+ Transfer Orientation Schedule 8:00 a.m.—8:30 a.m. Check–In Dreyfus University Center Alumni Room 8:30 a.m.—8:40 a.m. Program Begins - University Welcome 8:40 a.m.—9:00 a.m. Overview of the Day & Transfer Student Information 9:00 a.m.—9:20 a.m. Health, Wellness and Responsibility 9:20 a.m.—9:25 a.m. Universal Prevention: Alcohol and Violence Education 9:25a.m.—9:45 a.m. Understanding Your UW-Stevens Point Education 9:45 a.m.—10:00 a.m. Registration and Advising Information 10:00 a.m.—10:40 a.m. Resource Room Transfer Orientation Schedule 10:45 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Guided walk-over to Academic Departments students will be dismissed by major 11:00 a.m. Various Locations Academic Department Meetings & Advising 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m. 101 Student Services Center Registration Appointments Optional Afternoon Programming 2:00 p.m. 102 Student Services Center Campus Tour Campus Offices Are Open until 4:30 p.m. The Plan for Success Getting to know UW-Stevens Point... MyPoint Welcome to myPoint Stevie! (Click here if you are not Stevie Pointer) Activating Your Student Account Activating Your Account 24 hours after you register! ✔ ✔ ✔ Activate Your myPoint Account 3 Easy Steps • Step 1 • ID# • SSN • Date of Birth • Step 2 – Create Unique Password • Step 3 – Click Activate My Account PointCard Has Many Uses The PointCard is the official ID on campus! It has three uses.... Meal Plan • Three residential meal plans: • 150 Meals & $75 Dawg Dollars • 200 Meals & $25 Dawg Dollars • 250 Meals • Optional off-campus student meal plans: • 25 Meals, 50 Meals and 75 Meals Dawg Dollars Point Cash • Dawg Dollars – part of your meal plan Used for food items only on campus • Point Cash – can be used on- or off-campus • Vending machines • Copy Machines • University Store • Off-campus Vendors • Add cash online or Cash to Card machines Point Card Access Cardio and Fitness Center University Library Textbook Rental UWSP Sporting Events Campus Entertainment US Bank • PointCard can be an ATM/Debit Card • 3 full service ATM's on campus University Store and Text Rental Getting your books! • • On average, you pay about $90 per semester to rent approximately $500 worth of textbooks. • Print textbook list from myPoint • Pick up your books the week before classes start. Return books before the LAST day of finals for each term. + Online Student Bill Finance Tab in myPoint Stevie Pointer – 11223456 11223456 Stevie Pointer 2100 Main St. Stevens Point, WI 54481 11223456 Stevie Pointer 2100 Main St. Stevens Point, WI 54481 Paying Your Student Bill On-Line Option A: Pay by e-check • Only available online • Electronic check payment is the same as a paper check payment Option B: pay by credit card • Only available online • American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa accepted • A 2.5% convenience fee will be charged to your card Health, Wellness and Responsibility on the UW-Stevens Point Campus Dean of Students • Advise, refer, and/or serve as an advocate for students • • • • during personal challenges, crisis, and emergencies Connecting students to campus and community resources Serve as a resource for students, parents, faculty, staff and guests to the institution regarding university policies and student life on campus Provide on-call response to student related emergencies Uphold and enforce institutional policies Pointers stick together! • Ask for help if you need it • Help connect other students to resources • Share students / behaviors of concern. • Cheating / behavior damaging to the community / safety and health concerns • Bias & Hate Crimes • Sexual Assault/Interpersonal Violence Students of Concern Committee (SOCC) & Behavioral Intervention Team Students of Concern Committee (SOCC): To create a campus wide understanding of student behavior in order to engage in proactive and preventative assessment/ evaluation of students brought to the attention of the University due to personal or behavioral issues. Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT): To respond to incidents or reports of immediate threats to others within the general campus community or to individual community members. Every community has guidelines… Standards of Conduct from UWS/UWSP Chapters 14, 17 and 18 • Academic Concerns • Claim credit for the work or efforts of another without citation • Uses unauthorized materials or fabricated data • Forges or falsifies academic documents or records • Behavioral / Community Concerns • Alcohol, drugs, weapons, community disruptions, etc. • Relationship Violence • Sexual Assault or harassment, • Dating or domestic violence, Stalking • Incidents of Bias or Hate Alcohol Sanctions Guide • 1st Violation • Educational Component: Personal Alcohol Control through Exploration (PACE) $75 program fee and follow up meeting • 2nd Violation • Parent/Legal Guardian notification by letter • Educational Component: Brief Alcohol Screening & Intervention for College Students (BASICS); $125 program fee (2- 60 minute meetings and personal inventory completion) Alcohol Sanctions Guide • 3rd Violation • 12 months disciplinary probation and financial restitution if • • • • damages incurred On campus residence hall relocation Parent/Legal Guardian notification by phone Student signs statement “Stay of Suspension” Educational Component: Referral to AODA Counselor in UWSP Counseling Center; $175 program fee • 4th Violation • Suspension from UWSP, minimum of one semester • Expulsion from all UWS campuses • Cancellation of housing contract, no refund • Parent/Legal Guardian notification by phone Other Drug Minimum Sanction Guide • 1st Violation • Financial restitution if damages incurred • Parent/Legal Guardian notification by letter • Educational Component: Marijuana 101 – on-line education exercise (6 lessons, 3 hours, follow up with Student Health Promotion Office) $75 program fee and follow up meeting • 2nd Violation • Parent/Legal Guardian notification by phone • On campus residence hall relocation • Educational Component: Cannabis Screening & Intervention for College Students (CASICS) $125 program fee (2- 60 minute meetings, personal inventory completion) Other Drug Minimum Sanction Guide • 3rd Violation • 12 months disciplinary probation and financial restitution if • • • • damages incurred Cancellation of housing contract, no refund Parent/Legal Guardian notification via phone Student signs statement “Stay of Suspension” Educational Component: Referral to AODA Counselor in UWSP Counseling Center $175 program fee • 4th or Intent to Deliver • Suspension from UWSP, minimum of 12 months • Expulsion from all UWS campuses Return to UWSP: Student is under 18-24 months Probation and Completed AODA Assessment Needed Community Policy… Tobacco Free Campus Beginning Fall 2014 Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence • Sexual Assault Any forced or coerced sexual intercourse or contact. It is a crime of violence in which assailants, whether known to the victim or not, are motivated by a desire to humiliate and/or exert power over the victim. In short, any sexual contact that is not wanted is Sexual Assault. There are four degrees of Sexual Assault in Wisconsin. • Consent Consent means words or overt actions by a person who is competent to give informed consent indicating a freely given agreement to have sexual intercourse or sexual contact. • Consent of all parties is a critical factor that distinguishes acceptable sexual behavior from unacceptable sexual behavior. • Consent is communicated through mutually understandable words or actions that indicate willingness by all of the involved parties to engage in the same sexual activity, at the same time, and in the same way. Can They Give Consent? Any person… … who is incapacitated due to the use of alcohol or other drugs … unconscious or for any reason is physically incapacitated … who is mentally impaired … who is less than 18 years of age … who has experienced the implicit or explicit use of force, coercion, threats, and/or intimidation SILENCE DOES NOT EQUAL CONSENT Interpersonal Violence Stalking Stalking is defined as engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to: • Fear for his/her safety or the safety others; or • Suffer substantial emotional distress Domestic Violence Violence committed by a current or former spouse of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by any other person against an adult or youth who is protected from the person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction. (Roommates may fall under this definition) Interpersonal Violence Dating Violence Dating violence is any purposeful act of violence perpetuated against a dating partner, which may include sexual assault, physical abuse and psychological or emotional abuse. Sexual Harassment Includes unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. A complete definition, as well as complaint and grievance procedures on sexual harassment, can be found on the Dean of Students’ website (publications page) under the Community Rights and Responsibility Handbook. You may also refer to Wisconsin State Statue 947.013. Sexual Assault/Interpersonal Violence Statistics • UW System - 2012: Two-hundred eighty-five (285) sexual assaults reported, 153 of which were acquaintances. • UW-Stevens Point - 2012: Nine (9) sexual assaults reported • National statistics indicate that 1 in 5 young women experience sexual assault during college. For between 80% and 90% - the victim and assailant know each other. Half of the student victims do not label the incident “Sexual Assault.” This is particularly true when alcohol is involved and there is no weapon or signs of physical injury. Sexual Assault/Interpersonal Violence Statistics • Women ages 16 to 24 years of age are most at risk for dating and domestic violence. Approximately 70% of college students say they have been sexually coerced in a dating relationship. • Between 25% to 33% of LGBT relationships include dating or domestic violence, a rate equal to heterosexual relationships. • In a national survey of college women, 13% said that they had been stalked. (In the U.S. 8% of women and 2% of men reported being stalked at some point in their lifetimes.) Working with Parents • FERPA (Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act) • Now that your student is in college, the ownership of access to student academic records is transferred directly to your son or daughter. • According to FERPA, college students are considered responsible adults and are allowed to determine who will receive information about them. • The best way to for you as a parent to receive academic information is for your son/daughter to provide it to you. At UWSP, we believe that this communication will foster long term growth in relationships. • The University does not have a standard FERPA release form. • Personal Challenges, Crisis, Emergency • Campus Emergencies and Crisis Response • In some cases information may be disclosed with parents if the STUDENT has signed a release with an individual department or unit. Student Health Services Delzell Hall, 1st Floor • Student Health Service is a primary care clinic for all currently enrolled UWSP students. Medical care is provided by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and licensed practical nurses. • Cost – Included in Tuition Bill • Fee Covers: Unlimited office visits, Medications for acute illness and injury (on-site pharmacy), Most lab tests performed in on-site lab, Routine physical exams, Annual influenza vaccinations, Minor surgical care, Travel medicine consults, Limited mental health care, dietetic, and physical therapy services Counseling Services Delzell Hall, 3rd Floor • The Counseling Center provides FREE and confidential services to enrolled UWSP students. It is staffed by licensed, experienced mental health professionals. • Services Provided: Individual and group therapy, Consultation to concerned faculty, staff, parents and students, Emergency mental health services, Psychological assessment • Common Issues: Anxiety, Depression, Adjustment Concerns Universal Prevention: Alcohol and Violence Education Why Universal Prevention? • UWSP believes in education for all because good decisions begin with accurate information. • Educated members contribute to a stronger prevention environment. • Regardless of age, drinking experience, life experience, knowledge, family history, military service, all incoming students are expected to complete an online alcohol and sexual violence education course. Program Details Course: Think About It, web-based, 120 minutes Open period: 8 weeks; 24/7 availability; log on - start/stop as needed Enrollment: All students enrolled automatically at no charge Notification: Sent to UWSP email address Deadline: 4 weeks after semester starts 100% participation expected: Students who do not participate will be referred to a 3-hour, in-person class for which they will be charged $75 Why Alcohol Education? THE FACTS: • College students drink more than their non-college peers. • College students in WI drink more than students in other states. • 38% of UWSP students drank alcohol before coming to college • Half of UWSP student drinkers binge drink • Binge drinkers are more likely to experience social, academic, physical, financial and legal consequences 2013 Student AODA Survey findings Email Invitation Hello (name), On behalf of the Division of Student Affairs, and the entire UW-Stevens Point community, welcome! You probably have many questions about things related to the upcoming academic year especially about how to be successful. We have a universal prevention program called Think About It which provides accurate information to foster good choices. Thisis an online, web-based learning experience. It is being offered at no cost to you, takes only 120 minutes to complete and is available 24/7. You can start and stop as needed. All incoming students, drinkers and non-drinkers alike, are required to complete Think About It. While most students complete the program (98.5% in 2013-2014), please note that students who do not complete the course will be automatically referred to a three-hour, in-person alcohol education class for which they will be charged $75. We thank you for choosing UW-Stevens Point. We are glad to have you here and excited to help you achieve your personal and academic goals. If you''re ready now, click the "Start Training" button below. For questions about the program, please contact: Ashley Wilkinson shpo@uwsp.edu 715-346-2789 Tech Support: Understanding Your UW-Stevens Point Education • Graduation Requirements • Role of Advising • 4-Year Plans • 3 Credit vs. 5 Credit Courses • GPA Calculations • Probation / Suspension • Support Services Graduation Requirements By the Numbers: • 120 credits; 2.0 GPA • 40 upper-division credits; 30 credits “in residence” General Education: • broad-based education drawing from different areas • well-rounded perspective; adaptable; responsible Complete a Major: • accounting, biology, forestry, health promotion, music education, sociology, wildlife ecology, etc. • additional GPA requirements, credits, and professional experiences might be required General Education Program The UW-Stevens Point General Education Program (GEP) provides the framework of a liberal education, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to facilitate intellectual and personal growth, pursue their advanced studies and improve the world in which they live. General Education Program Role of Advising Declared Majors: • Today: you will meet with an advisor for an overview of the requirements of the major and to select courses • Fall: your academic department will assign you a permanent adviser (faculty member or professional adviser) Undeclared Majors: • Today: you will meet with an academic adviser from the Student Academic Advising Center (SAAC) to explore your interests and select courses • Fall: you meet with a SAAC adviser until you declare a major 1 credit vs. 3 credits vs. 5 credits Based on 16 Week Semester 1- credit class = 48 hours of effort • 16 hours in-class (1 hour per week) • 32 hours outside of class (2 hours per week) 3 - credit class = 144 hours of effort • 48 hours in-class (3 hour per week) • 96 hours outside of class (6 hours per week) 5 - credit class = 240 hours of effort • 80 hours in-class (5 hour per week) • 160 hours outside of class (10 hours per week For a typical 15-credit semester • One 3 credit class = 144 hours of effort • 48 hours in-class + 96 hours outside of class • 144 hours of effort X 5 courses = 720 total hours • 720 total hours in and out of class • 45 hours per week (for 16 weeks) • 9 hours per day (Monday-Friday) Grade Point Average Calculations Grade Point Average Calculations Probation, Suspension, Readmission Must maintain a 2.00 GPA to remain in good standing (C average) • some majors require a higher GPA Probation - 1 = either semester or cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 Probation - 2 = either semester or cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 AND you were are already on Probation-1 Suspension = you were already on Probation 2 AND your semester or cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 Readmission = If suspended, after one semester of not taking classes at UWSP you can apply for readmission (letter of appeal) • Probation statuses appear on your advising Degree Progress Report (DPR) but they do NOT appear on your official transcript. • Suspension status will appear on your official transcript. Avoiding Probation Causes of Probation: Success Strategies: • Not attending class • Attend class… every time • Failure to manage time • Interact with your professors • Enrolled in too many credits • Use a planner or calendar • Studying + “multitasking” • Focus on doing well (quality vs. quantity) • Poor note-taking • Find a good study location • Struggling with tests • Use note-taking strategies • Feeling unprepared • Use test-taking strategies • Too much time working or recreational/social activities • Use support services Student Support Services Academic Advisers/Student Academic Advising Center Tutoring-Learning Center • Reading in the Disciplines • Individual and Group Tutoring, • Writing Lab Math Tutoring Lab Disability and Assistive Technology Center (for those who qualify) Career Services Diversity and College Access Office • Variety of services for multicultural, non-traditional and veterans students What to expect at UW-Stevens Point Challenge: we are going to challenge you. Support: we will support and guide you - prepare you for success. Get Involved: beyond academic requirements, you will benefit from volunteering, joining organizations, serving in student government, completing internships and field experiences. Have Fun: value the journey, enjoy the moment! Office of the Registrar A Few Reminders Transfer courses in-progress • Send a final transcript after grades are posted Veterans • If receiving benefits… go to Veteran Services, 101 SSB before you leave today Become familiar with online resources • Transfer Information System (TIS) • MyPoint (schedule, registration, books, academic services) • UWSP Course Catalog and Timetable Online e-Services Online Services • Address Update • Order a Transcripts • Apply to Graduate • Parking Services • Degree Verifications • Pay University Bills • Emergency Contacts • Point Card • Enrollment Verifications • Register for Courses • GPA Calculator • View Class Schedule • Grade Reports mobilePoint on Smartphone Today’s Advising and Registration Advising Session (11:00 a.m.) • Meet with advisers to discuss course selection Registration Session (1:00-2:30) • Registration located in room 101 Student Services Building (SSB) • $100 registration deposit is covered by your admissions deposit • If $100 admission deposit has not yet been paid, then go to the Cashier Office (room 7 SSB) before your registration appt. time • You will leave with a schedule of courses today Today's Advising Session Required meeting to discuss course selection • Identify 4-5 courses with at least 2-3 alternates • Consider major, minor and general education options • PR authorizations granted for certain courses General Education requirements may be satisfied if associate or baccalaureate degree already earned If your major has changed • Go to the advising session of your current interest • Inform new department office of your major change Today's Registration Session Office of the Registrar (101 SSB): 1:00-2:30 p.m. • You cannot register without adviser approval and deposit paid • Meet in lobby of Student Services Building around 1:00 p.m. • Registration times were assigned in 8 minute intervals • Friends and family members, please wait in lobby • If we’re running ahead of schedule…we will call earlier times Canceling Your Registration If you need to cancel your registration • You MUST contact the university • Office of the Registrar or Admissions Office If no communication is made • You are financially responsible for tuition costs • Grades of F are assigned to all registered courses • Repayment of any awarded financial aid begins • Outstanding debt turned over to collection agency Schedule Changes What should I do?! Closed Courses and Schedule Changes • Changes made in myPoint thru first 8 days of the term • Check the Course Timetable for seat openings • Ask academic departments about waiting list policy • Approximately 2,700 schedule changes occur first 8 days • 1,700 additional courses dropped 8th day thru 10th week The more credits you earn, the earlier you register Resource Fair Meet with UWSP Departments (tentative list) • Alliance for Nontraditional Students • Parking Services • Billing • Point Card Office • Campus Ministry • Residential Living • Career Services • ROTC • Child Learning and Care Center • Student Academic Advising Center • Counseling Center • Student Government Association • Dining & Summer Conferences • Student Health Services • Disability and Assistive Technology • Student Involvement & Employment • Diversity & College Access • Telephone Services • Financial Aid • Text Rental • Gender & Sexuality Outreach Services • Tutoring & Learning Center • Information Technology • US Bank • International Programs • UW Credit Union Dismissal Group 1 American Studies English Foreign Language History Philosophy Political Science Public Administration and Policy Analysis Sociology Social Work Dismissal Group 2 Communicative Disorders Dietetics Health Promotion/Wellness Family and Consumer Science Education (Early Childhood/Special Education) Interior Architecture Accounting Business Administration Economics Dismissal Group 3 Art and Design Includes: Art History, Studio Art, 2-D, 3-D and Graphic Design Theater and Dance Includes: Acting, Drama, Design & Technology and Musical Theatre Music Includes: Performance, Jazz, Music Education and Music Literature Dismissal Group 4 Arts Management Communication Includes: Interpersonal/Organizational, Media Studies, and Public Relations Dismissal Group 5 Athletic Training Physical Education Dismissal Group 6 Chemistry Includes: Biochemistry and Pre-Pharmacy Physics Includes: Pre-Engineering, except Pre-Chemical Engineering Mathematics Computer Information Systems Web & Digital Media Development Dismissal Group 7 Clinical Laboratory Science Health Science Includes: Health Care Administration, Health Care Informatics, Pre-Physical and Pre-Occupational Therapy RN to BSN Nursing (pre-nursing) Psychology Paper Science and Engineering Includes Pre-Chemical Engineering Geography & Geoscience Dismissal Group 8 Biology Includes: Pre-Med, -Vet, -Dental, -Chiropractic, -Mortuary, -Optometry -Pharmacy-Physician Assistant Natural Sciences Teaching High School Science Fisheries and Water Resources Resource Management Includes: Environmental Education, Land Use Planning, Youth Programming and Camp Management, Resource Management Policy, Resource Management Law Enforcement, Wildland Fire Science Dismissal Group 9 Undeclared Majors