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Welcome to the AFLSWelcome to the AFLSAdvisor Information SessionAdvisor Information Session
Spring 2007Spring 2007
Making the Most of CollegeMaking the Most of College
Good advising may be the Good advising may be the single most underestimated single most underestimated characteristic of a successful characteristic of a successful college experience….college experience….
Richard Light, 2001Richard Light, 2001
Course ChangesCourse Changes
• Beginning this fall, CIED 0003
Developmental Reading will be called:
ARSC 0013 Reading Strategies for
College StudentsStudents who score 19 or below on the
reading portion of the ACT must take
this class (see page 27 of the catalog).
Course ChangesCourse Changes
WCIV 1003 = HIST 1003
WCIV 1013 = HIST 1013
Changes to Changes to Communication Intensive - BSACommunication Intensive - BSA
AGED 3142/3141L ENGL 3053
COMM 2303 JOUR 1033
COMM 2323 COMM 2373
COMM 3303 COMM 3383
CSES 3023 ENGL 2013
Changes Changes
• The Withdrawal Policy
– Students can now withdraw online without contacting the Dean’s Office.
8 Semester Degree Completion Plan 8 Semester Degree Completion Plan updateupdate
• Fall 2006 - 38 participants
• 23 left the program at end of semester due to W’s, F’s, opted out, or did not enroll spring 2007
• Only 1/15 students is in compliance with policy
ChangesChanges
Academic Enhancement Program
and the
College Student Inventory
BREAK
Orientation ChangesOrientation Changes
• All sessions are now in June and August
• Summer Orientation Day One
– College meeting begins at 2:45 pm– CSI in HOEC 217 at 3:45 pm– Advisors meet with students in HOEC/AGRI
• Please arrive at 3:50 pm at session 1• Email Alain [email protected] for paired classes
– Students must report back to Union no later than 5:00 pm
• Day Two - Students arrive at 8:30 am
Orientation ChangesOrientation Changes
• Day One discussion topics– Review 8 Semester Degree Completion Program
(sign contract on day 2 before registering)– Paired classes
• (15 seats are now available in each section)
- Department clubs and organizations- Introduce the check sheet – Bachelor of Science
Gen Ed Core, Dept Core, Concentration, Pre-req & Co-req- Discuss college requirements- Who do they contact in the department when they
have questions?- If time, discuss Internship opportunities
Degree Plans/Check SheetsDegree Plans/Check Sheets
• If the plan you are using does not have a 2007-2008 watermark behind it, then it hasn’t been approved by the Dean’s Office.
• Please use care when handing out check sheets.
No student service is No student service is mentioned in retention mentioned in retention research more often as a research more often as a means of promoting student means of promoting student persistence than academic persistence than academic advising.advising.
The Strategic Management of College EnrollmentsThe Strategic Management of College EnrollmentsHossler and Bean, 1990Hossler and Bean, 1990
2005 National Survey on 2005 National Survey on Student EngagementStudent Engagement
• Overall, how would you evaluate the quality of academic advising you have received at your institution?
AFLS
FR – 3.06
SR – 3.46
YOU make the difference.
Thank you for all your efforts!
• Questions and answers
