ARE
YOU
TOUGH
ENOUGH
TO
INSPIRE
A WORLD
OF GOOD?
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ANTICIPATED CREDITS
• Name (Full Name)
• Any anticipated AP Credits
• Any college level courses and where
college course(s) were taken.
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ACHIEVING
COLLEGE
SUCCESS
Presented by The Office of Academic Advising
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INTRODUCTIONS
Malcolm Pace
Assistant Director of Academic Advising
Meghan Cassidy
Student Success Specialist
David Reed
Student Success Specialist
Rachel Smith
Student Success Specialist
Student Advisors
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AGENDA FOR TODAY
• Introduction to the Division of Student Success and Engagement
• High School vs. College: There’s a Difference?
• Preparing for Your First Advising Experience
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THE DIVISION OF STUDENT
SUCCESS & ENGAGEMENT
Student Success uses a developmental philosophy and holistic
approach to empower students to reach their educational,
professional, and personal goals. Student Success is
concerned not only with a specific personal or vocational
decision, but also with facilitating environmental and
interpersonal interaction, problem-solving, and decisionmaking skills.
Areas within Student Success include:
• Academic Advising
• Academic Assistance
• Career Services
• Disability Services
• Student Life
• Residence Life
• Athletics
• Diversity & Student Leadership
• Counseling Center
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ACADEMIC ADVISING
At Wheelock, we care about the whole person. We understand what
happens outside the classroom is just as important as what happens inside
the classroom.
Professional Advisor
• First Year
• Transition to college
• Major exploration
• Goal setting
• Sophomore Year
• Academic planning
• Service learning
• Study abroad
Faculty Advisor
• Junior Year
• Support during academic
internships
• Career planning
• Senior Year
• Graduation audits
• Planning for life after
Wheelock
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YOUR COLLEGE JOURNEY
Before we begin, we need to know a little
about what you think.
What are your expectations of
college life at Wheelock?
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WHEELOCK EXPERIENCE CONTINUUM
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
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Strongly
Disagree
WHAT WE THINK…
• Syllabus
• Professor expectations
• Time Management
• Class time, attendance, free time
• Type of Work
• Papers, presentations
• Grades
• Satisfactory Academic Progress
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College
High School
Qualitative
Quantitative
Attendance, numerous
tests/quizzes, quantity
of homework
assignments completed
All students must meet
the same standards as
stipulated in the course
syllabus
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ACADEMIC RESOURCES
@WHEELOCKCOLLEGE
• Disability Services
• Academic Assistance
• Peer Tutors
• Writing Center
• Writing Consultants
• Academic Advising
• Student Advisors
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PACKING FOR YOUR COLLEGE LIFE
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BASICS OF A WHEELOCK EDUCATION
(B) Select a required
major from:
•American Studies
•Performing Arts
•Visual Arts
•Communications
•Humanities
•Political Science &
Global Studies
•Psychology & Human
Development
(D) Other Options:
(C) Optional Professional
Majors:
(application required*)
•Minors, Certificate
•Study Abroad
•Service Learning
Trips
(D)
Other
•Child Life Dual Degree*
•Education
(C) Other
Professional
Majors
•Early Childhood
•Elementary
•Special Education*
•Math for Teaching
•Science for Teaching
•Math/Science for
Teaching
•Environmental Studies
(B) Arts & Sciences,
Juvenile Justice or
Social Work
(A) & (B) Required
of ALL students
•Integrated Sciences
•Juvenile Justice &
Youth Advocacy
(Professional Major)
•Social Work
(Professional Major)
(A) General Education
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PREPARING FOR ADVISING
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Fall Semester
Sophomore Year
• Human Growth
and Development
• Human Growth
and Development
• General
Education Course
• English 120/121
• English
121/General
Education Course
• General
Education Course
• First Year
Seminar
• Intended Major/
General
Education Course
• General
Education Course
• Intended Major
Course
• Major Course
• Major Course
• Major Course
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PREPARING FOR ADVISING
First
Year
Seminar
HGD
English
120/121
General
Education
Course
•
•
• Critical Thinking and Reflection Course
• 4 Credits
• Includes field placement 3 hours per week
• 4 Credits
• Composition Course
• 4 Credits
• 4 Credits
Full time status is 12 credits
Bridge and/or Jumpstart are 2 credit
courses
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QUESTIONS?
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FYI WRITING
SAMPLE
•
•
•
•
•
A reflective essay on the value of a liberal arts
education
Reviewed by writing faculty to determine English
(ENG) placement
ENG 120 is the beginning course in our composition
sequence
ENG 121, in the fall, is an accelerated composition
course
Students selected for ENG 121 will meet with writing
faculty during tomorrow’s advising session
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OPTIONAL MATH
ENTRANCE EXAM
•
Mathematics at Wheelock corresponds with your intended
major.
•
The entrance exam for Math 140 is the honors math class
for students intending to pursue one of the following
programs: Mathematics, Science, Elementary
Education, Early Childhood Education, or Special
Education.
•
If you do not believe math is a strong subject of yours, you
should plan on taking the Math 130 sequence.
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