Finding an Academic Community

Your Student’s Academic Place at UNM UNM is a BIG place – made up of Less than 10 Colleges and Schools Dozens of Departments Hundreds of Courses Your student’s academic home today: Declared Major or Program Exploratory, Pre-Health: University College Your student can: Change Majors; change Colleges Take courses in other Colleges (sometimes) Design his or her own Major (within limits) UNM Colleges Departments

Appropriate Placement for Success; Progress to Degree Core Writing and Math are required for ALL students ACT/SAT scores determine initial placement; Re-test to challenge placement Support for students who test below cut off scores: Foundational Math Critical Text Analysis Versions of English Composition All students can succeed when appropriately placed & supported.

The Core: Foundational Skills for Success Content Knowledge: Obtaining and assessing credible evidence and data Google Integration: Combining content to Solve Problems & Think Critically about evidence and data Collaboration: Teamwork Intercultural Communication Impact: Community Engagement; Civic Responsibility

Why these Learning Outcomes? Your student’s future: More than 1/3 of the entire US labor force changes jobs ANNUALLY. Today's students will have 10 or more jobs by age 38. Every year, more than 30 million Americans are working in jobs that did not exist the previous year. One estimate: 47% of U.S. jobs will be automated in a decade or two.

Academic Options: All students, All majors First Year Transition Seminars Interdisciplinary “Big Question” classes Paired Learning Communities: Core Course plus second core or topics course Innovation Academy courses Honors College Seminars Pre-health Mentorship Themed Residence Halls Community Engaged Learning & Research STEM Collaborative Programs

For more information…. Kate Krause: kkrause@unm.edu Placement: http://ucollege.unm.edu/academic-placement/ First Year Programs: firstyear.unm.edu General Information: www.unm.edu --> UNM A-Z in the top bar for specific departments and programs. We welcome your sons and daughters to UNM!