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Center for Exploratory Studies Exemplary practice for undecided students (National Academic Advising Association) Exploratory Studies - largest UC “major” at 1695 –Up 245 bacc. as of Fall 2013 (plus 386 at regionals – new program) Advise Exploratory Studies & major-changers “Just stick to the gen. ed. and pick a career” is poor but well-intended advice

What Matters Early, intentional academic exploration Individual, personalized attention Course selection Structure and coordination of process and information Accessible comparative tools Timeframe matters – a year or less

CES Advising Model Specially trained professional advisors focus on teaching academic and career pathways Relationship development with assigned advisors – highly personalized, one-on-one Mandatory-to-intrusive advising Blackboard advising organizations and social media Student satisfaction at 93% + high quality perception Caseload management Increasing student retention & enrollments

*Collegiate Restructuring

UC Exploration Process Pre-orientation surveys & tailored orientation process In-depth conversation with advisor (intake) Personality styles, career interests, abilities and career values assessessed Major interests assessment Academic proficiencies assessed Common patterns identified Majors investigated more in-depth (curriculum, faculty and requirements) Experiential investigation

Exploration Resources Variety of interest-centered learning communities and freshman seminars (not “University 101”) Discovering UC Course Accessible web tools –UC’s “What Can I Do With My Major?” site –MyPlan – assessments plus career research results & database –Academic program descriptions & curriculum guides –Exploration “Toolbox” Experiential learning components –Service learning –Academic internships –Connections to program faculty & exploration courses –Connections to academic clubs/organizations

Course Schedule Samples Openly Exploring ENGL 1001 or Freshman Seminar Discovering UC or Humanities Social Science or History (1-2 courses of identified interest areas) Business Interest ENGL 1001 ECON 1001, Intro. To Microeconomics COMM 2081, Business Communication MATH 1044, Applied Calculus I MGMT 1053, Business Foundations Nursing Interest ENGL 1001 BIOL2001C, Anatomy & Physiology CHEM 1020, Intro. To Chem. & Biochem. CHEM 1020L, Lab SOC 1001, Intro. To Sociology Engineering Interest ENGL 1001 CHEM 1040, General Chemistry I CHEM 1040L, Lab ENED 1020, Engineering Foundations ENED 1090, Engineering Models I

Shared Commitment

Contact Information Tara Stopfel Warden Provostal Liason for Advising (513) Allison Logan, Ph.D. Director, Center for Exploratory Studies (513)