Thriving At the City College of New York What You Need To Know Carlito Berlus Gateway Academic Center

Thriving At The City College of New York: what you need to know Your Academic Record Resources Advising at CCNY Applying to the Professional Schools Advisement Be Mindful OVERVIEW

Thriving At ccny The academic record you bring to CCNY YOUR RECORD The academic record you bring to CCNY 2nd Degree AA and AS degrees Credit accumulated/Transferred Applying to the professional schools Grove School of Engineering Spitzer School of Architecture School of Education College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Thriving At The City College of New York: what you need to know Use the resources of the college Instructors Advisors Academic resources The undergraduate bulletin (Bulletin) Be in the know Know how to find information (CCNY directory) (Directory) Speak to your advising division RESOURCES

Thriving At The City College of New York: what you need to know ADVISING AT CCNY Advisement What it is/What it isn’t How advising is conducted at CCNY? Degree type and common requirements (Pathways)

Thriving At ccny college advisement sTRUCTURE ADVISING AT CCNY Grove School of Engineering School of Education Spitzer School of Architecture College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Humanities Colin Powell Sciences

Thriving At ccny college of liberal arts and sciences ADVISING AT CCNY Humanities & Arts Powell School (Social Sciences) Science Art ANTHROPOLOGY BIOLOGY Asian Studies ECONOMICS CHEMISTRY Black Studies INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE Comparative Literature INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MATHEMATICS English LATIN AMERICAN & LATINO STUDIES PHYSICS Foreign Languages & Literatures POLITICAL SCIENCE PRE-MEDICAL STUDIES PROGRAM (Any major) History PRE-LAW PROGRAM (Any major)   Jewish Studies PSYCHOLOGY Media & Communication Arts PUBLIC POLICY & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (minor) Music WOMEN'S STUDIES (minor) Philosophy Theatre Divisions within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences- Majors and Programs

The components/parts of your degreee ADVISING AT CCNY Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Fine Arts Bachelor of Engineering

Know what you need to take, and when ADVISING AT CCNY I.E.: Pathways Checklist: (Checklist) The College Option The classes you take depend on the degree you are pursuing, NOT what your friends say. Don’t plan vacations during the semester!

Thriving At ccny The academic record you bring to CCNY Be mindful of : 2nd Degree AA and AS degrees Credit accumulated/Transferred Be mindful of : Know that the rigors of CCNY are likely different from you prior institution Your financial aid package and remaining semester The number of credits you have & TAP Declaring a major and the hard deadline (2/14/2019) (track contributory courses on DegreeWorks) * check your CCNY email regularly

The components/parts of your degreee ADVISING AT CCNY Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Fine Arts 2nd Major OR Minor OR Free Electives College Requirement (Gen. Ed OR Pathways) Major a *Every course you are enrolled into must fall into one of these or you risk financial aid/TAP

Strategies for Career Success Excellent Writing Skills Effective Speaking/Communication Diversification Lifelong Learning

Conclusion & General Reminders Key Points: Bring updated transcripts of all institutions you have attended (what you have determines what is left to do) * Know that the rigors of CCNY are likely different from your prior institution(s)