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TCNJAdvisingResources:SampleDocuments2015-2016

SampleDocuments

SampleRegistrationNewsletters–page2Sampleadvising“syllabus”–page12Samplewelcomeletter–page16

SampleAdvisingGuidingPrinciples–page18Sampleup-to-daterecord-keepingformat–page22

SampleDepartmentalAdvisingAssessmentdocument–page29

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SampleRegistrationNewsletters

1.HumanitiesandSocialScience:OpenOption2.Biology3.SPED

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HumanitiesandSocialScienceOpenOptionStudents

FROM:RosaZagari-MarinzoliDATE:March11,2013RE: ImportantAdvisingInformationforFall2013RegistrationTheRegistrationCycleforFALL2013isApril2-April12.TheofficeofRecordsandRegistrationhasalreadyplacedadvisoryholdsforallHSSOpenOptionstudents.Thismeansthatunlessyoumeetwithme,youwillnotbeabletoregister.DokeepinmindthatIcanONLYliftadvisingholds.Iwillpostsign-upsheetsoutsidemyoffice,SB332,onWednesday,March20andIwillstartadvisingonFriday,March22.Important:YoumustcomepreparedorIwillaskyoutoreschedule.YouMUSTbringacopyofyourupdatedOpenOption4YearPlanner,acopyofyourpopulatedshoppingcartandanupdatedcopyoftheHSSAdvisingSyllabus.HowdoyouprepareforyourAdvisingAppointment?YouarestronglyencouragedtoreviewthePAWSsystemandtakethePAWSStudentCenterTutorial,ifyouhavenotyetdoneso:http://www.tcnj.edu/~it/paws/students.html.

• CheckyourUnofficialTranscriptand/ortheTransferCreditReporttomakesurethatallyourAPandcollegecreditcoursesarepostedcorrectly

• ReviewtheHSSFAQonAdvising:http://hss.pages.tcnj.edu/advising-resources/advising-faq-for-hss-faculty-and-students/#differing

• PrintanupdatedcopyoftheAdvisingSyllabusthatyoucanfindhere:http://hss.pages.tcnj.edu/advising-resources/

• Runa“WhatifReport”toseehowthecoursesyouhavetakenthusfarapplytoyourprospectivemajor/majorsand/orminors

• ReviewtheFall2013AdvisingMaterial:Priortoyourone-on-oneadvisingsession,youMUSTreviewtheadvisingmaterialforthemajor/majorsyouareexploring:http://hss.pages.tcnj.edu/advising-resources/

• MeetwiththePeerMentor/sfromthemajor/majorsyouareexploringPriortoyourone-on-oneadvisingsession.Checknames,contactinfo,officehours,timesandlocations,ontheflyersthatarepostedonthebulletinboardoutsidemyofficeoronthebulletinboardoftheirrespectivehomedepartments

• SHOPPINGCART:Prepareoneormoretentativeschedulesbyusingthe“SHOPPINGCART”feature.Thenbringaprintedcopyofyourshoppingcartwithyou.MakesureyoucheckPAWSpriortoyourmeetingtoverifythatthecoursesyouwantarestillopen

• BringanUpdatedcopyofthe4YearSequence.IfyoumisplacedtheoneIdistributedatOrientation,orinpastadvisingsessions,youcanfindblankcopiesontheOpenOptionwebsiteoronyourHSS99courseonSOCS,underResources.YoumustcompleteitBEFOREthemeeting.

• CheckouttheLiberalLearningApprovedCoursesListtoreviewcoursesyoumaywanttotaketofulfillyourLiberalLearningrequirements:http://www.tcnj.edu/~liberal/courses/index.html

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• BiologyRegistrationNewsletter:ForFallSemester2010REGISTRATIONPERIOD:April6th–April16th

I.RegistrationNEWSandUPDATES:

A. BeforemeetingwithyouradvisorbesuretoviewyourAcademicRequirementsonPAWSandmakesurethattherearenoerrors.

B. PLEASENOTE:ForallstudentsregisteringforIndependentResearch(BIO493and/orBIO494):

a. YoumustregisterforIndependentResearchEVERYsemester(notjustonceinthefall)

b. Youmustdosobyfillingoutthe“IndependentStudy”form(availableinBiologyoffice)

c. YoumusthanddeliverthatformtoRecordsandRegistration,ANDd. Youmustdosobytheendoftheadd/dropperiodofagivensemester

C. Allbiologymajors–informationoncourses:

a. TwocourseswillbeofferedinthefallundertheTopicsinBiologyheading.CommunityEcology(AandA01)offeredbyDr.Pecor,whichrequiresBIO221(Ecology)asapre-requisite,andPlantBiotechnologyandGeneticEngineering(BandB01),offeredbyDr.ThortnonwhichrequiresBIO231(Genetics)asapre-requisite.Descriptionsofthesecoursearelistedin“NotestoIndividualCourses”sectionbelow.

b. PleasenotethattheorganismalbiologyoptionrequirementisinadditiontothefourbiologyoptionrequirementslistedontheProgramPlanner.Therefore,allBIOAstudentsmusttakeatotalofFIVEbiologyoptions,atleastoneofwhichmustbeanorganismalbiologyoption.

D. Allbiologymajors–additionalinformationa. NOLABORATORYCOURSESINCHEMISTRYORPHYSICSCANACCOMMODATE

MORETHAN24STUDENTS.Therefore,donotasktobesignedintooneofthosecoursesoverthecap.However,ifyouwishtotakeachemistryorphysicscoursethatisfull,youcangotothemainofficeofchemistryorphysics,andputyournameonawaitlist.Thisinformationwillhelpthemdecidewhethertheyareabletoopenadditionalsections.

b. Forbiologycoursesthatarezero-cappedonPAWS,awaitlistwillbemaintainedinthebiologymainoffice.Note:prioritywillbegiventostudentsonthewaitlistwhocouldnotregisterforanyotherbiologycourseduringtheirassignedregistrationwindow.

c. Foranyotherbiologycourseyouarehopingtoregisterforbutcannot,pleasefirstspeaktotheprofessorteachingthecourse,ortoDr.O’ConnelliftheinstructorisSTAFF.

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d. Foranybiologymajorinterestedintravelingabroad,besuretocontacttheOfficeofGlobalPrograms,andspeaktoyouradvisor,LONGbeforeyouwishtotravelabroad.

Remember:itisultimatelyeachstudent’sresponsibilitytomonitorhisorherprogresstowardgraduation!!!!!!II.Seeyouradvisor:NOTE:anacademicserviceindicator(aregistrationhold)hasbeenplacedonallbiologymajorsandyoumustmeetwithyouradvisortohaveitremoved.Bringthefollowingwithyouwhenyoumeetwithyouradvisor:

• Fall2010classchoices–besuretocreatetentativeschedules,whichyoucannowdoinPAWSthroughtheshoppingcartfeature.

• YourPlanSummaryChart,availableontheSchoolofSciencewebpage:http://www.tcnj.edu/~science/degree_programs/index.html

• Questionsaboutyourcourseworkandfutureplans.B.Advisorassignments–areavailableonPAWS.ThereisalsoanupdatedlistintheMainOfficeoftheBiologyDepartment(IfyouwishtochangeadvisorsseeDr.O’Connell).

• ECBIandELBImajorsaretomeetwithDr.Klug.ELBIandECBImajorsmustmeet

withboththeirbiologyandeducationadvisorsinordertocompleteregistration.• StudentsregisteringforIndependentResearch(BIO493orBIO494)mustdosoin

personatRecordsandRegistrationafterfillingouttheappropriateform,withappropriatesignatures.

• ForthoseinterestedinBiologyDepartmentalHonorsseeDr.Morrison,BI227.• StudentsregisteringforInternship(BIO399)aretoseeDr.Klug,BI239.

III.Whentoregister

A. CourseRegistrationisbasedonEARNEDCREDITHOURS,postedontheR&Rwebpage.Transferstudentsshouldcheckunder‘TransferCredit’toverifythatofficialtranscriptshavebeenreceivedbythecollege.

IV.Whattoregisterfor

A. BiologymajorcoursesofferedFall2010(*coursesfulfilltheorganismalrequirement)BIO185 ThemesinBiologyBIO211 BiologyoftheEukaryoticCellBIO221 EcologyandFieldBiologyBIO231 GeneticsBIO312* MicrobiologyBIO343* EntomologyBIO399 BiologyInternshipBIO444 MolecularImmunologyBIO450 AdvancedCellBiology

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BIO470A TopicsinBiology–CommunityEcologyBIO470B TopicsinBiology–PlantBiotechnologyandGeneticEngineeringBIO480 NeurobiologyBIO493 IndependentResearchBIO49801 BiologicalSeminar–TopicsinNeuroscience 02 BiologicalSeminar–TBA

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B.Asubsetofthebiologyoptionslikely(notguaranteed)tobetaughtinSpring2011BIO311 LaboratoryTechniquesinBiotechnologyBIO332* VertebrateBiology

BIO342* BiologyoftheInvertebrates BIO352 Biometry BIO370 Oceanography BIO411* AnimalPhysiology BIO444 MolecularImmunology

BIO461 EvolutionBIO470* AvianBiology

BIO470 GenomicsandBioinformatics BIO470 AdvancedGenetics BIO470 RegulationofGeneExpressionV.Notesonselectcourses:

BesuretorefertotheUndergraduateBulletin(http://www.tcnj.edu/~bulletin)fordescriptionsofallcoursestaughtinBiology.

A. BIO301HumanAnatomyandPhysiologyI–note:Thiscoursedoesnotserveasabiology

optionforBIOAmajors.ThisistheHumanAnatomyandPhysiologycourserecommendedforstudentswishingtopursuePhysicalorOccupationalTherapyandforthosewhoareBIOT,ELBIandECBI.BIO301isnotrecommendedformedicalschoolpreparation.

B. BIO399BiologyInternship(1to2courses)(Dr.Klug)***seenotebelow.

Internshipinvolvesapplicationofintellectualandlaboratoryresearchskillsacquiredincourseworktoaninvestigativelaboratoryorfieldresearchprojectatasiteoffcampus(pharmaceuticalorbiotechnologycompanies,collegesanduniversities,fieldstations,NJForensicLab,etc.)Emphasisisonanefficientlyconductedresearchprojectandeffectiveoralandwrittencommunicationskills.Internshipsmaybepaidorunpaid.Thosestudentswhoperformresearchduringthesummerwillbegranted1-2coursecreditsintheensuingfallandspringsemesters.Anoralpresentationisrequiredaswellasapaperwrittenintheformofascientificresearchpublication.

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StudentswhohaveobtainedaresearchpositionandwishtopursueaninternshipforcreditshouldemailDr.Klug(klugstev@tcnj.edu)tosetupameetingtodiscusstheprojectandanyfurtherquestions.Prerequisites:SophomorestatusasofMay,a2.5cumulativeGPA,andapprovaloftheprojectbyDr.Klug.

***NOTE:youmayhave1to2coursesofeitherBIO399orBIO493counttowardbiologyoptions.Anycreditbeyondtwocourseswillcountaselectivecredittowardgraduation.

C. BIO470A,TopicsinBiology–CommunityEcologyPrerequisites:Bio185(Themes)andBIO221(Ecology)Anecologicalcommunitycanbedefinedasagroupoforganismsinhabitingaspecificlocationataspecificpointintime.Communityecologistsworktodescribethecompositionofcommunitiesinqualitativeandquantitativeways,describethedirectandindirectinteractionsamongorganismswithincommunities,anddescribehowcommunitieschangeacrossspaceandtime.Inthisclass,wewillstudyeachoftheseareasofcommunityecology,approachingthematerialfromboththeoreticalandempiricalperspectives.

BIO470B,TopicsinBiology–PlantBiotechnologyandGeneticEngineeringPrerequisites:Bio185(Themes)andBIO231(Genetics)Thiscoursewillbearesearch-basedcourseexploringtheexperimentaltechniquesrequiredtogeneticallymodifyplantsinordertobetterunderstandtheirgrowthanddevelopment.Studentswillexamineagriculturalapplicationsofplantbiotechnologymethodsanddiscussthecontroversiesofthoseapplications.Inthelab,studentswillgeneratetransgenicplantsinordertotesttheroleofspecificproteinsinregulatingplantgrowth.D. BIO493(or494,forcollege-widehonors)IndependentResearch***seenotebelowBIO399.

ThiscourseinvolveslaboratoryorfieldresearchunderthedirectionofafacultymemberatTCNJandcanbetakenfor1courseunit/semester(atwosemesterprojectisrecommended).TypicallyjuniorsandseniorsenrollinIndependentResearch,thoughsophomoresmayinquirewithindividualfacultyaboutstartingonaresearchproject.Interestedstudentsshouldcontactindividualfacultymemberswithwhomtheyareinterestedinworkinginordertodeterminewhoselabtheywillworkin.TherearethreerequirementsforenrollinginIndependentStudy:

• OverallGPAof2.5orbetter• Form(availableinBiologyMainOffice)filledoutwithfacultymentor,withone

copyfiledwithRecordsandRegistrationandsecondwiththemainofficeinBiology,nolaterthantheendofthefirstweekofthefallsemester.

• PosterpresentationandresearchpaperattheendoftheresearchVII.ALERTS

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A. EXITCUMULATIVEGPAINSCIENCE:Inordertograduate,youmusthaveanoverallGPA

of2.0orbetter;a2.0cumulativeGPAinallsciences(youmayincludeonly2unitsofresearchrelatedcoursesinthiscalculation);andacumulativeGPAofC-orbetterinallcorecourses(BIO185,ThemesinBiology;BIO211,EukaryoticCellBiology;BIO221,EcologyandFieldBiology;BIO231,Genetics;andBIO498BiologicalSeminar).

B. AllgraduatingseniorsareencouragedtovisitCareerServicetobeginworkonaresumeandtoopenapermanentcredentialsfile.Seniorsseekingemploymentwillneedthesematerialsimmediately.

C. OVERLOAD-Youmaycarryupto18creditswithoutspecialpermission.A3.3cumulativeGPA,sophomorestatusoraboveandpermissionfromyouradvisor(i.e.,meetwiththemfirst!)andfromDr.O’Connellarerequiredtocarry19-20credits.ThelastdaytoregisterforFall2010istheendofthefirstweekofclassesofFall2010

Thefinalresponsibilityforthesuccessofyouradvisementrestswithyou!

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DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, LANGUAGE, AND LITERACY FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

Fall, 2013 Registration for SEDA Majors

Registration, for the Fall, 2013 semester will be held from April 2 to April 12. All students should come to group registration sessions (see below) with a projected . A Special schedule, alternate courses planned, and a copy of your Unofficial TranscriptEducation Audit Sheet will be available for current and future planning. Be sure to check the list of approved courses for any Liberal Learning (LL) requirements. As a reminder, certain program and correlate courses will fulfill specific Liberal Learning requirements. As such they become free electives. These courses are as follows:

RAL 225 for LL Literary Requirement SPE 203 for LL Social Science Requirement US History course for LL History Requirement MAT 105/106 for LL Math Requirement

* Since students will be waived from taking the required State Health Test, upon graduation, if they have taken a course in Biology or Health, it is suggested that SCI 104 – Inquiries in the Life Sciences (or another biology course) be taken to fulfill the Liberal Learning Science requirement. Remember that you must take a Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) course (Under LL Arts and Humanities) to meet Elementary Education Certification Requirements. Also, you must cover Civic Responsibility Requirements (i.e. Community Engaged Learning, Gender, and Global Perspectives; the Race and Ethnicity requirement has been waived for students in the special education five-year program). These Civic Responsibility requirements may be covered through Courses (including program and elective courses) or via sustained experiences. Consider trying to meet some of these requirements through your VPA and US History Liberal Learning courses. Also check to determine if your FSP Seminar (i.e. Freshman Seminar) covers any of these requirements. If your second major is: Then: Biology Take MAT 105 or MAT 106 as a Biology

correlate English Instead of taking RAL 225, you must take

LIT 310 History Your history major should already cover the

US History required correlate. Math or MST Math -You will need to take MAT 127

instead of taking MAT 105; MST – You will need to take MAT 105 or MAT 200 (see MST advisor)

Sociology In addition to taking MAT 105, you will need to take STA 115 or STA 215 as a Sociology correlate.

Spanish Psychology SPE 203 will count as a Psychology option

(for PSY 220)

All students should report at the beginning of the appropriate advising session. Most students will have a schedule of 16-20 semester hours, or 4-5 Units. In order to graduate on time, most students must take five

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(5) courses, for three semesters, during the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th years (preferably the 2nd or 3rd year). Taking off-campus courses is an alternative to scheduling 5 courses. Since PAWS will not permit you to register for more than 18 credits (4.5 units), there will be a form available at the advising sessions for students who wish to take 5 courses during the Fall semester – Dr. Cohen will arrange for you to have permission to take 5 courses, provided you have the required 3.3 GPA. Fourth Year students must take the courses SPE 490 and SPED 664 (students must have an Overall GPA of 3.0 to be able to take this graduate course. Fourth Year students should also take two courses in your other major, any Liberal Learning courses not yet taken, or electives. Third Year students must take RAL 220 and SPED 214; these are co-requisite courses and must be taken together. Third Year students, in most cases, will be taking two courses in your second major and an Elective or a Liberal Learning course not yet taken. Many Third Year students will be taking five courses. Second Year students must take SPE 324 and, if possible, MST 202 and MTT 202; the same section of the latter two courses must be taken (e.g. MST 202-03 and MTT 202-03). This is a change from previous years when the MST/MTT courses were taken in the Spring; some transfer students will take the MST/MTT courses in the Spring, 2014 semester. Some Second Year students will be taking five courses each semester. Internal Transfer students should make an appointment to see Dr. Cohen. Currently enrolled External or Internal Transfer students who are “on track” with a given class (e.g. Third Year) should come to the registration session for that cohort. Rising Second Year Students Advisor: Dr. Rotter (with Dr. Cohen) Wednesday, March 20, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. in EDUC 209 During the Fall, 2013 semester, students SHOULD (in most cases) take (in order of priority): SPE 324 – Teach. Students with Severe Disabilities + 4th hr. Project MST 202 – Science Health and the Environment and MTT 202 – Teaching Mathematics (take same section of each course) One Second Major course MAT 105 or 106 (if not already taken) – prerequisite for MTT 202 SLP 102, SPE 203, SLP 102 (if not already taken) Rising Third Year Students Advisor: Dr. Anthony (with Dr. Cohen) Wednesday, March 20, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. in EDUC 209 During the Fall, 2014 semester, all students MUST take the following courses (in order of priority): RAL 220 – Literacy Strategies, Assessment and Instruction-SPED SPE 214 – Exploring Classroom Communities The above two courses must be taken together this semester Two Second Major courses Any remaining Liberal Learning courses, RAL 225 or Electives Rising Fourth Year Students Advisor: Dr. Petroff (with Dr. Cohen) Wednesday, March 20, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. in EDUC 209

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During the Fall, 2012 semester, students MUST take the following courses (in order of priority): SPE 490 - Inclusive Practices SPED 515 - Multicul. Soc. Stud. Instr. For Stud. With Disabil. Two Second Major courses, or Electives, or RAL 225, or Liberal Learning or Elective Courses not yet taken. Rising Graduate Students Current 4th Year Students will meet with Dr. Rotter, during her SPED 522 class, to determine their Special Education Option. Fourth Year students will automatically be registered for SPED 664 for Summer ’13 and the appropriate graduate courses for the Fall ’13 semester, depending upon the Strand they have selected. Registration Hold Flags may be placed on students not attending registration sessions.

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SampleAdvising“Syllabus”

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THECOLLEGEOFNEWJERSEYSCHOOLOFHUMANITIES&SOCIALSCIENCESADVISINGSYLLABUSTEMPLATE

ThissyllabuswaspreparedbyDr.JulieHughesandDr.RosaZagari-MarinzolionthebasisofamodelfromJoyceStern,GrinnellCollege,withherpermission.HowdoyouprepareforyourAdvisingAppointment?

Tofacilitateandexpeditematters,cometotheappointmentprepared.o YouarestronglyencouragedtoreviewthePAWSsystemandtakethePAWSStudentCenter

Tutorial,ifyouhavenotyetdoneso:http://www.tcnj.edu/~it/paws/students.html.

o Checkyourunofficialtranscriptand/ortheTransferCreditlinktomakesurethatallyourAPandcollegecreditcoursesarecorrectlyposted.

o Checkoutthe“WhatifScenario”featureinPAWS(AcademicRecords/MyCourseHistory/Academics/WhatifScenario)ifyouwanttoseehowthecoursesyouhavetakenthusfarapplytoyourprospectivemajor.Ifyouareinamajorandarethinkingofaddingasecondmajor,oranInterdisciplinaryConcentrationorMinor,youarestronglyencouragedtorunaWhatIfReportandobtaintherequirementsforallintendedprogramspriortomeetingwithyouradvisor.

o Prepareoneormoretentativeschedulebyusingthe“SHOPPINGCART”feature.Thenbringaprintedcopyofyourshoppingcartwithyou.MakesureyoucheckPAWSpriortoyourone-on-oneadvisingappointmenttoverifythatthecoursesyouwantarestillopen.

o CheckouttheLiberalLearningApprovedCoursesListtoreviewcoursesyoumaywanttotaketofulfillyourLiberalLearningrequirements.(http://www.tcnj.edu/~liberal/courses/index.html)

FortheFirstYearBythefirstregistrationinAugust:¨ KnowhowtoreadandusethecoursescheduleandacademicsfeaturesofPAWS,suchas

yourAcademicRequirementsReport,TransferCreditReporttoviewyourSATscores,APtestscoresandplacementtestscores.

¨ Registerforagoodliberalartsprogramofstudy¨ Registerforcoursesinamannerthatkeepsopenseveraldifferentpossiblemajors

¨ Knowthedrop/adddaysandhowtodroporaddacourse

¨ Knowthebasicrequirementsforgraduation¨ Identifyoneortwoplacestoengageoncampusoutsidetheclassroom

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Bypre-registrationinthefallforspringsemesterofyourfirstyear:¨ BeamoresophisticateduserofPAWS,includingtheAcademicRequirementsReport

feature,theWhat-ifReportandSummarySheetsforyourprogramofstudy.Considercoursesthatwillconstituteagoodliberalartsprogramofstudythatkeepsopenseveraldifferentpossiblemajors

¨ ConsiderwhatskillsyouwanttodevelopfurtherwhileatTCNJandworkthoseintoyournextsetofcourses

¨ Writea(verytentative!)four-yearplan,soyouareawareofhowachoiceofmajoraffectsothercoursechoicesandhowaTCNJmajormapsoutovereightsemesters.Takeadvantageofthe“MyPlanner”featureonPAWS.

¨ Considerasemesterofoff-campusstudyaspartofyourplananddeterminehowyoumightfitthatintoyourfour-yearplan.

¨ Beabletoarticulatewhatyournextsummercouldlooklike.Whatexperiencesdoyouwanttohave?Doyouwanttodoaninternship?Ifyoucan’taffordanunpaidinternship,whatcanyoudotogainexperiencethatbuildsonyourinterests

¨ KnowhowtolookupyourgradesthroughPAWSBypre-registrationinthespringforfallsemesterof2ndyear:

¨ Eachsemestergettoknowatleastonefacultyorstaffmemberwell.Youshouldcultivate

theserelationships.You’lllearnalotfromthem,andtheymayeventuallyserveasreferencesforyou.

¨ Considerareastoexplorethatwillhelpyoucontinuetosolidifyachoiceofmajor.

¨ ConsiderwhatskillsyouwanttodevelopfurtherwhileatTCNJandworkthoseintoyournextsetofcourses

¨ Re-writeyourfour-yearplan

¨ Considerasemesterofoff-campusstudyaspartofyourplananddeterminehowyoumightfitthatintoyourfour-yearplan

¨ Realizethatthingswillchangeduringyoursophomoreyear;academics,sociallife,extracurricularinvolvementscanbeverydifferent.Studentsoftendon’trealizehowfastandprofoundlythingswillchange.Forexample,academicrigorwillincrease,sogetafirmgraspnowofgoodstudyhabits.Significantdecisionswillsoonbeuponyou,too:choosingamajor,forminganacademicplan,studyabroad,internships;allofthesetakeasignificantamountoftime.

¨ Beginearnestconversationsaboutchoosingamajor(andother“big”questions),ifyouareanOpenOptionstudent.Studentsfrequentlymaketheleapfromaparticularmajorchoiceto“WhatwillIdofortherestofmylife?”,butmaynotsharetheirfearopenly.Anychoiceofmajorallowsplentyofopportunitiesupongraduation,butyoushouldexplorethosebytalkingwithme,otherfaculty,andgettingassistanceattheOfficeofCareerCenter.VisittheOfficeofCareerCenterafewtimes.Thiscanincludelearningaboutshadowing

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opportunities,volunteerexperiences,jobsand/orinternshipsnextsummer.Writeorupdateyourresume,andlearnhowtoresearchopportunities.Thenapply!

FortheSecondYear:¨ Considerareasofstudytoexplorethatwillhelpyoutosolidifyachoiceofmajor.(change?

Seenoteabove)¨ ConsiderwhatskillsyouwanttodevelopfurtherwhileatTCNJandworkthoseintoyournext

setofcourses

¨ Planforoff-campusstudy,ifthisinterestsyou.Attendaninformationalmeetingandresearchspecificprograms;applybythemid-yeardeadline.Theapplicationprocessisinvolvedandrequiresthatyouplanforamajorinadvance,soallowenoughtime.

¨ Re-writeyourfour-yearplanwhileconsultingwithme

¨ Thinkabouttheparticularelementsthatyoumightwanttoincludeinafour-yearplan,suchasincreasinglyadvancedworkinanareathatmayleadtoaseniorthesis

¨ WorkwiththestaffattheOfficeofCareerCenterand/orfacultyinyourmajordepartmenttoplanforaninternshiporresearchexperiencethissummer

FortheThirdYear:¨ Examinethecoherenceofyourstudies(bothwithandwithoutyourmajorcourses)andmake

adjustmentsthatwillbothchallengeyouandhelpyoumeetyourgoals

¨ CreateapartnershipwithastaffmemberattheOfficeofCareerCenter.Reviseyourresumeandlearntonetwork

¨ Pursuenextstepsinyourcareerexplorationsuchasaninternshiporfocusedworkexperience

¨ DeterminewhenyouwilltaketheGRE,LSAT,orMCATifyouthinkyoumaybeheadedtograduateorprofessionalschool

FortheFourthYear:¨ (Re)imagineyourlifeafteryouleaveTCNJ.Explorewithwhomyoucantalk,besidesyour

adviser,tohelpyoutoplanconcretelyforthistransition¨ EnhanceyourpartnershipwiththestaffattheOfficeofCareerServicestoreviseyourresume

specifically,tonetwork,andtopursuenextcareersteps

¨ ScheduletotaketheGRE,LSAT,orMCATifyouareheadedtograduateorprofessionalschool

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SampleWelcomeLetter

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Dear_________, WelcometoTheCollegeofNewJersey,andtothe___Department.Iwillbeyouracademicadvisor,andIlookforwardtomeetingyouwhenyouarriveoncampusinthefall.Inthemeantime,youwillhavetheopportunitytovisitthecampusasaTCNJstudentinJune,whenyouwillmeetarepresentativefromyourdepartment,bewelcomedintotheTCNJcommunity,andbeguidedthroughtheprocessofregisteringforcourses.Besuretobringanyquestionsorconcernsyouhavetothatevent.

Pleasefeelfreetoe-mailmeoverthesummerifyouhaveanyquestionsIcanhelpyououtwith.AnddobesuretocheckyourTCNJe-mailregularly,becausethisisoneoftheprimarymodesofcommunicationmanyfacultyusewithstudents,outsideofappointmentsandclasstime.Inaddition,besuretocheckoutthethreewebsitesIhavelistedbelow,forinformationonyourdepartment,theliberallearningprogram,andadvising.

Haveawonderfulsummer,andseeyouinthefall!

Takecare,

www.tcnj.edu/~departmentwww.tcnj.edu/~liberalwww.tcnj.edu/~advising

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SampleAdvisingGuidingPrinciples

1.SchoolofHumanities&SocialSciences2.SchoolofScience

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SchoolofHumanities&SocialSciences

AdvisingPolicy

EffectiveFall2011

Becauseadvisingiscriticaltostudents’educationalsuccessintheSchoolofHumanitiesandSocialSciences,weembracethefollowingprinciplesandstrategiestopromotegoodadvisinginourprogramsanddepartments.

Advisingisaneducationalinteractionbetweenstudents(advisees)andfacultymembers(advisors)inwhichbothhaveresponsibilitiestooneanother.AsaSchool,ourcommunityagreesonthefollowinglistofresponsibilitiesforthetwopartnersinthisrelationship:

Theresponsibilitiesoffacultyadvisorsare:

1. Tohelpstudentsplantheirprogramsofstudy;2. Tolistentostudents’academicconcernsandneeds;3. Tobeavailabletostudentsandtotakeanactiveinterestintheirwelfare;4. Toreferstudentstoappropriateresourceselsewhereonthecampusorbeyondfor

guidanceonacademicandcareermatters;5. Tohelpstudentsmakeinformedchoices,negotiatedifficulties,andtakeownershipof

theireducationbylearningfromtheconsequencesoftheiractionsandchoices.

Theresponsibilitiesofstudents(advisees)are:

1. Todevelopaprogramplanwithliberalartsbreadthanddepththatmaychangeovertimeastheydiscovernewinterestsandpassionsbutstillleadstograduationinatimelymanner;

2. Toparticipateactivelyinplanningtheireducation,settingandmeetinggoals;3. Toprepareforadvisingappointmentsasinstructedbytheirfacultyadvisors;4. Todevelopresourcefulnessbyseeking,identifyingandappropriatelyusingresources,

beyondtheirfacultyadvisor,forguidanceonacademicandcareermatters;and5. Todevelopself-ownershipoftheireducationbylearningtomakefullyinformedchoices

andtakeresponsibilityfortheirdecisions.

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SchoolofScience

AcademicAdvisingPolicy

ApprovedMay2013

(AdaptedfromtheSchoolofHumanitiesandSocialScienceAdvisingPolicy)

GuidingPrinciples

1. StandarddefinitionofAcademicAdvising,takenfromDavidS.Crockett,Ed.(1987).AdvisingSkills,TechniquesandResources:ACompilationofMaterialsRelatedtotheOrganizationandDeliveryofAdvisingServices.IowaCity,Iowa.ACTCorporation:

“Academicadvisingisadevelopmentalprocesswhichassistsstudentsintheclarificationoftheirlife/careergoalsandinthedevelopmentofeducationalplansfortherealizationofthesegoals.Itisadecision-makingprocessbywhichstudentsrealizetheirmaximumeducationalpotentialthroughcommunicationandinformationexchangeswithanadvisor;itisongoing,multifaceted,andtheresponsibilityofbothstudentandadvisor.Theadvisorservesasafacilitatorofcommunication,acoordinatoroflearningexperiencesthroughcoursesandcareerplanningandacademicprogressreview,andanagentofreferraltoothercampusagenciesasnecessary.”

1. Academicadvisingisimportant.Itisacriticalpartofstudentdevelopment,anditisaresponsibilityofallfacultymembersandstudents.

2. Inadditiontotheirrelationshipwithanassignedfacultyacademicadvisor,studentsfrequentlyreceiveadvisingandmentoringfromfacultyandstaffmembersinotherinformalandformalways.Forexample,facultyandstaffmembersdeveloppersonalrelationshipswithindividualstudentsasresearchmentors,clubadvisors,instructors,andadhocmentors.

3. Academicadvisingisaneducationalinteractionbetweenstudents(advisees)andfacultymembers(advisors)inwhichbothhaveresponsibilitytooneanother.AsaSchool,ourcommunityagreesonthefollowinglistofresponsibilitiesforthetwopartnersinthisrelationship:

Theresponsibilitiesofstudentadviseesare:

1. Todevelopaprogramplanwithdepthandliberalartsbreadththatmaychangeovertimeastheydiscovernewinterestsandpassionsbutstillleadstograduationinatimelymanner;

2. Toparticipateactivelyinplanningtheirowneducation,settingandmeetinggoals;3. Totakeresponsibilityforunderstandingthepoliciesandacademicrequirementsoftheir

programandTheCollege;

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4. Toscheduleandprepareforregularacademicadvisingappointmentsasinstructedbytheirfacultyadvisors;

5. Toconsultwiththeiracademicadvisorbeforemakinganyacademicdecisionssuchasdroppingaclass,addingaminororchangingmajors;

6. Todevelopresourcefulnessbyseeking,identifyingandappropriatelyusingresources,beyondtheirfacultyadvisor,forguidanceonacademicandcareermatters;and

7. Todevelopself-ownershipoftheireducationbylearningtomakefullyinformedchoicesandtakeresponsibilityfortheirdecisions.

Theresponsibilitiesoffacultyadvisorsare:

1. Tohelpstudentsplantheirprogramsofstudy;2. Tolistentostudents’academicconcernsandneeds;3. Tobeavailabletostudentsandtotakeanactiveinterestintheirwelfare;4. Tobeknowledgeableandfamiliarwiththecurricularrequirementsforboththeirhome

departmentaswellasTCNJ’sliberallearningprogram;5. Whenappropriate,toreferstudentstoadditionalresourceselsewhereonthecampusor

beyondforguidanceonacademicandcareermatters;6. Tohelpstudentsmakeinformedchoices,negotiatedifficulties,andtakeownershipof

theireducationbylearningfromtheconsequencesoftheiractionsandchoices;and7. Tokeeprecordsofadvising;variousmethodsareacceptable,includingthecomments

sectionofeachstudent’sPAWSrecordwhichisvisibletothestudent.

Recognizingtheimportanceofacademicadvisingintheacademicandprofessionaldevelopmentofourstudents,bothacademicadvisorsandstudentsshouldbefamiliarwithadvisingresourcesandtools,includingprogramrequirementsforthemajorandforliberallearning,patternsofcourseavailability,andtheonlinetoolsinPAWS.ThisincludesregularuseoftheAcademicRequirementsmodule.Additionally,inordertoensureprogresstowarddegreecompletion,studentsshouldrespondpromptlytocommunicationfromfacultyadvisorsandfromdegreeauditofficersfromRecordsandRegistration.

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Sampleup-to-daterecord-keepingformat

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Name________________________________ Enteringclassof____________________ID#__________________________________Notesbysemester:Fall SpringFall SpringFall SpringFall SpringGeneralNotes:Outsideinterests:Concerns:Careerplans:Other:

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SampleDepartmentalAdvisingAssessmentdocument(fromtheSchoolofEngineering)

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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY

ADVISING SURVEY

Please do not complete this form if you have already completed this survey in another class. In an attempt to assure quality academic advising in the School of Engineering, your help is requested with the following questions: Major: BIO CIV CO EE EM ME TechSt MST (circle one) YEAR: FR SO JR SR DATE: Spring 2008 (circle one) Indicate the number of credits for which you are currently registered: _______ Are you employed? Yes ___ No ___ If yes, on average how many hours do you work each week? ____ Are you satisfied with the rate at which you are progressing toward a degree? Yes ___ No ___ Do you have access to e-mail, Internet? Yes ___ No ___ Indicate your overall satisfaction with the following attributes of academic advising by circling the most appropriate score (circle NA for those that are not applicable or if you have no opinion): Attributes of Academic Advising Your Overall Satisfaction 1 = not satisfied 5 = very satisfied 1. Help in choosing a major 1 2 3 4 5 NA 2. Help with registration 1 2 3 4 5 NA 3. Assist with career and/or educational planning 1 2 3 4 5 NA 4. Provide advice about career experience opportunities 1 2 3 4 5 NA 5. Provide advice about permanent career employment 1 2 3 4 5 NA 6. Provide advice about graduate school opportunities 1 2 3 4 5 NA 7. Provide information about the profession 1 2 3 4 5 NA 8. Describe how studies relate to future career employment 1 2 3 4 5 NA 9. Provide information about degree requirements 1 2 3 4 5 NA 10. Approve substitutions of equivalent courses to meet graduation requirements 1 2 3 4 5 NA 11. Refer to help for personal matters or academic skill development 1 2 3 4 5 NA 12. Be available when needed (or within a reasonable time) 1 2 3 4 5 NA Of the 12 Attributes listed above, which 4 are most important to you? ______ _____ _____ _____ Which of the following statements is most factual: ___ My advisor focuses on enforcing college requirements ___ My advisor focuses on helping me meet college requirements ___ My advisor focuses on helping me initiate a career and/or get an education Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________