Dillard University—Jubilee Scholars Program

Laying out a plan A Group and Academic

Advisement Guide for

Jubilee Scholars

Table of Contents

Rights & Responsibilities of Jubilee Scholars, page 2

Emerging Faculty Fellows, Faculty Advisors

A Glossary of Advisement and Registration Terms page 3

Laying out a plan an 8 Semester Guide page 4

Name:___________________________________________________ Date:______________

I.D. No.:_____________________________________ Date of Birth:___________________

Permanent Address: ____________________________________________________________

Street/P.O. Box City & State Zip Code

Local Campus Address: _________________________________________________________

(include campus P.O. Box and Residence Hall/Room No.)

Local Tel. No.:__________________ Cell:_________________ E-mail:__________________

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Laying out a plan Right and Responsibilities of Jubilee Scholars, Emerging Faculty Fellows and

Academic Advisors

Academic Advisement

Academic advisement is a continuing process of communication between an advisor and a stu-

dent. Academic advisement enhances the quality of your experience in college and includes

(but isn’t limited to) the planning of short-term and long-term educational and career goals,

discovery of appropriate course and program recommendations for reaching those goals, and

referral to other college resources.

Academic Advisement is a shared responsibility. You and your advisor must work together to

develop and maintain the relationship. Provided here are some rights and responsibilities that

will assist you in becoming an active, informed participant in this important college relation-

ship.

As a Dillard University student you have both rights and responsibilities regarding academic

advisement and the attainment of your educational goals:

Your Rights

To have an advisor who is interested in

the educational development of you as a

responsible individual.

To meet with your advisor at least 3-4

times a semester.

To receive accurate information.

To be referred to other services when

necessary.

To receive information about careers,

advising sequences, degree programs, and

courses.

To ask questions, and seek advise from

your advisor as well as the Center for The

First Year Experience-Jubilee Scholars

Program.

Your Responsibilities

To make and keep regular advising appoint-

ments with your academic advisor.

To know the DU degree and program re-

quirements.

To monitor your progress toward completion

of your degree or educational goal.

To be familiar with the academic calendar

and important deadlines.

To inform the appropriate offices of any

changes in your status (i.e., address, phone

number).

To read important documents, such as the

schedule of classes and catalog.

To ask questions early enough to take action.

Laying out a plan A GLOSSARY OF ADVISEMENT AND REGISTRATION TERMS

Academic Probation Failure to meet the grade point average required for satisfactory academic progress.

Academic Divisions The university is divided into six academic divisions. Most divisions are further subdivided into

departments or programs representing particular fields of study.

Advisement The process of making recommendations to students concerning the selection of courses, taking into

consideration such as previous course work in the field, their degree requirements, and their career, and graduate plans.

BA

Bachelor of Arts, an undergraduate degree.

BS

Bachelor of Science, an undergraduate degree.

Classification

Progression through the curriculum determined by the number of semester credit hours completed:

Freshpersons 0-29 semester hours

Sophomores 30-64 semester hours

Juniors 65-94 semester hours

Seniors 95 hours or more

Course request form

The registration form on which you indicated your course selections that have been approved by an

Advisor or an Emerging Faculty Fellow.

Credit Hour

Indicates the value of a course and is generally determined by the number of hours spent in class each week.

(For example: ENG 101 is worth 3 credit hours.)

Drop/Add

The process of deleting (dropping) a course from your enrolled courses or enrolling in an additional course (adding).

Drop/add can only be done during a designated period early in the semester. After that, no courses can be added

and, as the semester progresses, there are strict guidelines for dropping (withdrawing) from a course.

Early Academic Alert System

Outreach and counseling early in the semester made by Emerging Faculty Fellows to freshperson

experiencing academic difficulty.

Grading System

Grade point average

A=4 Quality Points

B=3 Quality Points

C=2 Quality Points

D=1 Quality Points

F=0 Quality Points

Honor Roll Requires a 3.20-3.49 GPA and Deans’ List of 3.5-4.0 GPA.

Major

Your academic area of concentration.

Master Schedule

A computer printout which lists courses, days, times, credit hours, instructor, and seats available for each course in a given

semester.

Registration

The activity of enrolling for courses through a computerized process.

Schedule

A computer printout which indicates the courses for which you are registered, and the days, times, and rooms that your

classes meet.

Example

Course Grade Credits Quality

Points

Spanish B 4 credits* 3 quality points = 12

English A 3 credits* 4 quality points = 12

AWS C 3 credits* 2 quality points = 6

DU 901 A 4 credits* 1 quality points = 4

Math A 4 credits* 4 quality points = 16

15 3.1 GPA

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Major _________________ Advisor_______________ I. D. _____________

_______________Semester 20_________

Choice of Classes Credit Hours

Your Emerging Faculty Fellow__________________________________________ Your Academic Advisor ____________________________

Email _________________________________________________ Office# _______________ Cell#____________________

Center for the First Year Experience

H/C 111S, 112S,113S, 114S

_______________Semester 20_________

Choice of Classes Credit Hours

_______________Semester 20_________

Choice of Classes Credit Hours

_______________Semester 20_________

Choice of Classes Credit Hours

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Choice of Classes Credit Hours

_______________Semester 20_________

Choice of Classes Credit Hours

_______________Semester 20_________

Choice of Classes Credit Hours

_______________Semester 20_________

Choice of Classes Credit Hours

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