Welcome to Crown College Transfer Orientation 2015

• Introduce Crown College

• College Advising vs. Major Advising

• Review Policies that may differ

• Enrollment Deadlines

• Review Degree Requirements

• Review General Education (IGETC)

• Major Declaration

• Formula for Enrollment

• Balancing your Schedule

• Introduce campus resources

• Answer your questions

Today’s Goals

• Creates 10 small, unique communities within the larger university setting

• Each college has a different theme: “Science, Technology, & Society”

• UCSC colleges are not assigned by major, although Crown is often thought of as the “science” college

What is the College System

What Makes Crown College

Unique?

Crown Undergraduate Research FellowshipsCrown CoursesScience/Public Affairs TablesCollege Nights & Special EventsSocial Fiction ConferenceKZSC Radio Station is housed at Crown

Enrolling in more than 19 creditsPetitions & exceptions for non-major

requirementsWithdrawing from courses after the 3rd weekTaking time off from school (Leave of Absence)Academic Probation/ResourcesExtensions to declare majorsExtensions for additional quartersGraduation Check

College Advising

• Answer questions specific to the major requirements

• Assist with enrollment in courses required for the major

• Develop an academic plan to complete major requirements

• Answer questions about transfer work that applies to the major

• Explain & guide you through the process for major declaration

Department (Major) Advising

• Dropping vs. Withdrawing (No record/W grade)

• P/NP Grades (No more than 25% total of UCSC courses)

• Satisfying Requirements (C or better needed in GE & Major Courses)

• Under Enrollment (Less than 12 credits)

• Part-Time Enrollment (Must be approved-only certain circumstances)

• Incompletes (Completed by end of subsequent quarter)

• Repeating Courses (No more than two attempts including W grades)

Policies that may differ

Permission numbers required: October 3Add/Drop/Swap classes & Grading Option:

October 14Withdraw from a class: October 15-November

4 (Mark of W)-Must see Crown adviserWinter 2016 Priority Enrollment Begins:

November 9

Enrollment Deadlines

Graduation Requirements

• Did you satisfy IGETC?

• Request certification from your community college & send to UCSC Admissions Office

• Complete certification of all LD GE courses

• Must be on a separate form, will not accept on the transcript

• UCSC advisors cannot request for students

• Still need to satisfy “DC” requirement (Major)

• Cannot go back to CC & complete once you have matriculated at UCSC

• If you did not complete IGETC, then will most likely need to complete UCSC GE requirements (College Advisers can assist in determining remaining GE requirements)

General Education

• Disciplinary Communication Requirement

• Provides substantial practice in modes of communication (primarily writing) appropriate to your major

• You will take this course(s) in junior or senior year

• Course(s) are required and offered by your major department

What is the DC Requirement?

Check GE & Degree Requirements

Use the Academic Advisement Report in your Student Center

Declaring Your Major• Proposed vs. Declared• Must declare by 2nd quarter, February 6, 2016• Understand qualifying process • Meet with major adviser and/or attend a

workshop• Unable to declare by deadline? See Crown

Adviser

• More Information can be located at these websites:

http://advising.ucsc.edu/planning/your-major/declaration/

index.htmlhttp://advising.ucsc.edu/planning/your-major/declaration/

process.html

Full Time Formula for FallMajor

Course (5)

Major Course (5)

Elective, Major or GE

(5)

Required Lab, if

needed (1-2)

Total=15-17 credits

• Try to take only 1-2 Upper Division courses for Fall (numbered 100-199)

• Try to avoid taking more than two major courses each quarter

• PE classes: 0 credits, but good activities for work/life/stress management

• Give yourself enough time between classes to travel, eat, and relax between classes if you can

Balancing Your Schedule

• Week 1: Attend all classes (including waitlisted courses)

• Week 2: Finalize enrollments (permission # required to add courses)

• Week 3: Last opportunity to Add/Drop/Swap and/or change grading option

• Weeks 4 & 5: Midterms

• Week 6: Last opportunity to withdraw from class with mark of W

• Week 7: Receive midterm scores; start preparing for finals

• Week 8: Enrollment for Winter Quarter classes begins

• Weeks 9 & 10: Finals preparation & review

Quarter System 10-Week Timeline

Academic Support Services

http://advising.ucsc.edu/success/support.html

Student Health Center http://healthcenter.ucsc.edu/

Disability Resource CenterDRC

http://drc.ucsc.edu/

SOAR http://soar.ucsc.edu/v2/

Campus Resources

More Fall Welcome Week Activities

Mon., September 21st

• Study Abroad 101

• Boardwalk Frolic

Tues., September 22nd

• EOP Orientation

• OPERS Fall Festival

Wed., September 23rd

• Study Abroad 101

• Movie Under the Stars

Fri., September 25th

• Glow Dance