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Welcome
Academic Services
Student Advising Center
FROSH ORIENTATION PRESENTATION
SUMMER 2008
What are we going to do today?
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Welcome
Introduction to Academic Advising and Retention
Services
What is an SJSU degree?
General Education/MUSE
EO 665 – Math & English Placements
Individualized Registration Worksheets
How to create a class schedule
Questions & Answers
Introduction to Academic Services
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Works with faculty, staff and students to ensure student success and
reduce time to degree
Services include:
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General Education Academic Advising
Major advising to undeclared students
Free tutorial services
Registration Readiness Workshops
Located in Student Services Center, 9th and San Fernando Streets
Hours of operation: 9am-5pm unless otherwise stated
SJSU Degree Requirements
General Education (GE) +Lower Division
Major Courses & Upper Division Major
Courses+ Electives + 2 different KIN activity
courses
+ American Institutions =
SJSU DEGREE!
Why Do You Need General
Education (GE)?
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Gives students an opportunity to explore.
Gives students opportunities to develop new
skills.
Gives students a broad understanding of the
world.
Gives students the ability to be “wellrounded.”
General Education continued
All GE classes for Fall 2008 are found in your
Registration Booklet pg.27-29
Core GE is divided into 5 areas (A-F)
then further subdivided within each area (A1,
A2, and A3)
You must take one class in each subdivided
area to complete your lower division GE
requirements.
Let us see how to navigate though
General Education
Lower Division General Education
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Area A= Basic Skills
Area B= Science & Math
Area C= Arts & Humanities
Area D= Social Sciences
Area E= Human Understanding
Multiple Counting Courses
Count towards multiple GE areas
Must be taken in sequence (at least two
semesters worth of coursework)
HIST 15A/B, AAS 33A/B, and MAS 10A/B
HIST 15A/B
AAS 33A/B
MAS 10A/B
D2
D3
American Institutions
F 1, 2, & 3
AMERICAN STUDIES 1A/B
AMERICAN STUDIES
1A/B
AMS
1A/B
C1
C2
D2
D3
AMERICAN
INSTITUTIONS
(F 1-2-3)
HUMANITIES 1A/B & 2A/B
(Invitation ONLY)
HUMANITIES HONORS PROGRAMS
HUM 1A/B,2A/B
AREA
A
All
A1, A2, A3
AREA
C
All
C1, C2, C3
AREA
D
AMERICAN
Only
INSTITUTIONS
D2-D3
AREA
(F 1-2-3)
MULTIPLE COUNTING
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (F 1-2-3) & GE CREDIT
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COURSE
# SEM
AAS 33A/B
AMS 1A/B
HIST /POLS 15A/B
MAS 10A/B
HUM 1A/B 2A/B
2 SEM
2 SEM
2 SEM
2 SEM
4 SEM
UNITS PER SEG
3
6
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6
TOTAL UNITS
6
12
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24
Metropolitan University Scholars
Experience (MUSE)
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First year experience seminar for freshmen.
Designed around the professors passion.
Small class size.
GE credit.
Peer Mentors assist you with transitions to the
university.
Engineering students are advised to take a MUSE in
AREA E.
Executive Order 665
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All freshmen must take ELM and EPT.
If one or both tests are not passed then students must register for the
appropriate developmental English and/or math course their 1st semester at
SJSU.
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If one or both tests have not been taken prior to registration then students will
be required to register for the lowest level developmental English and/or math
course offered at SJSU unless they are SAT, ACT, AP TEST SCORE exempt
Note: a student is SAT exempt from the ELM/EPT by scoring 550 in English
and/or math, ACT exempt by scoring 24 in English, 23 in Math; an AP Test
Scores, 3 or higher OR Exempt per the Early Assessment Program (EAP) exam
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which grants a conditional exemption from the ELM (the condition being successful
completion of an appropriate senior year math course above Algebra 2)
Remedial Courses
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LLD 1 and 2
MATH 3A
MATH 6A
MATH 6L/6D
ONE YEAR RULE - EO 665
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All developmental courses must be
completed by the end of the 1st academic
year or you will be prevented from
returning to SJSU until you have completed
English 1A and/or an approved Intermediate
Algebra or college level math course at a
community college.
EPT/ELM SCORING
EPT SCORE
0-141
142-148
149-150
151
ENGLISH COURSE
LLD1 (must take LLD2 the next sem
unless a qualifying score)
LLD2
ENGL 1A
ENGL 1A ONLY
ELM SCORE
0-30
31-40
41-45
46-49
50 or above
MATH COURSE
Math 3A
Math 6A
Math 6L
Math 6L or 6D
GE MATH
Developmental English & Math
Developmental English
includes:
Developmental Math includes:
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LLD 1= 5 units
which includes a mandatory
activity section
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LLD 2= 3 units
no activity section
Math 3A/3B= 4 units each
Math 6A/6B= 3 units each
which includes a mandatory
activity section
Math 6D- self paced= 5 units
Math 6L (seminar/lab)= 5 units
which includes a mandatory
math lab section
Important to Note:
Developmental English & Math
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No college credit given, does not count toward degree, but
counted for financial aid purposes toward “full time” status
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LLD 1 students may test out of having to take LLD 2 by
scoring high enough on the common final for LLD 1
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Math 3A or 6A students must complete sequence, cannot test
out of part B of math sequence through final exam of 3A or 6A
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If in a developmental English or Math you are restricted to a
specific course list (see restricted course list or schedule)
HOW TO READ COURSE LISTINGS
How to use the Schedule of Classes
Registration Worksheets
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Personalized Registration Worksheet
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Based on your ELM/EPT, ACT/SAT or AP test
scores
Based on your chosen college and major
Based on open courses
Building a schedule
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Add remedial (required) courses first
Pay attention to courses with multiple
components (lectures, activities, labs, etc.)
Be sure to factor all parts of a class into your
schedule!
Create a schedule and pencil in dates and
times of classes so you don’t run into
overlapping
Make multiple schedules and be flexible
Individual Questions
Registration
Day 2
Academic Services
Student Advising Center
FROSH ORIENTATION PRESENTATION
SUMMER 2008
What are we going to do today?
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Review
Important Dates and Policies
Online tutorial on how to add, drop, waitlist and
search i.e. REGISTER for your classes
Leave for computer lab to register
Dates to Remember
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August 15th Advanced Registration Closes
Aug 21st Welcome Convocation
Aug 25 Classes Begin, Late Registration Begin (Adding
Classes)
Sept. 5th Last Day to Drop without a “W”
Sept. 12 Last Day to Add
Nov 3rd Enrollment Appointments are posted for Spr 09
Nov 10th Advanced Registration begins for Spr 09
Dec 10 Last day of instruction
Dec 12, Dec 15-18 Finals
REMEMBER PAYMENT DEADLINES (Pg. 10)
LATE DROP POLICY
After Sept. 5th you may drop a course for the following
reasons ONLY.
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Personal health or family illness
Death
Military
Divorce
Employment
Natural disaster
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IN ALL INSTANCES DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED
INFO/ITEMS NEEDED TO REGISTER
&
WAIT LIST ISSUES
To register for courses you need:
A password , an id number, and an appointment time
(which can be found via mysjsu). If you have password problems,
please e-mail [email protected]
Note:
When you register you may have the ability to place yourself on a
wait list if a class you want is full. If you use the wait list be aware
of the following:
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The wait list will automatically place you in the class if room
becomes available.
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If you change your mind about wanting the class IT IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY to remove your self from the list. Remember
the function is an automatic function and will engage unless
terminated.
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When school begins the wait list function is no longer in
effect and students will be added to courses at the instructor’s
discretion