1. Welcome to HD! Human Development Central Advising Prof. Qi Wang
Prof. Marianella Casasola
Bonnie Biata
Marianne Arcangeli
Welcome to HD!

2. Who is who in Central Advising
Qi Wang Marianella Casasola Bonnie Biata
(Director of Undergrad Studies) (Asst. Director of Undergrad Studies) HD Undergraduate Assistant Professor Associate Professor
Marianne Arcangeli
HD Student Services Representative
Get to know us!

3. What We Will Do Today… Getting the right start at Cornell
HD Central Advising
Getting started in the major
Fulfilling college distribution requirements
University and college expectations
Individualized advising for transfer students
Prof. Qi Wang, DUS
Prof. Marianella Casasola, Assistant DUS
Ms. Bonnie Biata
Ms. Marianne Arcangeli

4. College Staff present
Patti Papapietro, Director of Counseling and Advising, HE Admissions, Student and Career Development, 172 MVR
Lori Asperschlager, CHE Assistant Registrar, 146 MVR

5. What is Human Development?
The major examines various aspects of cognitive, social and emotional development across the lifespan
The major provides a foundation for a variety of professional careers
Medical school, Public health and other health fields
Graduate school in Psychology (and other fields)
Business
Law
Teaching
Social work
Non-profit organization

6. How to Succeed at Cornell…
Four principles
Read the program and be familiar with requirements
Read the curriculum sheets
Review the syllabi for your courses!!
Read s from the department, college, and university
Learn how to use resources effectively
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HD CENTRAL ADVISING!!!
Make prompt appointments with advisers and counselors
Use Cornell informational web sites
Learn about library resources, writing support, the learning strategies center ( EARS

7. More tips… Plan ahead and problem solve
Make alternative plans and be flexible
Make the college and major benchmarks
Take at least 30 credits in HD classes -- this comes out to 10 courses
Take 43 credits in Human Ecology
Earn at least 60 credits at Cornell (transfer credits do not count in lieu of the 60 Cornell credits)
Have a total of 120 credits towards graduation

8. The College Advising Systems
Each student is assigned a Student Development adviser
Patti Papapietro
Verdene Lee
Paula Jacobs
Deanne Maxwell
Student Development Counselors :
provide academic advising and personal counseling
help students navigate college and university requirements
help students find resources & explore professional pathways
provide leadership opportunities, and more.

9. The HD Advising Systems
HD has a dual advising system
Individual faculty adviser in HD
HD central advising – four people
Both can provide information on the major and the major requirements

10. Individual Faculty advisors
A faculty member in HD will be assigned to you by the end of the week.
Fill out the form TODAY
Check your student center at the end of the week.
Until then, use HD Central Advising in G77 MVR
Faculty advisors can provide:
signatures on academic forms
career advice
advice on managing your courses
address academic concerns

11. Please review the available materials first!
HD Central advising
2 HD faculty members & 2 HD staff members who can answer questions or direct you to find answers: (8 - 4 pm M- F in G77 MVR or faculty office)
HD Central Advising Hours listed on our website:
Please review the available materials first!
We can:
answer your questions,
address academic concern
in some circumstances provide needed signatures on academic forms

12. Please come to Central Advising!
We want to see you to answer questions!!!
Appropriate topics you can discuss:
How many credits are appropriate? What classes should I take to prepare for a career? I am really struggling in a class. What can I do?
There are lots of choices to make – sometimes this is overwhelming
Questions we cannot answer:
What classes are interesting? What classes are easy? I do not know what to take, can you tell me?

13. Items You Need to Choose Courses
Fall 2012 course roster—latest schedule info--
HD undergraduate course listing for Fall 2012
HD curriculum sheet—
Be sure that you are working with the correct year; HD and college requirements are different depending on the year you entered (today’s presentation focuses on curriculum)
Courses of Study—has complete course descriptions, but not the latest schedule information—

14. Drop/Add Times http://registrar.sas.cornell.edu/Student/enroll.html
Freshmen: 8:00 am on first day (8/21) to 4:00 pm on final day (9/14)
Enrollment instructions and latest information:

15. Getting Started as an HD Major – Two Semester Introduction
Required courses:
HD Introduction to Human Development: Infancy and Childhood in the fall
HD 1160 is a section for HD majors enrolled in HD1150
You will receive information about how to enroll during the first week of classes
HD1170 Introduction to Human Development: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood in the spring

16. HD 2000-level Classes
You must take a minimum of two 2000-level classes
The two must be from different areas of the undergraduate major; the designated areas are:
Social & Personality
Cognitive Development (includes Neuroscience)
Aging & Health

17. Note for transfer students:
You may already have one or more 2000-level courses covered
Please check the credit evaluation you were given
You may have a class already indicated as fulfilling one of the 2000 level requirements
Transfer students will have special individual advising here in this room – we will check these courses with you and advise you on what to take

18. HD 2000-level classes available this semester
Cognitive area:
HD 2380 Thinking and Reasoning

19. Social & Personality area:
HD 2600 Introduction to Personality

20. Aging & Health area:
No 2000-level courses offered in Fall 2012

21. Other HD Major Requirements
30 didactic class credits are required (all courses must be taken for a grade – no S/U allowed)
15 credits must be taken at the 3000 level, with a minimum 3 of those 15 at the 4000 level
Each student must fulfill a concentration
Each student must take a course above the 2000 level outside of the chosen concentration

22. The concentrations in HD are:
Social & Personality Development
Cognitive Development
Developmental Behavioral Neuroscience
Law, Psychology, & HD
Aging & Health

23. A concentration consists of:
Three courses listed on the Human Development curriculum sheet for that concentration
Courses must be at the 3000 or 4000 level
A 4000 level course must be taken in the chosen concentration

24. Special Studies Courses
HD 4000 (Directed Readings), 4010 (Empirical Research), 4020 (Supervised Internship), 4030 (Teaching Assistantship), 4400 (Internship in Educational Settings), 4980 (Honors), and 4990 (Honors) do NOT fulfill any graduation requirements for the major; they count as electives

25. Knock down college requirements!
Take a writing seminar, if you are required to take one
Students who do not take a writing seminar their first semester at Cornell are put on Academic Warning by the college
Fulfill the Natural Sciences requirement
Fulfill the Social Sciences requirement

26. College Requirements, Category A: Natural Sciences
Introductory Biology Courses have been revised at Cornell
The College requires that students take 6-8 credits in Natural Sciences for graduation
Courses for fulfilling the Natural Science requirement will differ for premedical students versus non-premeds
There are two parts to this requirement (A.1 and A.2)

27. HD requires that the natural science lecture be a Biology class
Fulfilling the College A.1 Requirement: Natural Science lecture and laboratory class or combination
HD requires that the natural science lecture be a Biology class
Score of 5 on AP Biology fulfills the A1 requirement OR
Students choose from the following list (all classes must be taken at Cornell):
BIOG 1140 (for non-premeds)
BIOG 1105 (for premeds) – autotutorial Biology*
BIOG 1106 (for premeds – offered in the spring)*
BIOMG 1350 or BIOG 1440 or BIOEE 1610 AND BIOG 1500 (for pre- meds)*
*Pre-meds must take two semesters of Biology and fulfill laboratory requirements; pre-meds should attend the college premedical advising meeting on 8/21. BIOG1105 and 1106 include laboratories. For non-pre-meds a lab course is not required.

28. Fulfilling the A.2 Requirement: Additional Natural Science Requirements
Lab not required; must be taken at Cornell; no AP accepted for this part of the requirement
Choose another biology course from the A.1 list OR
Take CHEM 1560 or CHEM 2070; CHEM 2080; PHYS or PHYS 2207; PHYS 1102 or PHYS2208: OR*
Choose from the Human Ecology Natural Science Approved Course List (HD recommends the courses with an asterisk on that list)
*Premeds fulfill the A.2 requirement while completing recommended premedical courses

29. Courses this Fall that Fulfill the A.2 Natural Science Requirement*
NS1150 Nutrition, Health & Society
BIOPL 2210 Natural Remedies in Ethnohealth
BIOEE 2070 Evolution
CHEM 1150 Language of Chemistry
CSS 1900 Sustainable Agriculture
PSYCH Introduction to Biopsychology (can be used to fulfill EITHER the CHE Natural Science or Social Science requirement, but not both)
(*This slide contains only the HD recommendations; more courses are available)

30. New College Requirement: A Course in Scientific Methods
IMPORTANT: This requirement applies ONLY to those who entered during or after
If your entry year is EARLIER than , this new requirement does not apply to you (unless you switch to this curriculum later, which you would have to petition to do)

31. New College Requirement: A Course in Scientific Methods
HD majors in the curriculum year (and after) are now required to obtain practice in scientific research methods
If you are a pre-med, BIOG or BIOG 1500 (Introduction to Investigative Biology) fulfill the scientific methods requirement
If you are NOT a pre-med, this can be fulfilled with an AP Bio score of 5 OR by taking HD 2830 Research Methods.
HD 2830 was offered for the first time in Fall 2011
You must complete the course before your senior year
If you entered Cornell as a freshman, you must take the scientific methods course at Cornell
HD 2830 is a requirement for acceptance into the HD honors program even if you are pre-med and have taken a biology lab course.(A Biology laboratory course will not fulfill requirements for acceptance into the HD Honors program.)

32. Fulfilling the College Social Science Requirements (Category B) – Freshman Classes
SOC 1101 & DSOC 1101 Introduction to Sociology(you can only take ONE of these two classes and have it count for credit)
SOC Introduction to Race & Ethnicity
PSYCH Introduction to Psychology
COGST 1101/PSYCH Introduction to Cognitive Science
ECON 1110 Introductory Microeconomics
ECON 1120 Introductory Macroeconomics
ANTHR The Comparison of Cultures
ANTHR 2450 The Anthropology of Food and Cuisine
GOVT 1111 Introduction to American Government
GOVT Introduction to International Relations
SOC/HD 1840 Six Pretty Good Books

33. Social Science Classes – More Advanced (Good for Transfer Students)
The following require a basic course in Sociology, Anthropology, or Government (excellent for transfer students)
ANTHRO 2472 Engaging Other Cultures: Learning How to Learn about Cultural Differences
ANTHRO 2468 Medicine, Culture, and Society
ANTHRO 3302 Anthropology of Everyday Life
ANTHRO 3421 Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
BSOC/STS 2061 Ethics & the Environment
GOVT Nature, Function, and Limits of Law
GOVT/AMST Prisons

34. More social science courses that require a basic social science class
SOC Networks
SOC 2100 What is Science?
SOC 4520 Sociology of Race and Education
SOC/EDUC/AMST 2710 Social & Political Context of American Education
SOC Sociology of Law
DSOC/SOC Environment & Society
LSP/DSOC 2200 Sociology of Health and Ethnic Minorities

35. Advanced courses that require background in Psychology or Biology (HD 1150 and 1170 count as background)
PSYCH Perception
PSYCH Introduction to Biopsychology (**Can be used by HD students to fulfill EITHER the CHE Social Science OR Natural Science requirement, but not both)
PSYCH 2650 Psychology and the Law
PSYCH Social Cognition

36. Courses Available This Fall That Fulfill the College Humanities Requirement (Category C)
The college requires one course in the Humanities; some choices this Fall are:
AIS 1100/AMST 1600 Introduction to American Indian Studies
CLASS 2604 Greek Mythology
ENGL 2270 Shakespeare
ENGL Children’s Literature
FSAD Art, Design & Visual Thinking (inside Human Ecology, and also fulfills the Humanities requirement)
HIST 1700 History of Exploration: Land, Sea, and Space
HIST 1800 Immigration in American Society

37. More courses in the Humanities:
HIST 2090 The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692
HIST 2440 The United States in Viet Nam
HIST 2510 Race and Popular Culture
HIST 2581 Environmental History
HIST 2690 History of Terrorism
HIST 2700 History of the Holocaust
AMST/ENGL 3370 Contemporary American Theatre
ENGL 2270 Shakepeare
ARTH 2600 Introduction to Art History: The Modern Era

38. College Requirement for Writing Seminars (Category D)
Two freshman writing seminars are required
Students must complete a writing seminar in their first semester at Cornell
Very strictly enforced: Students required to enroll in a seminar who do not complete a seminar this semester are put on Academic Warning
HD1140 The Art of Aging
Counts as a writing seminar
Does not count toward the 30 credits required in HD

39. College Requirements Category E: Statistics
Popular choices: ILRST 2100, MATH 1710, PSYCH 3500, and PAM 2100
PAM 2100 will fulfill the statistics requirement AND count toward the 9 credits outside the major AND count toward the 43 credits in Human Ecology
PAM 2101 is for PAM majors only
PSYCH 3500 is recommended for students who plan to write a thesis and graduate with honors in HD
MATH 1710—only Arts & Sciences students can pre-enroll; you can add it during drop/add
We do not recommend Statistics for first year premedical students

40. The College Requires 9 Credits in Human Ecology Outside Your Major
Good choices for first year students:
PAM 2300 Introduction to Policy Analysis
NS 1150 Nutrition, Health, and Society (also fulfills A.2 college Natural Science requirement)
DEA 1110 Making a Difference by Design (good if you enjoy doing designs)
FSAD Art, Design, and Visual Thinking (good if you enjoy art history and/or design; also fulfills the college Humanities requirement)
PAM 2220 Controversies about Inequality
PAM 2350 The U.S. Health Care System

41. Human Ecology courses appropriate for transfer students (you need some background in social science)
PAM 3360 Evolving Families: Challenges to Family Policy (not in FA12)
PAM 3500 Contemporary Issues in Women’s Health (not in FA12)
PAM 3800 Human Sexuality
PAM 3280 Fundamentals of Population Health
PAM Families, Poverty, & Public Policy (not in FA12)
PAM Reproductive Health Policy (not in FA12)
PAM Violence against Women
PAM Families & Social Inequality
NS/ANTHRO 2750 Human Biology and Evolution (not in FA12)
NS 3500 Epidemiology in Context

42. College Policies on Applying AP and In Absentia Credit toward Graduation
Human Ecology limits AP and Transfer (In Absentia) credit to a total of 15 credits toward graduation**
Additional AP credit not credited toward graduation can be used to fulfill requirements, without the credit
Special note for pre-medical students: Attend the Premedical meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday,August 21, G71 MVR to learn about AP credit and premedical course planning
**Different colleges have different rules; and this rule represents a change from previous years. Follow the rules for your class year and your own college.

43. College Policies on Applying AP Credit for Graduation
Applying AP credit is done via application to the HE registrar, 146 MVR, during pre-enrollment in Spring (You’ll get a reminder from the CHE Registrar’s Office.)
Students are required to:
Complete the application
Students may choose to meet with an academic adviser (HD Central Advising is available for HD students)
Submit completed form to the registrar

44. Human Development “Career Tree”
What it does
Serves as a SUPPLEMENT to the major curriculum sheets for your curriculum year and college requirements
Serves as a GUIDE for how to find career-related classes
Lists more classes than you can ever possibly take
How to use it
Treat it as a GUIDE – it does not specify absolute requirements
Consider it as a list of alternatives
Use it as a guide to find more classes that interest you…this list is NOT meant to be absolute and exhaustive

45. Career-Related Electives Available This Semester
AEM 2400 Marketing
AEM 3440 Consumer Behavior
COMM 2010 Oral Communication (juniors & seniors get preference for enrollment)
EDUC 2410 The Art of Teaching
HORT 4940 Best Practices for Engaging Volunteers

46. If you are interested in the HD Honors Program
It is never too early to plan! The application is due October 15 in the junior year
Requirements:
GPA 3.5 or higher for final acceptance
Complete first statistics class in sophomore year
Complete HD 4010 research with faculty mentor by the Fall of junior year
Take the Research Methods course—HD 2830
Take a more advanced statistics course for a letter grade (HD or 4760 highly recommended, also ILRST 2110, PAM 3100, BTRY 2030, or MATH 2710
Write an honors thesis in senior year and attend the weekly Honors seminar

47. Some Hints for Planning Your Schedule
Most Cornell classes are available only one semester per year, either Fall or Spring
If you are interested in the HD Honors Program, you should take Statistics in the fall of your sophomore year
You will be required to take an advanced statistics class later to graduate with Honors in Human Development

48. University and College Expectations: Academic Integrity
Examples of Violations
Copying and using text from the internet, books, or other media, while presenting it as your own
Unauthorized assistance from parents, friends, and internet paper sites
Fabricating data
Forging signatures on forms
Hoarding or damaging library materials; hacking class websites to make them unusable by others
Misrepresenting academic accomplishments – “resume padding”
Submission of the same work to two or more courses
Sharing your work with friends!

49. Getting Involved in Research at Cornell
65% of HD graduating seniors last year had taken part in faculty research (all but 3 had done that research with HD faculty)
How did the students get involved?
Getting to know professors whose work interested them – talking to professors after class
Speaking with graduate teaching assistants about possible research opportunities
Attending orientation and informational events where faculty came to describe research
Enrolling in an HD “Laboratory” class, where students learn about research while also taking part in it

50. Special issues for transfer students
Take classes that add to what you have taken elsewhere – don’t repeat the same class
If you don’t need 2000-level courses (check your graduation summary), consider 3000-level HD classes
Also, be sure to fulfill College requirements – check with Central Advising for advice about managing requirements

51. Some Final Words on Adapting to Cornell
The assumption is that you are self-motivated and can learn how to figure things out on your own
Professors expect that you will read instructions and follow them – professors do not repeat instructions, they get right down to class material
Many classes do not accept late enrollments (after the first or second week)
Many classes do not accept any excuses for late work
Some professors require class attendance
Get off on the right foot: refer to professors as “Doctor” or “Professor” – never “Mister”, “Ms”, “Mrs” or by their first name.

52. Interacting with Faculty Advisor
A great resource for talking about career options.
with plenty of time
Be persistent
Be judicious in how you use your faculty advisor

53. Contact Marianne in G77 MVR:
HD Open House Who? New HD Freshmen & Transfers & HD Faculty When? Thursday, September 13th 3:30-4:30pm Where? G87 MVR Learn about HD’s research opportunities! Faculty will be there to discuss their research Enjoy light refreshments! Mix ‘N mingle!
Be there! Questions?
Contact Marianne in G77 MVR:
ma84 or