill you.
I have a HS diploma but my skill level in math and English is roughly 7th grade. Can I still get in?
Sure. We have a “bridge” program to bring you up to college level.
How does the program work?
For the first 2 years (most people take 3 to 4 years) you will be on our “campus” at 1400 Oakman, in Detroit. (Near Linwood and Davison). I hesitate to call it a campus, because people expect beautiful green lawns, funky coffee shops, football, fraternity parties, and so on. We have absolutely none of that. Oh well!
During the first two years you will earn an associate degree in Engineering Science from Lawrence Technical University in Southfield, Michigan. LTU sends professors to teach their classes on our campus. The degree is a regular accredited LTU degree and does not say Focus: HOPE on it.
The classes are small, 6 to 16 people. We take attendance. This means that the instructors actually know the students. It also means that there is no place to hide. If you start goofing off, you have someone in your face now, not at the end of the semester when it’s too late to do anything about it.
We have faculty around to help tutor students. We also pay more experienced students to tutor less experienced students. This is a win-win situation. If you really want to know a subject, try teaching it. So the more experienced student gets an increased understanding. The more experienced student has not yet forgotten the problems he had learning, (like the professor), and so is better able to explain the topic.
Students learn good study habits including forming study groups. The students form a leaning partnership with each other, to help each other learn. We didn’t plan this; the students came up with it on their own.
Our students are full students of LTU and have full access to all for LTU facility’s including the Libraries, Student Union, and are eligible to join fraternities, etc. Unfortunately LTU does not have a football team. Oh well.
The associate degree that they get from LTU is different in several ways from one that you would get from a Jr. College. First it is a math and science heavy degree. It will provide a solid foundation for any degree in science. U of M has commented that our students do better than students from Jr. Colleges. Second the degree is granted by a “4 year” school. Most all universities have one limit on transfer credits from Jr. Colleges and a higher limit on transfer credits from 4 year colleges.
After you have an associate degree we will send you “on campus” to a 4 year school to get a bachelor’s degree. At the moment the list of schools includes Wayne, U of D, U of M Dearborn, U of M Ann Arbor, Oakland, LTU and Purdue. We expect to add more schools later.
At this point you will have to fill out your FAFSA form to get Federal Student Aid. Focus: HOPE will work with the individual Universities to reduce the difference between the aid and the tuition, and then FH will pick up the difference.
Many Universities that you could not have entered because of low HS grade or low SAT scores will now accept you based on your college grade point.
How to get started.
On a Tuesday or Thursday morning go to 1200 Oakman, fill out an application and take the exam. You do not need an appointment. Tell them that you want to get into the C. A. T. program. Please park in the parking lot, not in the street. After the exam, (regardless of how this exam comes out), if you have a HS diploma or GED, call Jason Studstill (313) 494 4233 and make an appointment to take our placement test. Even if they tell you that you are not eligible for C.A.T., call Jason!
The second test is our placement test and will tell us if you need to be in our bridge program.
If you have any questions, please call me on my cell phone (313) 920-4131
Bryce Grevemeyer
Academic Advisor
Focus: HOPE
1400 Oakman Boulevard
Detroit, Michigan 48238-2848
Cell (313) 920 4131
grevemb@focushope.edu