1. College Center for Advising Services

2. Agenda for Today  College Center for Advising Services (CCAS)  Advising structure  Arts & Sciences  Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences  Rochester Curriculum  Special Academic Programs  Parents & Family  Questions

3. Overview of CCAS  CCAS is involved in students’ academic lives from Orientation through post-college programs  Activities of particular interest to freshmen  Program Planning: Rochester Curriculum, pre-health requirements  Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credit  Transfer credit  Tutoring program  Referrals  Academic records

4. Advising  Pre-Major Advisers  Advisers help students with their academic decisions and refer to other individuals and offices when needed  Freshmen are assigned by the Dean of Freshmen and assignments made primarily on where students live  Students begin consulting with their pre-major advisers in late summer  Consultation with pre-major adviser continues through the sophomore year or until the student declares their major(s)  Typical caseload per Adviser is 10 freshmen & 10 sophomores

5. Advising

6. How do I access professional advisers in CCAS?  Academic Services Counter  Walk-in advising (Monday through Friday, 1-4pm)  Appointments (Usually 30 minutes)  E-mail advising (cascas@rochester.edu)

7. The Rochester Curriculum

8. Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Advising  Engineering & Applied Sciences faculty advisers stay with their advisees for all four years  Engineering majors are not declared until the end of the sophomore year  There are two engineering & computer science advisers in CCAS  Hajim School Departments (BME, CHE, CSC, ECE, ME, OPT)  “Intro to Engineering” courses offered in all departments  Many study abroad programs are available

9. Special Academic Programs

10. Health Professions Advising

11. Parents & Family

12. Orientation 2013

13. Questions?