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Academic ServicesStudent Advising Center

FROSH ORIENTATION PRESENTATION

SUMMER 2008

What are we going to do today?

Welcome Introduction to Academic Advising and Retention

Services What is an SJSU degree? General Education/MUSE EO 665 – Math & English Placements Individualized Registration Worksheets How to create a class schedule Questions & Answers

Introduction to Academic Services

Works with faculty, staff and students to ensure student success and reduce time to degree

Services include:– General Education Academic Advising– Major advising to undeclared students– Free tutorial services– Registration Readiness Workshops

Located in Student Services Center, 9th and San Fernando Streets Hours of operation: 9am-5pm unless otherwise stated

SJSU Degree Requirements

General Education (GE) +Lower Division Major Courses & Upper Division Major Courses+ Electives + 2 different KIN activity

courses

+ American Institutions = SJSU DEGREE!

Why Do You Need General Education (GE)?

Gives students an opportunity to explore. Gives students opportunities to develop new

skills. Gives students a broad understanding of the

world. Gives students the ability to be “well-

rounded.”

General Education continued

All GE classes for Fall 2008 are found in your Registration Booklet pg.27-29

Core GE is divided into 5 areas (A-F)then further subdivided within each area (A1, A2, and

A3) You must take one class in each subdivided area to

complete your lower division GE requirements.

Let us see how to navigate though General Education

Lower Division General Education

Area A= Basic Skills Area B= Science & Math Area C= Arts & Humanities Area D= Social Sciences Area E= Human Understanding

Multiple Counting Courses

Count towards multiple GE areasMust be taken in sequence (at least two

semesters worth of coursework)

HIST 15A/B, AAS 33A/B, and MAS 10A/B

HIST 15A/BAAS 33A/BMAS 10A/B

D2 D3 American InstitutionsF 1, 2, & 3

AMERICAN STUDIES 1A/B

AM ER IC AN STU D IES1A/B

C1 C2 D2 D3 AMERICANINSTITUTIONS

(F 1-2-3)

AMS1A/B

HUMANITIES 1A/B & 2A/B(Invitation ONLY)

H U M A N IT IE S H O N O R S P R O G R A M S

ARE AA

AllA1, A2, A3

ARE AC

AllC1, C2, C3

ARE AD

Only D2-D3

ARE AAMERICAN

INSTITUTIONS(F 1-2-3)

HUM 1A/B,2A/B

MULTIPLE COUNTING AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (F 1-2-3) & GE CREDIT

COURSE # SEM UNITS PER SEG TOTAL UNITS

AAS 33A/B 2 SEM 3 6 AMS 1A/B 2 SEM 6 12 HIST /POLS 15A/B 2 SEM 3 6 MAS 10A/B 2 SEM 3 6 HUM 1A/B 2A/B 4 SEM 6 24

Metropolitan University Scholars Experience (MUSE)

First year experience seminar for freshmen. Designed around the professors passion. Small class size. GE credit. Peer Mentors assist you with transitions to the

university. Engineering students are advised to take a MUSE in

AREA E.

Executive Order 665

All freshmen must take ELM and EPT.

If one or both tests are not passed then students must register for the appropriate developmental English and/or math course their 1st semester at SJSU.

If one or both tests have not been taken prior to registration then students will be required to register for the lowest level developmental English and/or math course offered at SJSU unless they are SAT, ACT, AP TEST SCORE exempt

Note: a student is SAT exempt from the ELM/EPT by scoring 550 in English and/or math, ACT exempt by scoring 24 in English, 23 in Math; an AP Test Scores, 3 or higher OR Exempt per the Early Assessment Program (EAP) exam which grants a conditional exemption from the ELM (the condition being successful completion of an appropriate senior year math course above Algebra 2)

Remedial Courses

LLD 1 and 2 MATH 3A MATH 6A MATH 6L/6D

ONE YEAR RULE - EO 665

All developmental courses must be completed by the end of the 1st academic year or you will be prevented from returning to SJSU until you have completed English 1A and/or an approved Intermediate Algebra or college level math course at a community college.

EPT/ELM SCORING

EPT SCORE ENGLISH COURSE0-141 LLD1 (must take LLD2 the next sem

unless a qualifying score)142-148 LLD2149-150 ENGL 1A 151 ENGL 1A ONLY

ELM SCORE MATH COURSE0-30 Math 3A31-40 Math 6A41-45 Math 6L46-49 Math 6L or 6D50 or above GE MATH

Developmental English & Math

Developmental English English includes:includes:

LLD 1= 5 unitswhich includes a mandatory activity section

LLD 2= 3 unitsno activity section

Developmental Math includesMath includes::

Math 3A/3B= 4 units each Math 6A/6B= 3 units each

which includes a mandatory activity section

Math 6D- self paced= 5 units Math 6L (seminar/lab)= 5 units

which includes a mandatory math lab section

Important to Note:Developmental English & Math

No college credit given, does not count toward degree, but counted for financial aid purposes toward “full time” status

LLD 1 students may test out of having to take LLD 2 by scoring high enough on the common final for LLD 1

Math 3A or 6A students must complete sequence, cannot test out of part B of math sequence through final exam of 3A or 6A

If in a developmental English or Math you are restricted to a specific course list (see restricted course list or schedule)

How to use the Schedule of ClassesHOW TO READ COURSE LISTINGS

Registration Worksheets

Personalized Registration Worksheet– Based on your ELM/EPT, ACT/SAT or AP test

scores – Based on your chosen college and major– Based on open courses

Building a schedule

Add remedial (required) courses first Pay attention to courses with multiple

components (lectures, activities, labs, etc.) Be sure to factor all parts of a class into your schedule!

Create a schedule and pencil in dates and times of classes so you don’t run into overlapping

Make multiple schedules and be flexible

Individual Questions

RegistrationDay 2

Academic ServicesStudent Advising Center

FROSH ORIENTATION PRESENTATION

SUMMER 2008

What are we going to do today?

Review Important Dates and Policies Online tutorial on how to add, drop, waitlist and

search i.e. REGISTER for your classes Leave for computer lab to register

Dates to Remember

August 15th Advanced Registration Closes Aug 21st Welcome Convocation Aug 25 Classes Begin, Late Registration Begin (Adding

Classes) Sept. 5th Last Day to Drop without a “W” Sept. 12 Last Day to Add Nov 3rd Enrollment Appointments are posted for Spr 09 Nov 10th Advanced Registration begins for Spr 09 Dec 10 Last day of instruction Dec 12, Dec 15-18 Finals REMEMBER PAYMENT DEADLINES (Pg. 10)

LATE DROP POLICYAfter Sept. 5th you may drop a course for the following

reasons ONLY.

Personal health or family illness Death Military Divorce Employment Natural disaster

– IN ALL INSTANCES DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED

To register for courses you need:A password , an id number, and an appointment time (which can be found via mysjsu). If you have password problems,

please e-mail cmshelp@sjsu.eduNote: When you register you may have the ability to place yourself on a

wait list if a class you want is full. If you use the wait list be aware of the following:

1. The wait list will automatically place you in the class if room becomes available.

2. If you change your mind about wanting the class IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to remove your self from the list. Remember the function is an automatic function and will engage unless terminated.

3. When school begins the wait list function is no longer in effect and students will be added to courses at the instructor’s discretion

INFO/ITEMS NEEDED TO REGISTER &

WAIT LIST ISSUES