The PATH Program (PDF, 3.6MB) supports and empowers students who are foster youth, adopted, in guardianship or kinship care, and/or have experienced homelessness. PATH provides services aimed to meet the unique needs of displaced students to improve access, retention and graduation rates.
Key Events & Services
Key Events
- PATH Retreat (each semester)
- PATH Advisory Committee
- PATH Gallery
- PATH Senior Reception (spring semester)
Services
- Academic assistance
- Career exploration
- Coaching and student leadership development
- Graduate school preparation
- Guidance with housing, scholarships and community resources
- Mentoring
Program Eligibility & Requirements
Program Eligibility
In order to be eligible for PATH you must meet one of the following criteria:
- Being in foster care
- Being in guardianship
- Being in kinship
- Having been adopted
- Having experienced homelessness
New students such as first time freshmen, transfer students, non-traditional adult students, students that have been previously enrolled at CI are encouraged to apply.
If you meet one of the criteria please contact hiram.ramirez@csuci.edu, Hiram Ramirez, to schedule your Welcome Interview.
Requirements
Also, for students to remain active they must:
- Complete the FAFSA or Dream Act application each year
- Follow the student code of conduct
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
- Maintain continuous enrollment (unless a formal Leave of Absence is granted)
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress
- Meet with Leticia Cazares, Coordinator for PATH at least once per semester
- Participate in all aspects of the program by submitting the semester PATH Pass