Academic Foundations Center
Consortium for Pre-College
Currently, the Consortium for Pre-College Education in Greater Newark at Rutgers-Newark will not be operating a 2012 summer program. New information will be forthcoming for the academic year component. Thank you for your patience.
Application
Overview
Quest Scholars
Curriculum
Eligibility Guidelines
Contact
The Consortium for Pre-College Education in Greater Newark
The Consortium for Pre-College Education in Greater Newark is a College Bound grant funded collaborative program between the Newark, East Orange, and Irvington school districts and Rutgers University-Newark and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. On the Rutgers-Newark campus, the Consortium (known as Quest Scholars) is housed within the Institute for Pre-College Education and Community Outreach , which is the pre-college arm of the Academic Foundations Center.
Quest Scholars is a five-year program whose purpose is several-fold:
- Introduces rising 8th, 9th, and 10th Grade students during a six-week summer program to careers in Science, Business, and Law respectively;
- Engages enrolled students during the summer program in Photography workshops;
- Provides continuing activities in Science, Business and Law for 8th,9th, and 10th Grade students in an Academic Year Saturday program (20 Saturdays);
- Conducts Grade appropriate Mathematics and American History workshops during the Academic Year Saturday program;
- Provides SAT and College Placement Review learning strategies workshops for 11th and 12th Grade students during the Academic Year (20 Saturdays).
| Summer: | |
| 8th Grade | Geosciences and Photography |
| 9th Grade | Finance and Accounting and Photography |
| 10th Grade | Street Law |
| Fall: | |
| 8th Grade | Environmental Biology |
| 9th Grade | Management Information Systems |
| 10 Grade | American Constitutional Law I |
| Spring: | |
| 8th Grade | Environmental Chemistry |
| 9th Grade | Marketing |
| 10 Grade | American Constitutional Law II |
During each semester, all enrolled students have workshops in American Social History and Grade appropriate Mathematics.
SAT and College Placement Review Workshops
| Fall: | |
| 11th and 12th grade: |
Mathematical Functions Critical Reading Vocabulary Essay Writing Questioning Techniques Three Practice SAT Tests Workshops in Note-Taking Skills, Financial Aid and College Choice |
| Spring: | |
| 11th grade |
Mathematical Functions Critical Reading Vocabulary Essay Writing Questioning Techniques Three Practice SAT Tests Workshops in Career Choice |
| 12th grade |
Mathematical Functions Critical Reading Vocabulary Essay Writing Three Practice College Placement Review Exams |
Applicants must:
- Attend schools in either Newark, Irvington, or East Orange
- Be in good academic standing (B average or better) in Mathematics, Language Arts, and Science, or with demonstrated potential
- Have approval of guidance counselors and parents or guardians
In order for students to be considered enrolled within the program, they must submit:
- Completed Application Form
- Copy of last report card
Rutgers University-Newark
Institute For Pre-College Education and Community Outreach
Academic Foundations Center
110 Warren Street
Bradley Hall, 1st Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07102-1814
Phone: (973) 353-3577
Fax: (973)353-5700
