Transcript Pre-health advising and STEM Education

PRE-HEALTH ADVISING
AND STEM EDUCATION
PRE-ADVISING WORKSHOP
PRE-ADVISING WORKSHOP
• Workshop goals:
• How to prepare for a productive advising session
• Academic regulations
• Where to get help
• Advising appointments are mandatory before you
register for Spring semester
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Advising Holds are removed at appointment
Midterm week is September 30 – October 4
Registration for Freshmen: NOVEMBER 14-15
Make your appointment between OCT 10 and NOV 1
WHO IS MY ADVISOR?
• Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental
• Dr. Kay Brothers, Dr. Sutton Mooney, Karen Chase
• Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Pre-Physician
Assistant
Marian McDonnell Horton
• Pre-Veterinary
• Brooke Wolf
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Marian McDonnell Horton
• Pre-Nursing
• April Seehafer, LeeAnn Tibbals, Karen Chase
• Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
• Karen Chase
• Speech and Hearing Science
• April Seehafer
HOW TO SCHEDULE YOUR
APPOINTMENT
• Call Barb: 509-335-4549
• Or come by the office to see Barb: CUE 502
• No appointments will be made via e-mail
• Make your appointment 2-3 weeks in advance.
• We will begin seeing freshmen as soon as mid-term
grades are posted.
• Be on time for your appointment
• Notify the office if you must cancel or reschedule
• Don’t wait until the last minute to call Barb! Advisor
schedules will fill up fast.
• We take walk-ins for quick questions every Thursday from
1 to 3 PM, but these aren’t meant for preregistration
advising
PREPARING FOR YOUR
ADVISING APPOINTMENT…..DO YOUR
HOMEWORK
• Research required classes for your intended major
• Research prerequisites for your professional
program
• What is a competitive GPA for your program?
• Review your Academic Requirements / Advisement
report
• Select classes you need to take for the next
semester – approximately 15 credits recommended
• Check the course schedule and rough out your
class times
• Select some optional times or classes
PREPARING FOR YOUR
ADVISING APPOINTMENT
• Planning your classes
• How are you doing?
• mid-term grades
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Professional school requirements
Possible major choices
What are your long-term goals?
Questions you may have
• Don’t be afraid to change your mind about your
major or your career goals – NOW is the time to
discover the best fit for you!
OTHER THINGS TO DISCUSS
• How are your current classes going?
• How is your time management: do you have a
plan and are you sticking to it?
• Research and internship opportunities
• Job shadowing
• Recommend planning at least one professional activity per
semester
• Competitive GPA’s for professional programs
• Are clinical hours recommended or required for
your program?
PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS
• Get Experience
• Job shadowing, long-term volunteering, or a paid position in
the health field – and several different experiences
• Attend PHASE workshops
• Becoming a Competitive Applicant
• Interview Basics and Small Group Interviews (for practice)
• Letters of Recommendation
• Get to know your instructors
• Your instructor can’t write a letter of recommendation if they
don’t know you!
• Take advantage of their office hours
• How do your instructors see you? Alert and eager to learn or
slouching in the back row? Are you going to class in pajamas?
• How do you come across on Facebook? Professionally? Silly?
WHAT GRADES DO I NEED
TO GAIN ADMISSION?
• Expected GPA’s
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Medical Schools: 3.5 to 3.6 minimum
Nursing: 3.3 to 3.6 minimum
Pharmacy: 3.0 min; average 3.4 – 3.5
Vet Med: average 3.5 – 3.6
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Dental: around 3.6 minimum
Physicians Assistants: 3.3 minimum
Physical Therapist: 3.5 to 3.8
Occupational Therapist: 3.2 to 3.8
A = 4.0
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0
C- = 1.7
D+ = 1.3
D = 1.0
F = 0.0
DECLARING A MAJOR /
DUAL ADVISING
• Certification of Major
• After you have completed at least 24 semester hours
• Go to the departmental office to complete the form
• Some majors may require additional criteria such as higher
GPA and completion of specific classes. Check the WSU
catalog for requirements.
• Dual Advising
• Meet with both Departmental and PHASE advisor each
semester.
• Your departmental advisor will make sure you’re on track for
your major requirements and your degree
• Your PHASE advisor will work with you on your Pre-Professional
goals: professional school pre-requisite classes, applications,
interviews, essay writing, etc., etc.
JUNIOR WRITING PORTFOLIO
• Writingportfolio.wsu.edu/ or go to the A to Z index
and enter “Writing Portfolio”
• Keep original copies of papers and lab notes
• 3 samples of course writing & signed cover sheets with WSU
Junior Writing Portfolio Packet
• Take the timed Writing Exam
• How many papers and lab write-ups are you
saving?
• Instructor’s comments
• Cover sheets
• Electronically submitted papers: save all email comments
ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
• Withdrawals
• A student can drop a course without record up to the end
of the 30th day of the semester – Sept. 17
• After the 30th day each student has a maximum of 4
withdrawals during their WSU academic career.
• New! Last day to withdraw from any course is November 15.
• Academic Deficiency
• WSU expects students to maintain a 2.00 or above semester
and cumulative GPA:
• Students are academically deficient if they fall below a 2.00 for
either a cumulative or semester GPA
ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
• Repeating courses
• Courses can be repeated if:
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Student receives a C- or below
Student withdraws (W)
Courses can be repeated ONE time only
Some courses can be repeated for additional credit
(check catalog)
IF A HEALTH FIELD ISN’T FOR ME
• What is your “Plan B” or
your “Parallel Plan”?
• Is your Plan A
something that you will
enjoy?
• Is there another prehealth profession or
one outside of health
that you would enjoy?
OTHER RESOURCES
• Tutoring & Career Assessment: cacd.wsu.edu
• CACD schedule, Departments, PHASE Office: Thurs 9-11 am
• Online Catalog: catalog.wsu.edu
• Majors, class descriptions, regulations
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Degree Audit or Advisement Reports
Academic Calendar
Transfer Equivalency Website
Pre-Health Clubs: PHASE website
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Pre-PT / OT
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-PA
Pre-Health
Pre-Dental
Rho Nu (Pre-Nursing)
Organization of Future Veterinarians (Pre-Vet)
QUESTIONS ???
• Your PHASE Advisors are here to help!!