Welcome Academic Services Student 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, 9 th 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 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 areas Must be taken in sequence (at least two semesters worth of coursework)

HIST 15A/B, AAS 33A/B, and MAS 10A/B HIST 15A/B AAS 33A/B MAS 10A/B D2D3 American Institutions F 1, 2, & 3

AMERICAN STUDIES 1A/B

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

MULTIPLE COUNTING AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (F 1-2-3) & GE CREDIT COURSE# SEM UNITS PER SEGTOTAL UNITS AAS 33A/B2 SEM3 6 AMS 1A/B2 SEM6 12 HIST /POLS 15A/B2 SEM3 6 MAS 10A/B2 SEM3 6 HUM 1A/B 2A/B4 SEM6 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 1 st 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 1 st 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 SCOREENGLISH COURSE 0-141LLD1 (must take LLD2 the next sem unless a qualifying score) LLD ENGL 1A 151ENGL 1A ONLY ELM SCOREMATH COURSE 0-30Math 3A 31-40Math 6A 41-45Math 6L 46-49Math 6L or 6D 50 or aboveGE MATH

Developmental English & Math English includes: Developmental English includes: LLD 1= 5 units which includes a mandatory activity section LLD 2= 3 units no activity section Math includes: Developmental Math 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 Classes HOW 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

Registration Day 2 Academic Services Student 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 21 st Welcome Convocation Aug 25 Classes Begin, Late Registration Begin (Adding Classes) Sept. 5 th Last Day to Drop without a “W” Sept. 12 Last Day to Add Nov 3 rd Enrollment Appointments are posted for Spr 09 Nov 10 th Advanced Registration begins for Spr 09 Dec 10 Last day of instruction Dec 12, Dec Finals REMEMBER PAYMENT DEADLINES (Pg. 10)

LATE DROP POLICY After Sept. 5 th 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 Note: 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