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Student Services

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING AND
The Intercollegiate Athletics Program is governed by the SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT (MESA)
California Community College Athletics Association. The MESA program is a statewide academic program that
Solano Community College is a member of the Bay Valley supports economically and educationally disadvantaged
Conference and participates in a number of men’s and students to excel in math, science or engineering related
women’s intercollegiate sports. majors so students can transfer to four year universities.

To practice and participate, student athletes must present The MESA model for success includes a variety of services
evidence from a physician that they are physically fit to that results in a high rate of academic achievement.
participate in an intercollegiate athletic activity. To be
eligible, student athletes must be continuously enrolled in a The main components include:
minimum of 12.0 units during the semester of competition.
For the second year of competition, the student athlete • Student Study and Computer Lab Center
must have completed 24.0 units between seasons of A dedicated multipurpose space for quiet study,
competition with a minimum 2.0 grade point average. workshops, computer related activities, and
All athletes must have an educational plan on file with information sharing.
the athletic counselor and must be enrolled in at least 9 of
their 12 mandatory units toward their educational plan. • Academic Excellence Workshops
Additional eligibility information may be obtained from Students are scheduled in math and science core
the Athletic Director or respective Solano Community classes and taught to maintain high academic out-
College coach. Intercollegiate athletic sports offered are: comes through facilitated group study.

MEN • Mandatory Information Session
ATHL 015 Intercollegiate Baseball (Spring) Teaches college survival skills to incoming students
ATHL 016A/016B Intercollegiate Basketball (F/S) majoring in math, engineering and science.

WOMEN • MESA Counselor
ATHL 001 Intercollegiate Volleyball (Fall) A dedicated MESA counselor is provided to assist
ATHL 002A/002B Intercollegiate Basketball (F/S) students with their educational planning and goals.
ATHL 003 Intercollegiate Softball (Spring)
ATHL 004 Intercollegiate Soccer (Fall) • Assistance in the transfer process
Including field trips to universities, workshops on
MEN AND WOMEN applications, and counseling.
ATHL 010 Intercollegiate Swimming/Diving (S)
ATHL 022 Intercollegiate Tennis (S) • Career advising
To introduce work options to students. Field trips,
LIBRARY job fair information, job shadowing exercises and
The Library houses a reserve collection of class-related industry mentors are available to students.
materials and media, as well as a wide variety of materials
for basic research. The Library also houses an Information All students who are interested in participating in MESA
Commons with sixty PC’s, providing students with access must meet the academic and economically disadvantaged
to the Library’s online catalog, databases, word processing criteria—contact our office for details.
packages, Excel, PowerPoint, and the Web. It also contains
a Biblio-graphic Instruction Classroom accommodating For additional information please visit our MESA Center
students in library orientations and workshops, as well in Room 434, Building 400. Our office hours are Monday
as Information Competency, Research and Web Searching through Thursday, 9:00am-5:00pm, Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm,
courses. Independent and group study/work spaces are (707) 864-7000 ext. 7164. You can also check out our MESA
available as well. website: www.solano.edu/mesa.

The Library is open Monday through Friday, both day and
evening hours when classes are in session, and is closed
on all school holidays and breaks between sessions. The
Library’s Web site (http://www.solano.edu/library) posts
current hours of operations.

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