Great Bay Community College AN ADVISING TUTORIAL

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1 Great Bay Community College AN ADVISING TUTORIAL Please watch prior to your advising appointment. PACKET REVIEW: Before you go through the slides Go through the information in your folder. This will help you to better understand this tutorial. Advising Great Bay Community College

2 INITIAL QUESTIONS Ask yourself these questions: 1. Do I plan to be full time (12 credits or more) or part time (less than 12 credits)? 2. How many hours per week do I plan to work? If you work full-time, perhaps part-time school is better. If you work 20 hours or fewer, going to school full-time is more reasonable. 3. Do I have any transportation or child care issues I need to take care of? If yes, make arrangements before enrolling. 4. Am I able to finance college? Click for Financial Aid Information.

3 AND THIS QUESTION 5. How much time do I have to devote to homework and out-of-class assignments? Adopt the 80/20 Rule *: In College, 20% of what you need to be successful will come from your instructor via Lectures and In-class activities, assignments, and labs. YOU must generate the other 80% of knowledge on your own through homework assignments, reading, writing, research, and synthesizing information. Therefore, you will need to set aside enough time outside of class for sufficient learning. RULE OF THUMB: 2 TO 3 HOURS OF STUDY TIME PER CREDIT HOUR Example: 12 credits x 3 study hours = 36 study hours outside of class per week! * Why good students do bad in college: impactful insights, the well, Issue 2012/02/06:

4 LAST QUESTION! 6. Do I want to squeeze all of my classes into 2 days or spread them out over 3 to 6 days? This is a personal choice, BUT scheduling classes back-to-back may impair learning. Allow time in between classes to process and absorb the information you just learned. Take time to edit your notes, meet with the instructor, study with a friend, work on homework, or review the material. This will help move information from short term to long term memory.

5 READING MY ACCUPLACER SCORE SHEET 1. Find your ACCUPLACER score sheet. This should be in your advising packet. 2. Look at the second page of your ACCUPLACER score sheet for course placements for English, Math, Computers, and possibly Reading. 3. See the next slide for a sample.

6 ACCUPLACER SCORE SHEET: SAMPLE You will see your test results (scores), then you will see your course placements. In this case, it is MATH090. Yours may be very different. You may have scores for Elementary Algebra, Arithmetic, College Level Math, Reading, Sentence Skills, Essay, and CSP (computers). The course placements tell you which courses you should start with.

7 DEVELOPMENTAL vs. COLLEGE LEVEL If your course placement recommends a course that has a 0 as the first number, this is considered a developmental course or skill building course. Developmental courses need to be taken prior to the college level course in that subject area. This is necessary for your success in subsequent classes. If you placed into a reading course (ENGL097), this must be completed in the first semester. There are some college-level courses that can be taken at the same time as reading, ask your advisor. Developmental Courses Math 070, 080, 084, 090 ENGL 098, 099 (Writing) ENGL 097 (Reading) CIS 097 (Computers) College Level Courses Math 145, 150 & Higher* ENGL 110 & Higher Any college-level course CIS 110 & Higher *the math you need depends upon your program of study.

8 FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (FYE) Now that you know which Math and English you need, it is now time to think about your FYE course. FYE stands for First Year Experience and there are two courses that come under this umbrella: FYE 101 (1 credit) and FYE 103 (3 credits). Either FYE 101 or FYE 103 should be taken in your first year, preferably your first semester. Most programs only require FYE 101 but will accept FYE 103 to complete the degree requirement. Your Advisor will help you decide which one is right for you. The FYE course is designed to improve your skills, knowledge, and awareness in the following areas: study skills, college survival, communication, self-awareness, technology, information literacy, connectivity, and work-place skills.

9 GENERAL EDUCATION, TECHNICAL, and ELECTIVE COURSES Every degree program requires General Education Courses. These courses are often referred to as Liberal Arts courses and consist of Math, English, Social Science, Science and Humanities. Technical Degree programs (Associate of Science) will also have technical requirements specific to that program. Technical Courses are often referred to as specialty or core courses. Any time you see the word elective in your program, this means you have a choice. Some program faculty will prescribe these choices (limit them to certain options), and others will not. If the choices are not prescribed, you may use the elective sheet in your packet to help guide your choices. ***CLICK HERE TO SEE YOUR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS***

10 HOW to READ the SCHEDULER The Scheduler tells us what courses are offered each semester. See SAMPLE below CRN CRSE SECT Title CR Term Days Times Prereq MATH090 2 Developmental Algebra II 3 1/22 5/9 TR 9:00 10:20 Prereq FYE103 HY 2 Essential Skills for College Success 3 2/19-5/9 W & OL 5:30 7: ENGL110 ZZ College Composition I 4 1/22 5/9 Prereq CRN = CRSE = SECT = Title = CR = Term = Days = Times = Prereq = Course Reference Number Course Abbreviation and Number (numbers > 100 are college level; numbers < 100 are developmental) Section HY = Hybrid and ZZ = Online Full Course Title Course credits Start and end date of course Days the course meets TR = Tuesday and Thursday; OL = Online Start and end time of course Prerequisite; either another course or placement testing

11 USING SIS (Student Information System) 1. The paper scheduler is a great tool, but it is not always up-to-date. This is when using SIS is important. SIS will tell you everything you can find in the schedule PLUS If there are still seats, and if so, how many Who is teaching the course (once posted) What room the course meets in (once posted) What the course is about and if there are prerequisites (as well as what those prerequisites are) 2. To access SIS for the purpose of viewing courses: Click on Student Information System (SIS) Click on Courses Offered Select the term and submit 3. To practice, select Humanities from the list. In the box that is labeled course number, type 105 Now click on the button that is labeled Class Search (see next slide)

12 CLASS SEARCH Can you find the following on this SIS sample page? CRN: CRSE: HUMA 105 SECT: 1 Title: Intro to Music CR: 3 Term: Jan 22 May 9 Days: MW Times: 1:00pm 2:20pm Prereq: To see this, click on View Catalog Entry Room #: 402 Instructor: Richard Walters

13 PREPARE a DRAFT Feel free to prepare a draft schedule prior to your advising appointment. For best results, go through the slides again to help you through the process. You will need your blank weekly calendar; this is in your packet. Write down ALL course information here Create a visual of your class schedule, shade the days and times you are in class

14 ADDING, DROPPING, or CHANGING COURSES 1. If necessary, make any changes to your schedule prior to the start of classes. This includes adding, dropping, or changing courses (Advising Center). Once classes begin, refer to the Add/Drop schedule in your Advising Packet. 2. DON T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU! If you are signed up for a class and don t attend within the first two weeks, you will be dropped from the class with no grade penalty, BUT YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE CLASS! If you are signed up for a class and you attend within the first two weeks but stop attending after that, you will not only be charged for the course, but you will also receive an AF for the course, which goes on your transcript. An AF is treated as an F in your GPA (Grade Point Average).

15 Great Bay Community College AN ADVISING TUTORIAL If you need to reschedule, call (603) See you soon Don t forget to bring your folder with you! Advising Great Bay Community College