nuts and bolts
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Nuts and Bolts. WCU and Your Major. The department, the university, and myself want you to succeed. Navigating a 4-year degree can be confusing. Know the facts and ask if you don’t…don’t’ forget to have fun along the way. Why this presentation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Nuts and BoltsWCU and Your Major
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Why this presentation
The department, the university, and myself want you to succeed. Navigating a 4-year degree can be confusing. Know the facts and ask if you don’t…don’t’ forget to have fun along the way
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Support Services
Career development center – resumes, internships, academic goals…
Counseling center – individual, group, career, aptitude/interest career testing, drugs/alcohol◦Strong individuals know it’s OK to seek help◦Staffed by several psychologists
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Support Services
Learning assistance & resource center –◦Tutoring, it’s FREE! - first come 1st serve◦Academic success workshops◦PAPA test prep!!!
Writing center◦Face to face writing assistance◦Handouts◦Instant messaging writing assistance
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Financial Aid
Finding $$ for college can be tough but remember you are FULL-TIME students. That basically means it should consume about 40 hours per week. ◦Carnegie system – what is it?
Beware working too much as this can adversely affect your success…not an option for some
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Financial Aid
Types of funding◦Aid programs
Federal work study (dining hall…) Perkins loan ($27.5K max) Stafford loan (~$18K-$33K max) PLUS loans (for parents) Pell grant
◦Scholarships See the undergraduate catalog (
http://www.wcupa.edu/_information/official.documents/undergrad.catalog/finanaid.htm) and click financial aid
There are 172 (don’t quote me) scholarships listed in the catalog.
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Activities
Clubs and organizations◦ http://www.wcupa.edu/_information/official.documents/un
dergrad.catalog/stuaffair.htm#organizations Look under “student organizations”
Honors college◦Challenging honors curriculum, service◦Overall 3.25◦Looks awfully good on a transcript
Office of recreation and leisure ◦Intramurals, club sports, group exercise
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To Do’s
From the home-page, click the “view all events” link
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Degree Requirements
Misc.◦“Q” courses (english or math) counts towards
GPA but not credit requirements◦Full time is 12-18 credits
If able, get your $’s worth (near 18 credits) You can take over 18 credits at a cost
◦Student standing is determined by credits, not how many years here i.e. – Freshman 0-29.5 credits (increments of 30)
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Registrar
Adding a class – 7 daysDropping a class – 6 daysWithdrawing from a class – 7th day to 9
weeks◦“W” recorded on transcript
Repeating a class 100+ level◦Can do 5x’s, no more than twice per course◦Most recent grade is kept regardless of score
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GPA
Calculating GPA◦Use online GPA calculators:
Target GPA: http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/premed/html/gpa.htm
Dean’s list = GPA 3.67 or higherProbation = GPA < 2.0
◦Student must see advisor for creation of an academic recovery plan
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Your Home
College of Health Sciences
◦Minors for HPE Health (3 credits!) Coaching (18 credits) Exercise science (21-23 credits) Individuals with disabilities (18-21 credits)
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H&PE TC
Advising – the UG catalog makes clear that ultimately, YOU are responsible for course selection and U. guidelines◦ The quality of advising varies so
do your homework◦ Also, advisors are there for more
than academics!
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Q&A
Top 5◦What do you think are the top 5 reasons
students don’t graduate on-time (from Encarta) Parents let them Students don't go to school every day Students change their majors too late Students transfer and lose credits Students work too much
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Advising
Advising Sheet◦Fall 2013 and forward◦ABSOLUTELY important to know what advising
sheet/program you follow◦Self Help Guide from Dr. Cummiskey◦Year by Year Checklist from Dr. Lepore◦PPE’s
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FATE – formal admission to teacher education◦http://www.wcupa.edu/_academics/coe/fate.aspx◦No longer is a FATE delay permit◦Summer letter◦Message – get FATE ASAP – freshman year is best◦Basic Skill Testing – take the CORE over PAPA◦Professional Testing Center – can schedule a test
any time!
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Mock Selection
Take a look at the advising/curriculum/program sheet and do a preliminary schedule for next semester. If you use a different advising sheet, help someone else.◦Return sheets when you leave