1. Office of the Registrar Academic Advising unit
Information Session 2019
Office of the Registrar
Academic Advising unit

2. Content About AAU Undergraduate Core curriculum New Advising notes
Recommendations
Resources for advisors (NACADA)
Q&A

3. AAU established in May 2018 930 students - 3 advisors – 4 Schools
1st year students + some 2nd year (planning to change major/School)
peer-advising office
organized events/programs:
*1st year parents orientation
*Group advising sessions during Orientation
*Majors' Fair for first-year undergraduate students
*Mock registration
*Support program for first-year probation students

4. AAU – plans for AY 2019/2020
working with 5th year students + at risk students
extend the Support program for probation students from all years of study
information sessions for parents of 1st year students during the Orientation week
first year seminars –Fall 19
Mock registration, Majors’ Fair (first-year undergraduate/NUFYP)

5. Undergraduate Core curriculum
Approved by Academic council on Feb 21st, 2018

6. Undergraduate Core curriculum
The Writing across the curriculum
2 courses (SHSS 150 compulsory, 2nd course 200 level)
Kazakh language courses
2 any courses (KAZ)
History of Kazakhstan
HST 100
Social Science
Any course in SOC, PLS, ANT and ECON
Natural Science
Any course from PHYS, BIO, CHEM, GEOL
MATH course
Any course from MATH department (MATH)
Programming course
Any course from Computer science department (CSCI)
Business, design and entrepreneurial thinking
1Business course
Research skills and methods
Depends on major and School
Ethics
Special designed course in Philosophy (PHIL), Bioethics for Biology majors
Total number of courses and credits: 12 X 6 ECTS = at least 72 ECTS

7. Undergraduate Core curriculum (SEng)
Writing Courses
SHSS 150 Rhetoric and Composition ✔
SHSS 210
Kazakh language courses
KAZ course 1
KAZ course 2
History of Kazakhstan
HST 100 History of Kazakhstan
Social Science
ECON 323 Managerial Economics
Natural Science
PHYS 161 Physics I
MATH course
MATH 161 Calculus I
Programming course
ENG 101
Business, design and entrepreneurial thinking
One course from GSB
Research skills and methods
ENG 100 Introduction to Engineering
Ethics
PHIL XXX

8. Total semester ECTS credits
SENG Year 1 Curriculum
YEAR 1
FALL
ECTS
SPRING
MATH 161 Calculus I* 8
MATH 162 Calculus II
PHYS 161 Physics I for Scientists and Engineers with Laboratory*
PHYS 162 Physics II for Scientists and Engineers with Laboratory*
ENG 100 Introduction to Engineering * 6
ENG 102 Engineering Materials I /
ENG 103 Engineering Materials II
ENG 101 Programming for Engineers *
Kazakh Language*
SHSS 150 Rhetoric and Composition*
HST 100 History of Kazakhstan *
Total semester ECTS credits 34

9. Undergraduate Core curriculum (SHSS)
Writing Courses
SHSS 150 Rhetoric and Composition ✔
COMM 202/SHSS 2XX Writing course
Kazakh language courses
KAZ course 1
KAZ course 2
History of Kazakhstan
HST 100 History of Kazakhstan
Social Science
Any non-major SOC/PLS/ANT/ECON course
Natural Science
BIOL 101/CHEM 090/CHEM 092/GEOL 101
MATH course
MATH 161 Calculus I /MATH 109 Math Discovery
Programming course
CSCI 101/CSCI 111/CSCI 151
Business, design and entrepreneurial thinking
One course from GSB
Research skills and methods
Depends on major and School
Ethics
PHIL XXX

10. SHSS Year 1 Curriculum Economics Major
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
MATH 161 Calculus I
Political Science and International Relations Major
PLS 120 Introduction to Political Theory
PLS 140 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PLS 150 Introduction to International Relations
Sociology/Anthropology Majors
At least one course in Sociology/Anthropology (any course that starts with abbreviation SOC/ANT)
World Languages, Literature and Culture/History Majors
NO special requirements

11. Important
GEOL 101 Principles of Geology is the only GEOL course which will satisfy the natural sciences requirement
PLS 101 Introduction to Political Sciences does count as a PLS elective
ANT 160 Introduction to Biological Anthropology will satisfy the natural sciences requirement
ANT 181 Introduction to Medical Anthropology will satisfy the social science elective for those not majoring in Anthropology
SHSS 391 Writing Fellows II – Practicum in Composition & Collaboration counts as a social science course
Turkology classes will be counted as Humanities

12. Undergraduate Core curriculum (SMG)
Writing Courses
SHSS 150 Rhetoric and Composition ✔
COMM 202/SHSS 2XX Writing course
Kazakh language courses
KAZ course 1
KAZ course 2
History of Kazakhstan
HST 100 History of Kazakhstan
Social Science
ECON 323 Managerial Economics
Natural Science
PHYS 161 Physics I
MATH course
MATH 161 Calculus I
Programming course
CSCI 151 Programming for Scientists and Engineers
Business, design and entrepreneurial thinking
One course from GSB
Research skills and methods
Depends on major
Ethics
PHIL XXX

13. Total semester ECTS credits
SMG Year 1 Curriculum
YEAR 1
FALL
ECTS
SPRING
MATH 161 Calculus I* 8
MATH 162 Calculus II
PHYS 161 Physics I for Scientists and Engineers with Laboratory*
SMG 100 Introduction to Natural Resources Extraction 6
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I with Laboratory
GEOL 101 Principles of Geology/
GEOL 102 Fundamentals of Geology
Kazakh Language*
CSCI 151 Programming for Scientists and Engineers*
English Language I (SHSS 150 Rhetoric and Composition)*
HST 100 History of Kazakhstan *
Total semester ECTS credits 36 34

14. Undergraduate Core curriculum (SST)
Writing Courses
SHSS 150 Rhetoric and Composition ✔
COMM 202
Kazakh language courses
KAZ course 1
KAZ course 2
History of Kazakhstan
HST 100 History of Kazakhstan
Social Science
Any course from SOC/PLS/ANT/ECON
Natural Science
BIOL 110/CHEM 101/PHYS 161
MATH course
MATH 161 Calculus I
Programming course
CSCI 151Programming for Scientists and Engineers
Business, design and entrepreneurial thinking
One course from GSB
Research skills and methods
BIOL 355 / CHEM 380 / MATH XXX / PHYS 395 / CSCI 307 / ROBT 491
Ethics
PHIL XXX / BIOL 420

15. SST Year 1 Curriculum (CS/Physics/Math/Robotics)
FALL
ECTS
SPRING
MATH 161 Calculus I* 8
MATH 162 Calculus II
PHYS 161 Physics I for Scientists and Engineers with Laboratory*
PHYS 162 Physics II for Scientists and Engineers with Laboratory
CSCI 151 Programming for Scientists and Engineers*
СSCI 152 Performance and Data Structures
HST 100 History of Kazakhstan* 6
SHSS 150 Rhetoric and Composition*
Total semester ECTS credits 30

16. SST Year 1 Curriculum (BIO/CHEM)
FALL
ECTS
SPRING
BIOL 110 Modern Biology I with Laboratory* 8
BIOL 120 Modern Biology II with Laboratory
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I 6
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II
CHEM 101L General Chemistry I Laboratory 2
CHEM 102 L General Chemistry II Laboratory
CSCI 151 Programming for Scientists and Engineers*
MATH 161 Calculus I*
HST 100 History of Kazakhstan*
SHSS 150 Rhetoric and Composition*
Total semester ECTS credits 30

17. OR website: www.registrar.nu.edu.kz

18. Course Registration Interaction between student and advisor

19. Registration Hold (aka Advisor’s Hold)
Registration Hold (checkbox) can be:
Checked
Unchecked
Checked – in this case a student is not able to add/drop a course
when a student has sent the schedule for approval
when an advisor has approved the student’s schedule
when the hold is manually put by an advisor for some reason
Unchecked – in this case a student is able to add/drop a course
when the schedule has been denied by an advisor
when the hold is manually removed by an advisor

20. Advising Status
Not Registered – student has not yet registered for any course
Changed – waiting for student’s action, i.e. student registered for some courses, but has not sent the schedule for approval yet
Pending – student sent the schedule for approval to the advisor; the advisor is required to check the schedule, then either approve or deny it.
Approved – the student’s schedule has been approved by the advisor
Denied – the student’s schedule has been denied by the advisor

21. Processing of Schedule Approval Request
Find the students with the Pending status in the advisees’ list
Double click on such a student to see the enrolled courses
If the enrolled courses
fit the student’s degree plan, click Approve
do not fit the student’s degree plan, click Deny, and provide a reason.

22. Pending Registration
Students who are taking a pre-requisite in the current term
Registration for an upper-level course is recorded with Pending status
After the final grades have been posted, students are either dropped from or added to the course that’s been registered as pending
Pending registration is counted into the credits enrolled until it’s checked

23. Retake Policy
Retaking a course is granted for a student who receives a grade that would prevent academic progress in his or her program of study
No limit to the number of times a student may retake a course
No limit to the number of eligible courses for which retakes are permitted
All attempts remain in the student’s record and on the transcript
Only the last retake is counted in the final CGPA and total earned credits

24. Academic Policies and Procedures
min 24ECTS (underload is permitted only with an approval from the Dean and Vice Provost)
max 36ECTS (overload is permitted only with an approval from the Dean and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs)
Withdrawal only once for the same course
Under no circumstances may a student be on academic probation more than two consecutive semesters or for more than three semesters in total
Academic warning notice after the midterm status reports

25. Advising notes
Demonstration on testregitsrar.nu.edu.kz

26. Advising notes: recommendations
Chronological Note
Summary Note
Process Note
Replied student’s .
Replied student’s regarding withdrawal deadline.
Replied student’s regarding desire to withdraw from Programming class. Informed student the withdrawal deadline is March 27. Invited in for advising session. Suggested student contact me prior to withdrawing to discuss options.
Process notes can most effectively protect advisors and the institution from the claim that
“no one told me,” or “I didn’t know.” 

27. Advising notes: recommendations
Topics to include to Advising notes:
What happened? Describe the student’s situation ()
What was done? Describe when and why exception have been made (ex. withdrawal, requisite override)
What was suggested? Describe the recommendations given (ex. courses recommended for registration)

28. NACADA: www.nacada.ksu.edu
Resources - Clearinghouse - Faculty-Advising

29. THANK YOU!
AAU
Office: Block 9, office 9113