2. What Is Academic Advising? We provide advising and support to help ensure your academic success We provide advising and support to help ensure your academic success ◦Help students navigate course registration and degree requirements ◦Focus on academic policies and procedures ◦Help students take advantage of the academic resources available to them ◦Liaise between students and the main campus ◦Collaborate with faculty to ensure seamless support of students

3. Who Is My Advisor? Mrs. Eleni Papailia Networking & System Administration Ms. Ellen Yang Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Service Leadership & Innovation

4. How Can I Contact My Advisor? In-Person In-Person ◦ Room 118 ◦ Walk-Ins or Make an Appointment Email Email You can also email us directly from your SIS account, which you will learn about in the IT Session This is the easiest way to contact us! Phone Phone

5. Credit System Each program requires you to earn a certain number of credits (at least 30) Each course is worth a certain number of credits Credits Credits = contact hours per week Typical courses carry 3 credits Typical course load: 2 courses = 6 credits

6. Student Status Full-time: ◦ A student carrying 9 or more credit hours per quarter Part-time: ◦ A student carrying fewer than 9 credit hours per quarter

7. The Academic Program 1. Core Courses – required 2. Focus Area – choose from a list of courses within an area of concentration 3. Electives – any course within the department. ◦ 2 courses can be taken from outside the department, but you must receive approval first 4. Capstone– final requirement at the end of your program ◦ Paper/Project/Thesis/Comprehensive Exam

8. Requirements MEng Mechanical Engineering MS Electrical Engineering MS NSAMS SLI Core222 Cohort Model Focus Area/ Domain 343 Electives434 CapstoneProject with Paper Paper OR Thesis Project OR Thesis Comp Exam OR Project

9. Grading GPA ◦ Grade Point Average = average quality points You must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above Probation – GPA below 3.0 after 9 credits Suspension – GPA still remains below 3.0 after a further 9 credits Letter Grade Quality Points A4 B3 C2 D1 F0

10. Terminology and Deadlines Add/Drop ◦ First week of every term where you can add and drop courses without any penalty. You can visit classes you’re not registered in to help you decide. Late Add ◦ To add a course after the add/drop deadline, you must receive permission from the instructor. Withdrawal ◦ To drop a course after the add/drop deadline, you will receive a grade of “W” on your transcript. This does not affect your GPA, but is permanently on your record. You can only withdrawal until the 12 th week of the semester.