1. The Center for Advising and Academic Success (CAAS)

2. Group Advisement Process Check-In Pre-Advisement Workshop Advising Tools Educational Plan Degree Works (DW) Declaration of majors and minors Pre-Professional Programs Study Abroad and Exchange programs Internships and Experiential learning Review Pathways: College Option Requirements Utilizing the Advisement Worksheet & DW Online registration via CUNYfirst Check-Out

3. Pre-Advisement: Educational Plan http://www.csi.cuny.edu/academicadvisement/pdf/EducationalPlanTemplate.pdf

4. Pre-Advisement: Degree Works The computerized advising/degree progress audit system, "DegreeWorks", evaluates course work taken against degree requirements to determine progress toward the completion of a degree. The purpose of "DegreeWorks” is to enhance advising by providing accurate and comprehensive information that can be used in consultation with an advisor to make programming decisions. All students are encouraged to contact their advisor for academic advisement. Many academic plans (majors/minors) and subplans (concentrations, options or tracks) call for the selection of course work in consultation with an advisor. Additionally, an advisor will be able to anticipate problems and make adjustments to a program, when necessary. www.cuny.edu

5. Pre-Advisement: Degree Works - Features Audit Tab The Audit Tab displays your progress toward completion of your degree requirements. It also displays your major, minor, and concentration. In addition, you can see CUNY Skills Assessment, General Education requirements, Major/ Minor requirements, GPA information, elective courses as well as insufficient courses.

6. Pre-Advisement: Degree Works - Features What-If Tab What-If Audits allow advisors and students to process speculative degree audits for students using their current class history. Students can use this tab if they are thinking of changing their majors, minors, and/or concentrations and would like to know where they stand in the new curriculum.

7. Pre-Advisement: Degree Works - Features ***Demonstration of running an actual What-If Audit: www.cuny.eduwww.cuny.edu

8. Pre-Advisement: Degree Works – Features Other Features Planner Tab The Planner contains the Planner Audit, which is similar to the Student Audit with a grid- like feature called Student Educational Plan (SEP) that advisors can use to create a schedule plan for as many as 6 years. Students can only view (but not create or edit) these planned schedules. GPA Calculator Tab There are three different GPA calculators: Graduation, Term, and Advice. This functionality will calculate the minimum grades needed to reach a target cumulative GPA. It can assist in accurate mapping of student paths to achieving honors, avoiding probation, and/or satisfying personal academic aspirations. Look Ahead Tab This tab allows users to see exactly how a future course can be applied to a student’s graduation requirements. This is similar to running a Planner Audit. Students mostly use this tab because they do not have access to process audits from the Planner.

9. Declaration of majors/minors If you have already completed 12 credits, have an overall GPA of at least 3.0, and have passed all three CUNY assessment exams, you are eligible to declare the SLS major. Declare your major online at https://www.csi.cuny.edu/registrar/onlineforms/ or via The CSI Bridge at https://cunycsiretain.askadmissions.net/vip/Default.aspx. https://www.csi.cuny.edu/registrar/onlineforms/ https://cunycsiretain.askadmissions.net/vip/Default.aspx Be strategic: consider using elective credits to complete a minor. Remember that you must be in a baccalaureate major to have a minor…or two! The Undergraduate Catalog includes all the information you need regarding your major/minor at CSI based upon the year you enter the College. It is a valuable resource that should be used as reference from semester to semester as you select your courses. Become familiar with the information in your catalog. The Catalog can be accessed via the web by going to: http://www.csi.cuny.edu/catalog.http://www.csi.cuny.edu/catalog

10. Pre-Professional Programs* Students interested in pursuing any of the pre- professional programs listed below should consult the appropriate program advisors within the departments. Pre-Medical Pre-Chiropractic Pre-Dentistry Pre-Optometry Pre-Law *These are not majors leading toward college degrees. For additional information regarding pre-professional programs, please refer to the undergraduate catalog.

11. Study Abroad and Exchange Programs The College of Staten Island offers a wide range of study abroad and exchange programs for its students in countries such as Australia, China, England, Italy, and Japan. A range of financial aid and scholarship opportunities are available. For more information, see the Center for International Service (Building 2A-Room 206, 718-982-2100).

12. Internship Opportunities and Experiential Learning The Career and Scholarship Center (Building 1A-105) offers a full range of career planning and skill development programs to assist students in achieving their career goals, such as: Resume and cover letter development Individualized Career Planning Internships CUNY Service Corps Job preparation Scholarship advisement

13. Review: Pathways The Pathways to Degree Completion Initiative is CUNY’s general education framework which allows students to transfer their general education, pre- major and elective credits seamlessly among CUNY’s multiple colleges. Pathways consists of three parts: 1. Required Common Core 2. Flexible Common Core 3. College Option

14. College Option Students in BA/BS programs with less than 30 completed credits must fulfill a College Option requirement of 12 credits. BA/BS students are required to take: A 200-level Social Science course (HST 260 satisfies this requirement) A TALA course (must be satisfied with any 200-level ENH course) A course that fulfills the Contemporary World requirement, chosen from: GEG 225, GEG 250, ECO 252, GEG 260, GEG 264, POL 264 A course to fulfill the Pluralism and Diversity requirement (can be satisfied by a 200-level ENH course OR certain SLS major courses) The SLS major requires three levels of foreign language: 112 (Flexible core-World Culture & Global Issues) 114 (College Option) 213 (Major Requirement) General Education: Pathways

15. Understanding the Advisement Worksheet

16. Utilizing the Advisement Worksheet and Degree Works

17. Registration: Utilizing CUNYfirst CUNYfirst is the City University of New York's fully integrated resources and services tool, using the latest technology to serve our students, faculty and staff. Use CUNYfirst to: Find out enrollment date to register for classes Search/register for classes Add classes to your shopping cart now View grades/class schedule/transcripts/holds

18. Conclusion Have questions about your bill or financial aid? Check out the “Finances” tab in CUNYfirst. You may also visit Enrollment Services (Building 2A-106) or Financial Aid (Building 2A-401) prior to your bill due date. Center for Advising and Academic Success (CAAS) Building 1A, Room 101 718-982-2280 E-mail: advisement@csi.cuny.eduadvisement@csi.cuny.edu Facebook: www.facebook.com/AcademicAdvisementatCSI www.facebook.com/AcademicAdvisementatCSI Twitter: www.twitter.com/CAASatCSI