Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences | Rutgers-New Brunswick
Office of Special Programs

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Our Mission:

To ensure access to quality higher education, especially for economically and educationally disadvantaged students through the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences' Office of Special Programs (OSP) and other support programs offering services to students at the College. OSP is funded through the Commission of Higher Education and the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Dean's Office.

Using a holistic approach to academic support and a progressive network of programs and services, OSP has adopted a Chinese proverb from Sun Tzu:

-If you are planning for a year, plant rice.

-If you are planning for a decade, plant a tree.

-If you are planning for a lifetime,

educate a person.

Therefore, OSP works to:

  • Develop the academic potential of economically and educationally disadvantaged students from the Abbott School Districts of New Jersey;
  • Assist students to clarify their academic and career goals;
  • Promote students' academic achievement;
  • Support students' persistence to graduation;
  • Steer students toward advanced and professional studies;
  • Help students accept responsibility for their educational development; and
  • Encourage students to perform service to the broader community.

The academic programs that support the holistic approach of OSP are demonstrated by the illustration of "The Cycle of Student Learning" and "How the Cycle of Learning Drives Academic Student Support" within the various components of the office.


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