ASAP GROUP

ADVISEMENT

DECEMBER 2014 GROUP ADVISEMENT

IMPORTANT DATES

• FALL SESSION I REMINDERS

• Monday November 24th- Registration opens for Spring I and II sessions. *Priority given to credits completed. Ex C6 and C7 students will likely have earlier registration date appointments

• Nov 27th – Nov 30th: College closed for Thanksgiving holiday

• Sunday December 7th- Last day of Fall Session I classes

• Dec 9th – Dec 15th: Final Examinations

• Dec 19th- Grades will begin being added to CUNY First

• Dec 24th-25th, Dec 31st- College Closed

FALL SESSION II

• SESSION II BEGINS!!!!

• Jan 5th- First day of Weekday Classes for FA II (Winter Session)

• Jan 7th- Last day to drop a class w/o “WD” grade

• Make sure that you are REGISTERED for at least 1-2 classes…CLASSES ARE FILLING QUICKLY!!!

• You must RE-ENROLL in any failed remedial for Fall Session II unless specified otherwise by your Advisor

PHI THETA KAPPAAPPLICATION PROCESS

2) ASAP applicants must have a 3.5 GPA and have completed 12 credits

at LaGuardia Community College. Please check and verify that students

meet these requirements prior to application submission.3) During enrollment periods when ASAP pays for PTK membership fees,

qualified applicants should fill out an application via Google Forms at this

URL: http://studev.lagcc.cuny.edu/ptk/asap.html

NO PAPER APPLICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED. 4) A final invoice for the ASAP PTK Inductees will be sent to ASAP

Director, Caroline, and the Business office to complete payment of

$65.00/student ($55 International PTK fee, $5 NY PTK region fee, $5

local chapter fee).5) If you have any questions about the process or criteria for qualification,

please feel free to contact Caroline Mendez at cmendez@lagcc.cuny.edu

Getting to the MONEY!Free Tour of Federal Reserve Bank of NY

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ACADEMIC ADVISING 101

REVERSE

ENGINEER YOUR

EDUCATION

• Reverse Engineer

verb.: : to study the

parts of (something)

to see how it was

made and how it

works so that you can

make something that

is like it.

REVERSE ENGINEERING YOUR

EDUCATION: UTILIZE YOUR

RESOURCES!

Take advantage of:

•Your ASAP advisors experience and knowledge

•Career and Employment Specialist

•Transfer Center (B-215)

•Program Advisors

•Career/College Fairs

HOW TO REVERSE ENGINEER

YOUR EDUCATION…

Develop a plan that includes realistic and obtainable timelines

Collect information from schools and colleges (catalogs)

Be aware of application requirements, dates and deadlines

Visit schools

Plan plan your upcoming classes based on the information you’ve gathered!

Start by looking at:

Types of jobs/careers you’d like to achieve. Hint: ASAP has a very special person to help you figure this out.

Research which schools you would like to apply/attend post LaGuardia that fit your education/career goal(s): Start from the highest degree needed and go backwards. Ex- if you plan on getting a master’s degree for Physician Assistant, look at the prerequisites for that particular major, and plan accordingly.

REVERSE ENGINEERING

YOUR EDUCATION

CONT’D Know how to use the

tools in your toolbox!

My LaGuardia

• Overview of all tools available

DegreeWorks/DegreeAudit

• Use this tool to figure out which classes you may need based on your major/future goals

LAGCC College Catalog

• Get to know what courses are offered, and how they can help you to meet your long-term goals

CUNYFirst

• Select classes based on your schedule, add to shopping cart, and enroll!

*CUNY FIRST*

Tips for Claiming your Account: -Use correct capitalization & punctuation-Write down your Username, password, and EMPLID-If you do not have a SSN use the Student ID number CUNY gave you at time of your admission. -Your username is your firstname.lastname followed by the last 2 digits of your EMPL-Remember your challenge question answers!

*CUNY FIRST*

*CUNY FIRST*Account Information

Enrollment & Shopping Cart

*DEGREE AUDIT*

*DEGREE AUDIT*How to change from “Student View” to “Registration View”

The registration view is a simplified version of your degree audit, to show you only the courses you still need in order to graduate.

Step 1 – Log in to your Degree AuditStep 2 – From the drop down menu select Registration ViewStep 3 – Click the View button

*REFERENCES*

• http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/CUNYfirst/CUNY-First-Students/• http://laguardia.edu/uploadedFiles/Main_Site/Content/Departments/ISMD/Degree_Audit

/Docs/How-to-use-What-If.pdf• http://laguardia.edu/uploadedFiles/Main_Site/Content/Departments/ISMD/Degree_Audit

/Docs/How-to-View-Detailed-AdvisedRegistration.pdf• http://eportfolio.lagcc.cuny.edu/support/studio.htm• https://mail.lagcc.cuny.edu/viplogin/Default.aspx• https://cunyportal.cuny.edu/cpr/authenticate/portal_login.jsp

YOUR PERSONALITY

AND CAREER MATCH

Understanding the personality and work environment types formulated by Dr. John L. Holland

Why is it important to find the right

job for you?

How can one person love one job

and others hate the same exact

job?

If the objective is to make the most

money, why does our career

matter?

Theory

“The choice of a vocation is an expression of

personality”.

Realistic

Working with your hands, tools, machines, and

things; practical, mechanically inclined, and

physical

Investigative

Working with theory and information, analytical,

intellectual, scientific

Artistic

Non-conforming, original, independent, chaotic,

creative.

Social

Cooperative environments, supporting, helping,

healing/nurturing.

Enterprising

Competitive environments, leading, persuading,

selling, dominating, promoting, status:

Conventional

Precise, perfect attention to detail, orderly,

organizing, status:

Are there only 6?

There are six categories, RIASEC, but not only

six types of people. Test results will show a

score that is a combination of the six types.

Combinations

Example 1:

RCI

Example 2

ESR

Example 3

AES

What Type Are You?

The typology provides an interpretative structure

for a number of different vocational interest

surveys, the most well known being The Self

Directed Search.

When choosing a career, student

must know, there is…

Resource: Learn More Indiana

Get your personality score:

http://tinyurl.com/hollandcareer123

Enter your letters here:

http://tinyurl.com/onetscore123

Learn more about chosen

careers

Speak to people that work in the

field

Examine actual job descriptions

Experiential Learning: Career

Trips/ Internships

Knowing the road

By getting a better sense of one’s personality as

it relates to vocation in addition to researching

career interests, speaking to people that work

in those fields and examining actual job

descriptions, students can begin on the path to

finding the right match for their careers