1. Academic Planning Workshop The Evergreen State College

2. Workshop Goals  Meet some fellow students  Learn about academics at Evergreen  Intro to academic planning resources

3. Get acquainted Share some info about yourself:  Name, home town  One talent you have, award you’ve won, or volunteer experience you’ve had  Why you chose to come to Evergreen  What you’re enrolled in for fall

4. College is different from high school  Only 15-20 hours/week in class; up to 30+ hours/week of studying outside of class  Few or no reminders about deadlines, tests, assignments; you must check syllabus  More, and harder, reading and writing assignments  Just reading is not enough—you must also analyze, critique, question the texts  “Teaching” ≠ “Telling you the material”  More at “How Evergreen is Different From High School”How Evergreen is Different From High School

5. Evergreen is different from other colleges  No majors (but you can create area of emphasis) More info at “Designing an Area of Emphasis”Designing an Area of Emphasis  No required courses  No grades—instead you receive narrative evaluations  Most students take one program per quarter, rather than several classes

6. Programs vs. Classes Programs:  16 credits (usually)  Only take one program in a quarter  Often team-taught  Interdisciplinary  2 or 3 quarters long (usually)  Weekdays daytime (usually) Classes:  4 credits (usually)  Can take several classes in the same quarter  Taught by a single faculty  Single subject/discipline  Single quarter long  Evenings or weekends (usually)

7. Other Modes of Study  Internships and Independent Contracts Advanced study  Student-Originated Studies  Study Abroad As part of program Consortiums Independent study or internship

8. Evaluations at Evergreen  Faculty evaluation of student What you did How well you did  Student evaluation of faculty We value your voice and your input  Student self-evaluation What did I learn? What skills did I develop? How have my overall learning goals changed?

9. Your Evergreen transcript contains:  Program/course evaluations, which include: Description of program content and activities Faculty evaluation of student Breakdown of credits by subject  Your Academic Statement (in final version of transcript)  Cover sheet showing credit summary Sample transcript

10. Degree requirements  Bachelor of Arts 180 credits and completed Academic Statement 85-90% of Evergreen graduates earn BA  Bachelor of Science 180 credits and completed Academic Statement 72 in math/science/comp sci 48 of those 72 at upper division level  Combined BA/BS 225 credits and completed Academic Statement Same math/science as for BS

11. Academic and Personal Support Resources  Faculty Faculty  Academic Advising Academic Advising  First Peoples Advising First Peoples Advising  Career Development Career Development  Access Services Access Services  Writing Center and QuaSR Writing CenterQuaSR  KEY/WaTEP KEY/WaTEP  Health and Counseling Center Health and Counseling Center  Student Activities Student Activities

12. On-line resources:  Catalog Catalog  my.evergreen.edu my.evergreen.edu Waitlists On-line management of accounts and financial aid  Immunization form Immunization form Must complete before next registration  Enrollment Report (for future reference) Enrollment Report

13. Quick tips for success  Use your syllabus to plan your quarter.  Do readings before class.  Contact the faculty if you need to miss class.  Problems? Act early, before they become major issues.  Campus offices and resources are here to help you; don’t hesitate to use them!