1. Student Orientation 2011 Advising Sessions Jeannie Steigler, Associate Director, Advising and Learning Assistance Center Janelle Fayette, Dean, Office of the First-Year Experience

2. Class of 2015  Student Orientation (SO)  SO 1: July 12-13  SO 2: July 14-15  SO 3: July 18-19  SO 4: July 21-22  SO 5: August 22-23* *Reserved for students who live further than 300 miles away  Navigating Rensselaer & Beyond (NRB)  August 23-28  Overnight’s August 21-23  Tuesday Night Toolbox (TNT) Student Success Series  Tuesday evenings throughout the semester

3. Advising (SO 1-4)  SO 1-4 Freshmen Advising: 11:15-12:15, day 1 Freshmen Registration: 8:00 – 11:00, day 2  SO 1-4 Parent Advising: 1:35-2:35, day 1  AP/Transfer Table 12:30-1:15 (Commons) day 1  Resource Center  SO 1-4: 9:00-11:00, EMPAC, day 2

4. Advising (SO 5)  SO 5 Freshmen Advising: 11:15 – 1:30, day 1 Freshmen Registration: 7:00 – 11:00, day 2  SO 5 Parent Advising: 1:35 – 2:35, day 1  AP/Transfer Table 11:15 – 1:30, day 1  Resource Center  SO 5: 9:00 – 11:00, EMPAC, day 2

5. Transfer Students  Student Orientation  Transfer SO 1: Wednesday, July 20 th  Credit Evaluation: 11:15 – 12:30  Advising & Registration: 1:00 - 3:00  Transfer SO 2:Thursday, August 25 th  Credit Evaluation: 11:15 – 12:30  Advising & Registration: 1:00 - 3:00

6. Advising hour  Goals:  Students know the course selection for their major (high anxiety)  Students become acquainted with each other  Students & Parents understand the advisor’s role and what resources are available  Advisors reiterate the importance of study skills, time management & office hours. (Academic Overview)

7. Advising Material  Planning your First Semester (on-line)  Copies of Class Hour Schedule (First Year classes only)  Ready Set Calculus is on-line  Advising slides (ALAC)

8. What should my advising session include?  Have students interacted with one another  Outline the role of an advisor  Advise on course selection - Planning Your First Semester, Course Catalog, and class hour schedule.  Advise on “The basics to success”  Eating well and healthy sleeping habits  Time management & study skills  Getting along with your roommate  Resources available  Make student’s aware of the schedule building process

9. Course Selection  Math class  Humanities, Arts & Social Science  Science  Major related course  Eng- 1 credit course (for Engineers)

10. Additional Information  Life Science & Chem-Eng majors should enroll in Chem 1110 w/advanced lab  Cal 1 will administer a pre-cal test the first week of class. Worth 5% of final grade. Math will have a flyer to give out  Chemistry 1100 will give an HS assessment test within 3weeks of class- 5% of final grade.

11. More Information  First Year Studies classified as IHSS classes(only for first year students only)  AP and transfer credit questions (in the Dinning Hall: The Commons) & DCC –for parents  Students need to register for 16-17 credits a semester to finish in 8 semesters  Full time is 12 credits (3 courses)

12. Information Continued  Student and Advisor Meeting (SAM)- for first year students starts in the Spring ’12  Class hour schedule is only on-line  IEA, Physics 1&2, Chemistry 1, & Bio all have common test times.  Any financial transactions are all on-line  Grades are on-line  Parents do not have access to student’s records

13. Changes in transfer credits: First Year Students  Advanced Placement are considered transfer credits  Students will be allowed to bring up to 32 credits of AP/transfer credits  Students will not have to chose at SO what AP/transfer credits to use.  During the fall semester, students with more than 32 credits, will have to decide which courses they want to be used.

14. Transfer Students  Transfer students will now need 64 Undergraduate RPI credits to graduate  They will also need to satisfied the residency requirement: 4 full time semesters or 2 summer sessions and 2 full time semester  # of credits changed from 48 to 64 credits  New features on CAPP report for advisors and Degree Clearance to check residency

15. Questions at SO  Students won’t ask many questions  Don’t know what to ask  Too embarrassed  Accept authority

16. Parents  They will ask many questions: Several kinds:  Laid Back:  Helicopter: Hover, circle around  Dive Bomber: Spot problem, charge

17. Common Questions  What is full-time?  How many credits does a student need to take in a semester to graduate in 4 years?  I have AP credit what should I do?***  I only had Pre-calculus will that be enough?  What’s the difference between high school & college classes?

18. Common Questions  What do I need to do to transfer in a class?  What is a good schedule?  What resources are available if I am struggling in class?  What if I have a Learning Disability?  What if I have a medical concern?

19. Math Outcomes for students using their AP credits & going on to CALC II Course# of students B or better C gradeD&F’sW& P/NC Math -F06362167-A 100-B 73% 72 20% 15-D4% 8-F2% (6%) 4-1% Math F07340159-A 96-B 75% 53 16% 22-D 6% 8-F 2% (8%) 10-3% Math F08354160-A 94-B 72% 64 18% 20-D6% 13-F 4% (10%) 4-1% Math F09331212-A 68- Bs 84% 36 C 11% 7- Ds 6- Fs 3% W2W2

20. Multivariable Calculus YearTotalA &BCD&FW/P 20062320-A 3-B (100%) 20073220-A 8-B (88%) 1-C 3% 2-D6% 1-F3% 2008 2009 39 70 28-A 6-B (87%) 45-A 16 – B (86%) 1-C (3%) 6- c (9%) 2-D (5%) 0-D 3-F’s (4%) 1-P

21. Differential Equations YearTotalA&BCD&F F20069366-A 18-B (90%) 5 (5%) 3-D (3%) 1-F (1%) 20079157-A 20-B(85%) 10 (11%) 3-D (3%) 1-F (1%) 2008 2009 103 106 79-A 15-B(94%) 74-A 21- B(90%) 3 (3%) 6-c (6%) 4-D (4%) 2-F (2%) 1-D 2-F (4%)

23. First Year Advising Program Fall 2011 ALAC will coordinate these meetings for advisors and first year students.  Tuesday Sept. 6 th Meet Your Advisor  Tuesday, Oct. 4th : 6th Week Check-Up  Tuesday, Nov. 1 st : Consultation Week

24. Feedback, questions, concerns  FAQs  What works for you?  What doesn’t work for you?  How can we help?  Suggestions?

25. Resources available  Advising and Learning Assistance Center  steigj2@rpi.edu  www.rpi.edu/dept/advising  276-6269  Office of the First-Year Experience  fye@rpi.edu  www.fye.rpi.edu www.fye.rpi.edu  http://fyeweb.fye.rpi.edu/orientation09/  276-6864

26. Thank you!