DESTINATION DEGREETransfer Student Advising Workshop

• Advising at CI

• Degree Requirements

• Tools for schedule building

• Overview of major

• Creating your 1st schedule

• Question & Answer Session

Advising Workshop

Academic Advising

“The advising mission is to promote student success by empowering undergraduate students to take

responsibility of their academic goals.”

http://www.csuci.edu/academics/advising/

Components of a Degree• 120 units, 40 upper-division

• 70 units from community college; 50 university units (including AP, IB & military)

• Major

• General Education (GE)

• American Institutions

• Multicultural (“C” or better)

• Foreign Language (“C” or better)

• Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE (UDIGE) “C” or better

• Electives, if needed Page 3

Upper Division Interdisciplinary GEUDIGE

• 9 units required (three courses)

• Courses numbered 330-349 or 430-449

• One of the courses must be outside the major and not cross-listed with major

• Must earn a grade of “C” or better

• Must be taken at CI

• Meets writing requirement for CI

CI Academic Requirements ReportCARR

• Available after start of Spring 2016 semester

• Online tool to track academic progress

• Follow using Degree Progress Checklist

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Online University Catalog• Policies/Procedures

• Programs and Degrees (Majors & Minors)

• GE/Graduation Requirements

• Course descriptions

http://catalog.csuci.edu/

Online Schedule of Classes

• Academic Calendar

• Change of Program Table: Add/drop deadlines

• Course Offerings

http://www.csuci.edu/academics/catalog-and-schedule/

Major Sheet• Lower division

• Right-hand column

– Pre-requisites

– GE areas

• Upper division

• Additional Graduation Requirements

Scheduling Suggestions

• Any remaining lower division major courses

• Upper division major courses

• UDIGE courses (330-349 or 430-449)

• Foreign language (one semester college level)

• American Institutions

• Multicultural Course

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University Transfer Courses

• UNIV 300 (1 unit course)

– Topics include:

• Transitioning to the University

• Campus Resources

• Study Strategies

• Creating an Academic Plan

• Career and Graduate School Planning

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Registration

• Register online beginning December 21st at 9 a.m.

• Full-time = 12 units; Maximum = 18 units

• Add and drop courses the first 3 weeks of semester on myCI– Starting January 25th add by obtaining permission number

from instructor

– Drop (no permission number needed)

– After the first 3 weeks, only serious and compelling reasons for withdrawal

• Remember to verify your schedule

Pre-requisites Enforced

• Met prerequisite (check ASSIST) but blocked from enrollment - contact Records:

– records.registration@csuci.edu

– 805.437.8500

• Took similar course, but not in ASSIST:

– Get Permission # from Department Chair

– Check w/ Instructor 1st day of class

Transfer Model Curriculums (TMCs)

• If you are a TMC student, also know as “AA-T or AS-T”

– Some of the major requirements may vary

– We highly recommend scheduling an appointment

– Please identify yourself as a ‘TMC’ student when you schedule your appointment.

Academic Advising Appointments

• Scheduled appointments begin the third week of the semester

– Degree planning, Major/Minor Exploration, Academic Difficulties

• Walk-ins

• Group workshops

– Degree Progress Workshops

– Grad Check Workshops

• Learning Assistance Workshops

Workshops for Your Success

www.csuci.edu/academics/advising/services

Student Support Services (SSS)• To be eligible, meet one of the

following:– First-generation college

student– High financial need– Documented learning,

occupational or physical disability

• Services Include:– Tutoring– Academic Assistance– Academic Development

workshops– Mentoring– Counseling & Support– FAFSA Assistance– Priority Registration

Learn more and complete application online at www.csuci.edu/sss.Applications due July 1, 2016

Workshops for Your Success

www.csuci.edu/academics/advising/services

Thank You for Attending!

Questions?• If you came in late & didn’t checked in, please

stay after so we can get your name.

• Good Luck with your first semester!