1. Advisement and Core Curriculum Dr. Paul J. Ballard, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Student Success & Retention

2. Graduation Requirements Guiding Principles of SNC’s Advisement Function How Advisement Works at SNC The Liberal Arts and The Core Curriculum Overview

3.  128 credit hours (8 semesters each with 4 x 4-hour courses)  Fulfill the requirements of at least one major  Fulfill the requirements of the Core Curriculum  Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA  Minimum 2.00 GPA across all major courses Graduation Requirements

4. College students are transitioning from adolescence to adult responsibilities and opportunities Advisement is an expression of SNC’s commitment to students’ personal, spiritual, and intellectual development Advisors are a key institutional resource made available to students Guiding Principles of SNC’s Advisement Function

5. Advisement leads to creation and maintenance of an academic plan that translates life and career goals into a program of courses The advisor/advisee relationship deepens during a student’s time at the College with benefits that extend long past graduation Guiding Principles of SNC’s Advisement Function

6. Summer Advisement – student orientation and registration In the fall, student is assigned a permanent academic advisor, usually a faculty member All classes are cancelled for two days each semester to allow for substantial individual advisor-advisee meetings Students and advisors discuss personal and career plans, and determine a course plan for the remaining semesters Advisors provide many forms of academic and personal advice and mentorship How Advisement Works at SNC

7. Programmatic Goals Foundations Courses General Core Requirements Advanced Requirements Elements of Core Curriculum

8. The acquisition of intellectual and cognitive skills Understanding the world and one’s place in it Understanding religious and spiritual dimensions of life The development of creativity and self-expression The development of personal character and virtue Core Curriculum Goals

9. To be Taken During a Student’s First Year: – Theological Foundations – Philosophical Foundations Required By End of Second Year: – Quantitative Reasoning – Writing Intensive Course Required by End of Third Year: – Second Language Competency Foundations

10. Beyond Borders Catholic Imagination Difference and Diversity Expression and Interpretation Individual and Society Physical and Natural World Western Tradition General Core Requirement Areas 4 of the classes can be taken at any time 3 must be taken at the 300- 400 level during junior/senior year One Core or Foundations course must be “Writing Intensive” Courses can “count” for both major/minor and in the core

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