Student Orientation 2011 Advising

Sessions

Jeannie Steigler,Associate Director, Advising and

LearningAssistance Center

Janelle Fayette, Dean, Office of the First-Year

Experience

Class of 2015 Student Orientation (SO)

SO 1: July 12-13 SO 2: July 14-15 SO 3: July 18-19 SO 4: July 21-22 SO 5: August 22-23*

*Reserved for students who live further than 300 miles away

Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond (NRB) August 23-28 Overnight’s August 21-23

Tuesday Night Toolbox (TNT) Student Success Series Tuesday evenings throughout the semester

Advising(SO 1-4)

SO 1-4 Freshmen Advising: 11:15-12:15, day 1Freshmen Registration: 8:00 – 11:00, day

2 SO 1-4 Parent Advising: 1:35-2:35, day 1

AP/Transfer Table 12:30-1:15 (Commons) day 1

Resource Center SO 1-4: 9:00-11:00, EMPAC, day 2

Advising(SO 5)

SO 5 Freshmen Advising: 11:15 – 1:30, day 1Freshmen Registration: 7:00 – 11:00,

day 2 SO 5 Parent Advising: 1:35 – 2:35, day 1

AP/Transfer Table 11:15 – 1:30, day 1

Resource Center SO 5: 9:00 – 11:00, EMPAC, day 2

Transfer Students Student Orientation

Transfer SO 1: Wednesday, July 20th Credit Evaluation: 11:15 – 12:30 Advising & Registration: 1:00 - 3:00

Transfer SO 2:Thursday, August 25th

Credit Evaluation: 11:15 – 12:30 Advising & Registration: 1:00 - 3:00

Advising hour

Goals: Students know the course selection for their

major (high anxiety) Students become acquainted with each other Students & Parents understand the advisor’s

role and what resources are available Advisors reiterate the importance of study skills, time management & office hours.

(Academic Overview)

Advising Material

Planning your First Semester (on-line) Copies of Class Hour Schedule (First

Year classes only) Ready Set Calculus is on-line Advising slides (ALAC)

What should my advising session include?

Have students interacted with one another

Outline the role of an advisor

Advise on course selection - Planning Your First Semester, Course Catalog, and class hour schedule.

Advise on “The basics to success” Eating well and healthy sleeping habits Time management & study skills Getting along with your roommate Resources available

Make student’s aware of the schedule building process

Course Selection

Math class Humanities, Arts & Social Science Science Major related course Eng- 1 credit course (for Engineers)

Additional Information Life Science & Chem-Eng majors should

enroll in Chem 1110 w/advanced lab Cal 1 will administer a pre-cal test the

first week of class. Worth 5% of final grade. Math will have a flyer to give out

Chemistry 1100 will give an HS assessment test within 3weeks of class- 5% of final grade.

More Information

First Year Studies classified as IHSS classes(only for first year students only)

AP and transfer credit questions (in the Dinning Hall: The Commons) & DCC –for parents

Students need to register for 16-17 credits a semester to finish in 8 semesters

Full time is 12 credits (3 courses)

Information Continued

Student and Advisor Meeting (SAM)- for first year students starts in the Spring ’12

Class hour schedule is only on-line IEA, Physics 1&2, Chemistry 1, & Bio all

have common test times. Any financial transactions are all on-line Grades are on-line Parents do not have access to student’s

records

Changes in transfer credits:First Year Students

Advanced Placement are considered transfer credits

Students will be allowed to bring up to 32 credits of AP/transfer credits

Students will not have to chose at SO what AP/transfer credits to use.

During the fall semester, students with more than 32 credits, will have to decide which courses they want to be used.

Transfer Students Transfer students will now need 64

Undergraduate RPI credits to graduate They will also need to satisfied the

residency requirement: 4 full time semesters or 2 summer sessions and 2 full time semester

# of credits changed from 48 to 64 credits New features on CAPP report for advisors

and Degree Clearance to check residency

Questions at SO

Students won’t ask many questions Don’t know what

to ask Too embarrassed Accept authority

Parents

They will ask many questions:Several kinds: Laid Back: Helicopter:Hover, circle around

Dive Bomber: Spot problem, charge

Common Questions

What is full-time? How many credits does a student need to

take in a semester to graduate in 4 years?

I have AP credit what should I do?*** I only had Pre-calculus will that be

enough? What’s the difference between high

school & college classes?

Common Questions

What do I need to do to transfer in a class?

What is a good schedule? What resources are available if I am

struggling in class? What if I have a Learning Disability? What if I have a medical concern?

Math Outcomes for students using their AP credits & going on to CALC

II Course # of

students

B or better

C grade D&F’s W&P/NC

Math -F06

362 167-A100-B73%

7220%

15-D4%8-F2%(6%)

4-1%

Math F07 340 159-A96-B75%

5316%

22-D 6%8-F 2%(8%)

10-3%

Math F08 354 160-A94-B72%

6418%

20-D6%13-F 4%(10%)

4-1%

Math F09

331 212-A68- Bs84%

36 C11%

7- Ds6- Fs3%

W2

Multivariable CalculusYear Total A &B C D&F W/P

2006 23 20-A3-B (100%)

2007 32 20-A8-B (88%)

1-C3%

2-D6%1-F3%

2008

2009

39

70

28-A6-B (87%)

45-A16 – B (86%)

1-C(3%)

6- c(9%)

2-D(5%)

0-D3-F’s(4%)

1-P

Differential Equations

Year Total A&B C D&F

F2006 93 66-A18-B (90%)

5(5%)

3-D (3%)1-F (1%)

2007 91 57-A20-B(85%)

10(11%)

3-D (3%)1-F (1%)

2008

2009

103

106

79-A15-B(94%)

74-A21- B(90%)

3(3%)

6-c(6%)

4-D (4%)2-F (2%)

1-D2-F(4%)

First Year Advising ProgramFall 2011

ALAC will coordinate these meetings for advisors and first year students. Tuesday Sept. 6th Meet Your Advisor Tuesday, Oct. 4th : 6th Week Check-

Up Tuesday, Nov. 1st : Consultation

Week

Feedback, questions, concerns

FAQs

What works for you?

What doesn’t work for you?

How can we help?

Suggestions?

Resources available

Advising and Learning Assistance Center steigj2@rpi.edu www.rpi.edu/dept/advising 276-6269

Office of the First-Year Experience fye@rpi.edu www.fye.rpi.edu http://fyeweb.fye.rpi.edu/orientation09/ 276-6864

Thank you!