1. Putting College Students BACC in Circulation: Behavioral Academic and Career Counseling Senior System Manager: Tamina Stuber Junior System Manager: Melissa Ainslie Undergraduate Assistant: Austin Mifsud Advisor: Dr. Richard Malott

2. What is BACC? ► Behavioral Academic and Career Counseling. ► A supervisory system aimed at undergraduate students.  Specifically, students in Dr. Malott’s classes. ► P360, P460, P100, GRE, SM, Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Practicum, etc. ► Supervised by Dr. Richard Malott. ► Operated and ran by MA students in the Behavior Analysis Training System (BATS).

3. BACC Mission Statement ► The main purpose of BACC is to provide undergraduate psychology students with the information necessary to achieve their academic and career goals. ► This is done by providing 1-on-1 providing 1-on-1 counseling counseling interviews with interviews with BATS MA students. BATS MA students.

4. Is BACC really necessary? ► Isn’t it true that once students enter college they suddenly are infused with any and all information they may need to succeed, both during and after college?

5. For those not divinely inspired… ► It seems as undergrads, people expect you to know what’s going on at all times…  How to discover your dreams and  How to achieve your dreams ► But, nobody has even told you the steps you must take to graduate!  (Yep, you don’t just have to meet course requirements; there are more steps!)

6. Your Dreams… ► You may know exactly what you want to do when you graduate; that’s great! ► …but some people don’t. ► If you are someone who is unsure:  We want to provide you with information on available opportunities  And how to take advantage of those opportunities.

7. Fine, fine, I get the point… so how’s it work? ► You sit down with a delightful Graduate Student Instructor; you may recognize them as your own… ► And together, you fill out a ‘How to Achieve Your Goals’ form! ► Basically, you get to discuss all of those academic and career issues that are most important to you!

8. Important things like… ► Available classes that may interest you ► How to raise your GPA ► Practicum Opportunities ► How to get Research Experience ► How to get into Graduate School ► Employment Opportunities…

9. Is it really excitement time? ► Definitively yes, because we have info on…  Counseling Psychology  Clinical Psychology  Cognitive Psychology  Behavior Analysis  Organizational Behavior Management, and ► I would go on, but you understand, that anything you want to know about, we got your BACC! (erm, you know what I mean).

10. Simultaneous Appointments=Fun!!! Appointment 2 Appointment 1

11. What now? ► The undergraduate student (i.e. you) will decide on some goals. ► Your goals may be to figure out what you want to do. This may include…  Researching a University that you are interested in (which, incidentally, we may have info on).  Or figuring out what you can do without continuing on in school. ► Not just what you CAN do, but what you would like! ► Or, maybe you already know what you want…

12. Hah! I already know what I want! See, you can’t help me! ► No no, you got us all wrong! If you know what you want, then we can still help you with the steps to get there. Whether that means…  Signing up to take the GRE  Finding the most effective way to write a Resume  The Graduate School Application Process  Graduating from here sans a headache!

13. Is BACC enjoyable? Survey says…

14. Ok ok! But enjoyable enough to want another appointment???

15. Cool! Now don’t forget… ► You will want to come to the appointment with questions ready to ask!  You know, just to give you the best experience possible!