CINO Accelerate is a FREE two-semester, academic and leadership program designed to support incoming freshman at Coastal Carolina University both academically and personally. This immersion program supports students in their academic journey as they focus on successfully completing 30 credit hours in good academic standing and becoming an active participant in the Coastal community by the end of their first year at CCU. Students in the program will be assigned a personalized Success Team to include a Peer Leader, Academic Coaching Specialist, and Academic Advisor. Another goal of the program is to prepare students to meet the requirements to be invited into the National Society of Leadership and Success, which is the largest national organization in the country focusing on leadership.
CINO Accelerate students will also participate in a cohorted fall class schedule to include their UNIV-110C class. Students will have the opportunity to participate in personalized academic coaching, educational workshops, leadership programs, campus and community service projects, major and career exploration and unique campus and social engagement events.
As part of the UNIV-110CA curriculum, assignments are included to allow for students to interact with their peer leader and success team as well as participate in campus and community service projects, major and career exploration and unique campus and social engagement events. Outside of the class and as part of the CINO Accelerate program, opportunities are created specifically for students in the program to participate in educational workshops, leadership programs, additional campus and community service projects, and social engagement events, but those are optional and not mandatory.
The PERKS
- Early move-in to campus and participation in CINO Accelerate Welcome programs and events to get a head start on your college journey with us. You will meet and work with your peer leader, academic coach, and a few of your faculty.
- The early move-in date is Tuesday, August 13th.
- Scheduled early welcome programming is from Wednesday, August 14th to Saturday, August 17th.
- The residence hall and room you select during your housing application will be the room you move into on Tuesday, August 13th and remain throughout the academic year.
- Personalized Success Team to include a Peer Leader, Academic Coaching Specialist, and Academic Advisor.
- Cohorted fall class schedule to include UNIV-110CA First-Year Experience.
- When you enroll in your fall classes, remember you will enroll in a UNIV-110CA section, so look for the CA, which is for CINO Accelerate.
- The UNIV-110 class is for all incoming freshman and is a CCU graduation requirement.
- There are also available sections of ENGL-101 & 102 and a MATH-138, if required for your major, that is specifically for students in the CINO Accelerate program.
- Personalized student Peer Leader for student-to-student support and guidance.
- Personalized Academic Coaching Specialist for academic coaching support.
- Personalized professional Academic Advisor for first-year advising and enrollment.
- Opportunity to participate in educational workshops, leadership programs, campus and community service projects, major and career exploration and unique campus and social engagement events.
- CINO Accelerate t-shirt.
- CCU swag.
- Academically prepare students to join The National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi, the nation’s largest leadership honor society.