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Student Orientation 2011 Advising
Sessions
Jeannie Steigler,Associate Director, Advising and
LearningAssistance Center
Janelle Fayette, Dean, Office of the First-Year
Experience
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Class of 2015 Student Orientation (SO)
SO 1: July 12-13 SO 2: July 14-15 SO 3: July 18-19 SO 4: July 21-22 SO 5: August 22-23*
*Reserved for students who live further than 300 miles away
Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond (NRB) August 23-28 Overnight’s August 21-23
Tuesday Night Toolbox (TNT) Student Success Series Tuesday evenings throughout the semester
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Advising(SO 1-4)
SO 1-4 Freshmen Advising: 11:15-12:15, day 1Freshmen Registration: 8:00 – 11:00, day
2 SO 1-4 Parent Advising: 1:35-2:35, day 1
AP/Transfer Table 12:30-1:15 (Commons) day 1
Resource Center SO 1-4: 9:00-11:00, EMPAC, day 2
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Advising(SO 5)
SO 5 Freshmen Advising: 11:15 – 1:30, day 1Freshmen Registration: 7:00 – 11:00,
day 2 SO 5 Parent Advising: 1:35 – 2:35, day 1
AP/Transfer Table 11:15 – 1:30, day 1
Resource Center SO 5: 9:00 – 11:00, EMPAC, day 2
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Transfer Students Student Orientation
Transfer SO 1: Wednesday, July 20th Credit Evaluation: 11:15 – 12:30 Advising & Registration: 1:00 - 3:00
Transfer SO 2:Thursday, August 25th
Credit Evaluation: 11:15 – 12:30 Advising & Registration: 1:00 - 3:00
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Advising hour
Goals: Students know the course selection for their
major (high anxiety) Students become acquainted with each other Students & Parents understand the advisor’s
role and what resources are available Advisors reiterate the importance of study skills, time management & office hours.
(Academic Overview)
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Advising Material
Planning your First Semester (on-line) Copies of Class Hour Schedule (First
Year classes only) Ready Set Calculus is on-line Advising slides (ALAC)
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What should my advising session include?
Have students interacted with one another
Outline the role of an advisor
Advise on course selection - Planning Your First Semester, Course Catalog, and class hour schedule.
Advise on “The basics to success” Eating well and healthy sleeping habits Time management & study skills Getting along with your roommate Resources available
Make student’s aware of the schedule building process
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Course Selection
Math class Humanities, Arts & Social Science Science Major related course Eng- 1 credit course (for Engineers)
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Additional Information Life Science & Chem-Eng majors should
enroll in Chem 1110 w/advanced lab Cal 1 will administer a pre-cal test the
first week of class. Worth 5% of final grade. Math will have a flyer to give out
Chemistry 1100 will give an HS assessment test within 3weeks of class- 5% of final grade.
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More Information
First Year Studies classified as IHSS classes(only for first year students only)
AP and transfer credit questions (in the Dinning Hall: The Commons) & DCC –for parents
Students need to register for 16-17 credits a semester to finish in 8 semesters
Full time is 12 credits (3 courses)
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Information Continued
Student and Advisor Meeting (SAM)- for first year students starts in the Spring ’12
Class hour schedule is only on-line IEA, Physics 1&2, Chemistry 1, & Bio all
have common test times. Any financial transactions are all on-line Grades are on-line Parents do not have access to student’s
records
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Changes in transfer credits:First Year Students
Advanced Placement are considered transfer credits
Students will be allowed to bring up to 32 credits of AP/transfer credits
Students will not have to chose at SO what AP/transfer credits to use.
During the fall semester, students with more than 32 credits, will have to decide which courses they want to be used.
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Transfer Students Transfer students will now need 64
Undergraduate RPI credits to graduate They will also need to satisfied the
residency requirement: 4 full time semesters or 2 summer sessions and 2 full time semester
# of credits changed from 48 to 64 credits New features on CAPP report for advisors
and Degree Clearance to check residency
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Questions at SO
Students won’t ask many questions Don’t know what
to ask Too embarrassed Accept authority
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Parents
They will ask many questions:Several kinds: Laid Back: Helicopter:Hover, circle around
Dive Bomber: Spot problem, charge
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Common Questions
What is full-time? How many credits does a student need to
take in a semester to graduate in 4 years?
I have AP credit what should I do?*** I only had Pre-calculus will that be
enough? What’s the difference between high
school & college classes?
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Common Questions
What do I need to do to transfer in a class?
What is a good schedule? What resources are available if I am
struggling in class? What if I have a Learning Disability? What if I have a medical concern?
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Math Outcomes for students using their AP credits & going on to CALC
II Course # of
students
B or better
C grade D&F’s W&P/NC
Math -F06
362 167-A100-B73%
7220%
15-D4%8-F2%(6%)
4-1%
Math F07 340 159-A96-B75%
5316%
22-D 6%8-F 2%(8%)
10-3%
Math F08 354 160-A94-B72%
6418%
20-D6%13-F 4%(10%)
4-1%
Math F09
331 212-A68- Bs84%
36 C11%
7- Ds6- Fs3%
W2
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Multivariable CalculusYear Total A &B C D&F W/P
2006 23 20-A3-B (100%)
2007 32 20-A8-B (88%)
1-C3%
2-D6%1-F3%
2008
2009
39
70
28-A6-B (87%)
45-A16 – B (86%)
1-C(3%)
6- c(9%)
2-D(5%)
0-D3-F’s(4%)
1-P
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Differential Equations
Year Total A&B C D&F
F2006 93 66-A18-B (90%)
5(5%)
3-D (3%)1-F (1%)
2007 91 57-A20-B(85%)
10(11%)
3-D (3%)1-F (1%)
2008
2009
103
106
79-A15-B(94%)
74-A21- B(90%)
3(3%)
6-c(6%)
4-D (4%)2-F (2%)
1-D2-F(4%)
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First Year Advising ProgramFall 2011
ALAC will coordinate these meetings for advisors and first year students. Tuesday Sept. 6th Meet Your Advisor Tuesday, Oct. 4th : 6th Week Check-
Up Tuesday, Nov. 1st : Consultation
Week
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Feedback, questions, concerns
FAQs
What works for you?
What doesn’t work for you?
How can we help?
Suggestions?
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Resources available
Advising and Learning Assistance Center [email protected] www.rpi.edu/dept/advising 276-6269
Office of the First-Year Experience [email protected] www.fye.rpi.edu http://fyeweb.fye.rpi.edu/orientation09/ 276-6864
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Thank you!