Getting College Students BACC on track: Behavioral
Academic Career Counseling
Senior System Manager: Dan ShaftoJunior System Manager: Tamina
StuberUndergraduate Assistant: Lisa
LeVasseur Advisor: Dr. Richard Malott
What is BACC?
Behavioral Academic and Career Counseling
A supplemental undergraduate advisory program
Supervised by Richard Malott, PhD.
Managed by BATS (Behavior Analysis Training System) MA students
BACC Mission StatementBACC provides essential
guidance to undergraduate psychology students
Through one-on-one counseling interviews with BATS’ MA students
To help the undergraduate students have a better chance at accomplishing their post-graduation goals.
So What’s The Problem?
Is there a lack of traditional counseling?
Do undergraduate students not seek out the essential information they need to make decisions about their academic/career goals because they are lazy?
Or is it pure EVIL itself…
PROCRASTINATION!
The Solution
One-on-one counseling
Knowledgeable counselors
Performance contracting
Follow-up appointments
Who’s involved?Master’s students from Dr. Malott’s
BATS programI HAD A BACC APPT. WHEN I
WAS AN UNDERGRAD!
I HAD A BACC APPT. WHEN I
WAS AN UNDERGRAD! ME TOO!!
IT REALLY HELPED..
ME TOO!!IT REALLY HELPED..
IN FACT WE ALL
WERE SET ON TRACK BY
BACC
IN FACT WE ALL
WERE SET ON TRACK BY
BACC
We recruit undergraduate psychology students from:
Dr. Malott’s Psy 360,460 and 100 Honors and
Other psychology courses
The BACC InterviewThe MA student gathers information from
undergraduates using the “How to Achieve Your Goals” form.
Be sure to bring this form filled out to your BACC appointment!
The Interview Cont.
The MA student advises undergraduates about:What classes to takeHow to raise their GPAPracticum opportunitiesHow to get research experienceHow to get into Graduate SchoolEmployment opportunities
The Interview Cont.We also have several Graduate school
binders and job binders in which students can gather additional information about the various fields of psychologyClinical psychologyCounseling psychologyIndustrial Organizational psychologyOrganizational Behavior ManagementBehavior AnalysisHealth psychologyForensic psychologyWith more coming soon to a BATS
lab near you!
The Interview cont.
After the undergraduate has decided on some goal(s), such as scheduling to take the GRE or
spending more time studying,
The MA student will fill out a performance contract with the undergraduate
The undergraduate leaves the interview with a plan of action and the information to make decisions about their future.
And then what?
We try to get the students back for a follow-up appointment to assess where they are in terms of reaching their goals.
EvaluationRecently,
undergraduate students evaluated the three parts of the BACC interview:Academic ReviewCareer InformationGoal-Setting
On accuracy, clarity, and performance
Fall 2001
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Sample of Career Information feedback from Fall 2002 BACC appointments
Overall Rating of BACC Appointments
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If I hadn’t had a BACC
appointment, I’d be living in a van down by the river!
Overall rating of BACC appointments from Fall 2002 students
Evaluation cont.As you can see,
most undergraduates enjoyed their BACC appointment and found it useful.
So, sign up for a BACC appointment and “get BACC on track!”
There is a lot of information you need to stay on top of……GRE Graduate Programs
Licensure Information
Classes to take
Practica
Research Opportunities
Jobs while you are in school
Why not let BACC help you out?
Remember if you find that you cannot make
your appointment
please let your TA know as
soon as possible! If
you fail to do so and do not show up you
will lose points.
We’ll give you 20 participation
points for coming to the
appointment. 10 OAP’s for showing proof that you’ve
completed the task in the performance contract. Plus each additional task you complete related
to your career/academic goals will also be
worth 10 more OAP’s!!!
It’s the cool thing to do!!
It’s the cool thing to do!!
Your TA will pass around a sign-up sheet,
So make your BACC appointment now…
And get “BACC” on track
Thank You!Comments or Questions?