1. Welcome to Spring 2007 Refresher Training
Middlesex County College
Academic Advising Center
Chambers Hall 109
Spring 2007

2. “What’s New”
Respiratory Care—MAT 014 is no longer an admissions requirement and now includes other important guidelines.
The Radiography Education curriculum has changed one of its requirements to a GE SS course, not necessarily PSY 123.
Changes within the Math grid to include MAT 010A and the possibility of combination algebra
Certificate of Achievement in Dental Assisting
The MCC Transfer Guide

3. “What’s New” II
Certificate of Achievement in Event Planning Management (includes certain new courses)
Change to the CSI.AAS, CSNN.AAS, and CSC.AS Degrees—Fast Track
Change to the Certificate of Achievement in Computer Programming
Change to the Certificate of Achievement in Network Administration

4. “What’s New” III Fast Track Changes
Change in HRIC.AAS
Change in HRIH.AAS
Change in HRIR.AAS
Change in BUS.AS
Change in FMR.AAS
Change in MGT.AAS
Change in MKT.AAS
HRI—reduce total credits to be in compliance with NJ Administrative Code; remove Mathematics elective and assign MAT 101 and remove the General Education Elective
BUS.AS—reduce total credits to be in compliance with NJ Administrative Code; List SPE 121 requirement as GE HUM; List ECO 201 and 202 as GE SS; 31GE credits as a minimum

5. “What’s New” IV—Pending CA Approval
Changes in the Nursing Program with Raritan Bay Medical Center
The SOC 121 requirement has been eliminated.
PSY 232 (Life-Span Development) is required and will be available in Fall 2007.
SPE 121 and COM 115 are mandatory HUM electives; there are no more free HUM electives.
NRB rather than NRS as the clinical course code

6. “What’s New” V—Pending CA Approval or Presidential signature
Earth Science Transfer Curriculum
SCI 258 Climatology (prerequisite of
MAT 014)
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination Technical Certificate

7. “What’s New”—VI New Link in the Advisors’ Manual and “Dynamic” Curriculum Checksheets
Understanding the transfer capabilities of BUS 107, CSC 105, and CSC 106
“Dynamic” Curriculum Checksheets in the Advisors’ Manual , in the Advising Center web site, and on the Infonet (still a work in progress)
Additional refinements within the EDPR major as evident in the curriculum checksheets

8. Reading XTRI for RDG Placement
RDG 011—the student needs no developmental reading
RDG 009—the student earned the equivalent of RDG 009 and needs RDG 011
RDG 001—the student placed into RDG 009
Guidelines for recommending challenges

9. Reading XTRI for ENG Placement
ENG 010—the student needs no developmental writing
ENG 009—the student earned the equivalent of ENG 009 and needs ENG 010
ENG 001—the student placed into ENG 009
Guidelines for recommending challenges

10. Advising Students Reading and English Courses
Learning communities
Five approaches to English courses
ENG 122/125
ENG 122 and Special Topics
(HD) Hybrid
ENG 121 and ENG 122/125 require grades of “C” or better for graduation.

11. Reading XTRI for Math Placement
Whenever MAT 013 and MAT 014 are seen together, the student has an SAT score. Find the SAT score in Colleague (Detail on Tests field in SASM)
and review the grid in the Manual for placement.
Even if a student performs brilliantly on the CPT, Colleague will only show MAT Check the raw math scores (Detail on Tests field in SASM) and the Manual grid for proper placement.
Whenever MAT 001 and MAT 002 are seen together—find the raw math scores in Colleague (Detail on Tests field in SASM) and check the grid in the Manual for possible placement in a combination math class.
Whenever MAT 010 and MAT 002 are seen together, this indicates that the student needs MAT 013.
Handout of the Manual Grid

12. Math Advising Part I
It is imperative to know the correct CPT or SAT math scores for a student. Find the scores in Colleague (Detail on the Tests field in SASM) and use the grid in the Advisors’ Manual .
Be aware of the “combination” math classes—MAT 009/013A or MAT 009/013.
Recommend MAT 013A if the student is repeating MAT 013.
Note that MAT 080/014 returns in Fall 2007 as a combination of MAT 013 and MAT 014. The section number has not yet been designated.
Remember that some majors have MAT 014 as a prerequisite.
Recognize that MAT 010, 013, 014, 129 and 131 have two semester variations.
Keep in mind that students may change to the “A” version of these math classes during the first three weeks of a semester.

13. Math Advising Part II
Students requesting MAT 129 (Precalculus) without the sufficient SAT score of 550 must take the diagnostic test offered in the Testing Center.
Students receiving a “C” or “C+” in MAT 014 must take the two semester variation of MAT 129.
Students in curricula requiring a three-credit math such as BUS 115 or MAT 101 and who want to take a higher level math may do so with the proper prerequisites.
CJ majors are required to take a sequence of two math classes OR two four-credit science classes.

14. XTRI and Science Courses
BIO 010—student had at least a “C” in high school biology with a lab
CHM 010—student had at least a “C” in high school chemistry with a lab
PHY 010—student had at least a “C” in high school physics with a lab
SCI 010—student had at least a “C” in a different high school science with a lab
These listings are at the top of the XTRI screen.

15. How to use the NCWS Screen to find the exact science grade
For a review of how to find the exact high school lab science grades in Colleague, please click here to go to the appropriate link about the NCWS screen in the Advisors’ Manual.

16. Exemptions from Accuplacer (CPT)
Students with a score of 500 or higher in the Verbal portion of the SAT within the last five years are exempt from the Reading portion.
Students with a score of 500 or higher in the Math portion of the SAT within the last five years are exempt from the Math portion. 
All students must provide a writing sample unless their academic work elsewhere provides the basis for an exemption from the essay portion.
College graduates from certain countries are exempt from the CPT. The countries are listed in the Advisors’ Manual.

17. Developmental Classes and SSD 101
New students who have placed in any two of the following classes—RDG 011, ENG 009 or ENG 010, MAT 010 or MAT 013—are required to enroll in SSD 101.
Part time students must include the SSD 101 course. If a student in this situation wants only one course, the student should register for the appropriate RDG or ENG or MAT.
All other new students may enroll in SSD 101.
Handout SSD 101 grid

18. EVAL and PSPR in Colleague
EVAL SCREEN
This screen allows the advisor to determine which courses have been completed by his/her advisee and which courses are still needed for graduation.
PSPR SCREEN
This screen allows the advisor to view a different major for his/her advisee and then determine which courses are still needed for graduation.

19. Changing a Major
Matriculated students (including Open College) visit the Dean or Chairperson of the new major for a signature on an Add/Drop Form. The student pays a $10 fee in the Bursar’s Office and submits the receipt and the signed form to the Registrar’s Office.
Students interested in health technologies with no need for developmental courses should go to the Admissions Office.
Non-matriculated students fill out an application form in the Admissions Office. No fee is required.
Students need to be aware of the differences between BUS.AS and LABUS.AA.
Students need to realize that changing a major may lead to a possible loss of credits.

20. NJ STARS Requirements
Graduate in the top 20% of your high school class (the first class was in 2004).
Apply to MCC and complete the FAFSA application.
Enroll in a degree program and register for at least 12 college level credits.
Be a US citizen or permanent resident for one year.
Maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA by August 30 of each calendar year.
STARS pays for up to 15 credits/credit equivalents—students pay for any additional credit(s).
As an NJ STARS student, if you graduate from an MCC degree program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA, you are eligible for STARS II (no tuition or fees) at a public four-year NJ college.
A situation may arise where a student needs to go beyond 15 credits/credit equivalents with a developmental course. Please call the student’s Dean for pro forma permission.

21. NJ STARS (continued)
The NJ STARS Ad Hoc Committee, with the cooperation of the Department of Information Technology, created a STARS identifier to the far right of Line 1 under Applications in the SASM screen.
STARS students CANNOT drop below 12 college credits AT ANY TIME—this may require the student to keep a questionable class at the deadline to drop a class in order to maintain STARS benefits. As standard operating procedure, please ask a student if s/he is an NJ STARS student when a student wants to drop a class.
For a complete review of NJ STARS, please click here.

22. Points of Emphasis
Students contemplating dropping a course or courses should obtain a Certification of Enrollment through CampusCruiser prior to dropping the class.
Please mark “based on completion of courses during the Spring semester…” when you sign for students for the summer session and/or fall semester.

23. Health Technology Admissions
Students interested in DH, NUR, RAD, and RST must complete all necessary developmental courses by the end of Wintersession. RST must complete all non-clinical courses prior to submission of application.
The above students must apply no later than 1/15 for fall.
The above students must take the preadmission exam by its deadline.
Student interested in Med Lab must apply by 5/1 and complete all necessary developmental courses by the close of the summer session. There is no preadmission exam.
Students interested in PSR must apply by 5/1 and complete all necessary developmental courses by the close of the summer session. There is no preadmission exam.
For a review of the entire health technology admissions process, please click here.
Students should be aware that the competitive nature of the selective admission process may necessitate the repetition of a high school lab science with a grade of “C.”
Talk about spring nursing.
Please note that Nursing is only open to United States citizens and permanent residents who have resided in the state of New Jersey for at least 12 months prior to the start of classes.
The Dental Hygiene program is open only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who have been permanently domiciled in the state of New Jersey for at least one year prior to the start of classes.

24. Academic Status Academic Warning
Academic Probation—no more than 4 classes or 14 credits/credit equivalents, whichever is fewer
Academic Restriction—no more than 2 classes or 8 credits/credit equivalents, whichever is fewer
A student on Academic Restriction who voluntarily does not enroll for the next semester returns on Academic Probation.
Academic Suspension—student cannot register for one “short” and one “long” session and returns on Probation
Academic Dismissal—two years; a student must submit a reinstatement appeal for ruling by the Deans’ Council.

25. Points of Emphasis
Deferring a developmental course or SSD 101 with the proper form (Request for Registration Waiver)
Foreign students and credit evaluation services
Enrolling for Internet Sections (PSY, ENG, MAT, and courses within the BAM Department)
Rutgers University’s New Brunswick area campuses’ view of the length of some of our classes can be found as a pdf document on the “What’s New?” page of the Advisors’ Manual.
Remember that for Liberal Arts Majors, the Diversity requirement can also fulfill another graduation requirement in selected areas (“Two checks for the price of one”).

26. General Observations Developmental Classes—Part I
“D’s don’t do it.” Any developmental class with that grade must be retaken.
Students must include developmental classes as part of their registration until they are completed.
If a student’s schedule cannot accommodate a developmental course, please remember to complete a Request for Registration Waiver Form in order to defer the course.
Students needing developmental classes may carry no more than 15 credit/credit equivalents in a semester. Students who wish to take more than 15 may do so only by submitting an appeal to their Dean.
Students will argue about taking the developmental courses.
Discuss the concept of credit-equivalent classes and talk about BIO 010 and CHM 010.

27. General Observations Developmental Classes—Part II
Students may be placed in as many as 7 developmental classes—RDG 009, RDG 011, ENG 009, ENG 010, MAT 010, MAT 013, MAT Not all majors require MAT 014.
Students placed into RDG 009 are not permitted to take any credit classes that semester except for the proper math. RDG 009 students desiring full time status need to select the appropriate seminar class depending on their choice of curriculum.
Students in developmental math should be made aware of the two semester variations, especially if their score is low.
Handout of the Freshman Seminar class list.

28. Curricula that Require MAT 014
Biology Pre-Professional
Biology Transfer
Business Administration Transfer
Chemistry Transfer
Civil/Construction Engineering Technology
Computer Aided Drafting Certificate
Computer Science—CSI, CSNN, and Transfer
Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology
Engineering Science
Mathematics Transfer
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Mecomtronics Engineering Technology
Physics Transfer

29. Curricula that Require Two H. S
Curricula that Require Two H.S. Lab Sciences (“C” or better) as Admission Requirements
Biology Transfer
Biology Pre-Professional
Chemistry Transfer
Computer Science Transfer
Dental Hygiene
Engineering Science
Health Science
Mathematics Transfer
Medical Laboratory Technology
Nursing
Physics Transfer
Radiography
Respiratory Care
Please note that the required lab sciences may differ depending on the curriculum.

30. Curricula that Require One H. S
Curricula that Require One H.S. Lab Science (“C” or better) as an Admission Requirement
Biotechnology
Business Administration Transfer
Chemical Technology
Criminal Justice
Dietetic Technology
Environmental Technology
Fire Science Technology
Liberal Arts
Pharmacy Assistant
Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Treatment
Please note that the required lab science may differ depending on the curriculum.

31. Full Time vs. Part Time
Full time—12 or more credits/credit equivalents
Part time—11 or fewer credits/credit equivalents
Four reasons why a student must be full time
Number of hours a week a student should devote to college work
Students can change their minds from semester to semester as long as they remain in good academic standing.
International Student
Trying out for a team
Certain forms of financial aid
Health insurance

32. Dropping/Repeating Classes Part I
This semester’s last day to withdraw is April 16.
A student dropping a developmental class no longer needs to secure the secondary signature of the Director of Testing.
EOF students dropping a class need EOF approval prior to securing an advisor’s signature.
Students with an F-1 visa should consult with Rita Burton or Lafayette Smith in the Office of Counseling and Career Services
Be mindful of the 12 credits of college courses needed at all times for NJ STARS students.
Can affect Veteran’s Benefits, Social Security Benefits, intercollegiate athletic competition, financial aid
Students dropping a developmental class (RDG 009, RDG 011, Eng 009, ENG 010, MAT 010, MAT 013, MAT 014, EST 009, all ESL courses)—must obtain a signature from the curriculum chair, The Dean of the student’s Division, a faculty advisor or an advisor in the Advising Center.
EOF students must obtain a signature from the EOF Director.

33. Dropping/Repeating Classes Part II
No student can register for a class more than three times.
Review the XDSG screen in Colleague to determine a student’s mid-term grade for the purpose of advising. Remember that you can only use the student’s number for this screen.
While both grades remain visible on the transcript, only the higher grade is used in the computation of the GPA.
Provisions of Academic Amnesty

34. Recapping the Advisors’ Manual
How Do I Read XTRI for RDG and ENG Placement?
How Do I Read XTRI for CPT Math Placement?
How Do I Find SAT Math Scores?
Where is the Grid to Read the CPT and SAT Math Scores?
Where can I find a student’s EW or Mid-Term Grades?