Advising for ATP: Everything An Advisor Needs to Know

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Advising for ATP Everything An Advisor Needs to
Know

• Amy Chester, Academic Advisor, Honors College
• Susann Davis, Instructor and Advisor, Modern
  Languages
• Kevin P. Thomas, Assistant Director of
  Undergraduate Advising Practices

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What will be covered today?

• Tips for Success at ATP
• Processes Prior to ATP
• What do students know about advising at ATP?
• Advising during ATP
• Advising Basics
• Resources?

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Tips for Success at ATP

• Remember we are working with the Millennial
  generation of students
• Parents lives revolve around them
• Constant contact with friends-Text messaging
• Nurtured, wanted generation
• Value teamwork, not autonomy
• Individual attention in needed
• Ask/Learn the students name not their 800 number
• Explaining the process may seem unnecessary but
  this is their first time to experience college

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Processes that occur prior to ATP

• Pre-Registration (process done by AARC)
• Emails have been sent out to departments who have
  participated in the past with the program asking
  for updates in classes they would like first year
  students to be in.
• Emails have also been sent out to departments who
  have NOT participated in the past with the
  program inquiring if they would like to
  participate in the Pre-Registration program.
• AARC does not pre-register for Math or Chemistry.
  
• AARC does NOT pre-register transfer students OR
  students for Scholars ATP

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More on the processes prior to ATP

• When are ATP packets delivered?
• Pre-Registration and ATP packets are delivered to
  the departments two days prior to ATP.
• This is done because students can register to
  attend ATP three business days prior to the ATP
  date.
• What do the packets contain?
• Advising Basics (see handout)
• Advance Registration Letters (see handout)
• Schedules (yellow sheet)
• List of expected students to attend your
  department during ATP
• Other items (depending on college/department)

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What do students know about advising/registration
before they come to us.

• During MC Orientation Assembly students are
  informed of general education requirements.
• Told where to find general education requirements
  in the Undergraduate Catalog.
• Told where to find general education requirements
  in the Registration Guide.
• Students are also given an ATP Student Booklet.
• On page 2 of this booklet is general information
  regarding academic advising at WKU.
• Also contains what you should expect from your
  advisor and what your advisor can expect for you
  as a student.
• There is also information on page 3 of the
  booklet that mentions iCAP briefly.
• Undergraduate Catalog
• Course Schedule-Paper Version

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Here come the students!

• Students will typically arrive to the Meet the
  Dean session at about 1215 p.m. (based off 2008
  schedule)
• After the Meet the Dean session students are
  taken by departments to advising and then are
  registered within the department.
• AARC advises all Exploratory students who are not
  committed to a college.
• AARC also serves as the Help Lab for students
  who arrive at the Finish Line and have issues
  with their schedules/and or did not have a
  positive advising experience in their
  college/department

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Advising of students

• Again, remember that although we have done many,
  many ATPs this is the students first one.
• Students are not numbers.
• If you are going to speak in code, explain to
  them what the code is.
• Here at ATP we are going to advise you in TLC of
  AARC. We are going to take your 800 numbers and
  get some CRN numbers and then send you down to
  DUC at the end of the day before they send you on
  your way.
• Depending on how you advise, talk them through
  the process. Ex. Course titles, CRN numbers, time
  of the day.

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Advising for developmental courses

• Reading Developmental Information
• All of this information is effective for Fall
  2009
• Students with a 17 or lower on the reading
  section of the ACT MUST take DRDG 080C-College
  Reading Strategies.
• Students with a 18, 19, or 20 on the reading
  section of the ACT MUST take Literacy 199.
• As with English developmental courses, students
  need to take these courses as soon as possible.
  There should not be a delay in taking these
  courses.
• Students must earn a C or higher to pass the
  course. A grade of a D or an F will force the
  student to retake the course.
• DRDG 080C is Bowling Green Community College and
  LTY 199 is Main Campus.

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Advising for students who have developmental
reading

• Courses to avoid for a student with developmental
  reading
• History 119/120
• Sociology 100
• Psychology 100/199
• Philosophy 115/120
• Religious Studies 100/101/102/103
• Generally courses that require a large amount of
  reading

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Advising for English

• English Developmental Information
• If students have a 15 or below on the English
  section of the ACT, they must take English 055C
  at BGCC.
• If students have a 16 or 17 on the English
  section of the ACT, they must take English 100
  Enhanced.
• Students must earn a C or higher to progress to
  English 100.
• Information for English Courses
• Students who earn a 18-28 on the English section
  of the ACT take English 100.
• Remember to ask students if they will bring in AP
  Credit in English. If they will, do NOT schedule
  them for ENG 100.

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Advising for Math

• Developmental Mathematics
• Please see Math Placement Chart.
• When in doubt or have issues contact the Math
  department to clarify the questions you may have.
• Math 116, Math 116E, or above
• Please see Math Placement Chart.
• When registering for a Math 116E course, students
  must also take Math 106. There are paired courses
  that must be registered together.

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More advising for math

• Math 109 or Math 116 or above
• Not all students must take Math 116 or above.
• Certain majors/minors require students to have
  Math 116.
• If you are uncertain of what class is needed,
  contact the department.
• Developmental courses
• If students only require Math 109, they do not
  need to take a developmental course. (they may
  have to take an enhanced section)
• The Math Placement Chart will take the Math
  Placement Exam score and the ACT score to
  determine what course the student places into.
• If it is a developmental course the path could be
  DMA 055C (only at BGCC), DMA 096C (main campus
  and BGCC), Math 116/Math 116E (depends on grade
  in DMA 096 course.
• In order to move to the next level of
  developmental math course, students must earn a
  C or higher. If they get a D or a F they
  must retake the course.

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Advising Basics (handout)

• Covers information regarding English, Reading,
  Modern Languages, International Students, Math
  Placement, Chemistry Placement, AP and CLEP,
  Transfer, and the Pre-College Curriculum.
• Is a great tool to keep near by when advising
  students.
• When Advising Basics is updated-Available on AARC
  website-Updated regularly and at least annually
  before Scholars ATP.

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Advising for Modern Languages

• Placement Policy of 2000/2004
• Students who begin their college career as
  degree-seeking students during the 2004 summer
  term and thereafter will be required to complete
  a secondsemester elementary foreign language
  course (or any higher-level course).
• Students who earned two or more credits for
  language study in middle or high school may not
  enroll as beginners in a 101 course in that same
  language. They must begin at the 102 level or
  higher if they want to continue that same
  language at WKU. Students may choose to enroll
  in a 101 course in a language different from the
  one they studied in high school and complete 101
  and 102 in that new language.

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Advising for Modern Languages

• Students with no high school language experience
• WKU will admit students who have not completed
  the pre-college curriculum, but they must make up
  this entrance deficiency by passing a 101
  (first-semester elementary level) course in any
  foreign language within the first 24 credit hours
  of their WKU studies. These students must also
  complete a 102 course to satisfy the General
  Education Requirement.

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Advising for Modern Languages

• WKU Placement test
• Purpose limitations
• Students who come to Western with strong language
  skills or who have had more than 2 years of high
  school language study in a language should take a
  departmental placement exam to see if they can
  place into a course higher than 102. The French,
  German, and Spanish placement exams are available
  online at http//www.wku.edu/modernlanguages.
  The exam takes approximately 20 minutes and
  scores are automatically reported to the
  Department of Modern Languages. For exams in
  other languages, please contact the Department of
  Modern Languages at [phone].
• Support
• Tutoring
• Community College course

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Advising for Modern Languages

• Honors sections
• French 102 enhanced
• German 102h Study Abroad
• Spanish 102h
• 201, students earn 6 credit for 102/201

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Advising for Modern Languages

• AP/CLEP
• AP 9 credits for a score of 3,4,5
• CLEP 6, 9, 12 credits awarded
• Benefits

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Advising for Modern Languages

• Verified Credit
• 3-6 hours for 25/credit hour
• Exceptions for majors/minors

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Advising for Modern Languages

• Study Abroad
• French, German, Spanish credit
• Susann Davis
• Other languages
• Department Head

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Advising for Modern Languages

• Help during ATP
• Modern Languages 745-2401
• Susann Davis 745-6478

• Second majors
• Place appropriately
• General Education classes

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Honors Advising

• For ATP and Freshman Year

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Honors Graduation Requirements

• 9 hours of Honors General Education
• 3 hours of Honors Colloquia
• 6 hours of Honors electives
• 6 hours of Honors upper division electives
• 3 hours of Honors upper division in the major
• 6 hours of Capstone Experience/Thesis (CE/T)
• Total of 33 credit hours in Honors
• Must maintain a 3.2 GPA

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Honors General Education

• 9 hours of Honors General Education
• Must be in 3 of the 6 General Education
  Categories
• A ENG 100, ENG 300, SPAN 102, FREN 102, CD 102,
  COMM 145 COMM 161
• B ENG 200, ENG 398, ART 100, MUS 120, MUS 326
  PHIL 201
• C ECON 150, ECON 202, FIN 261, GERO 100, HIST
  119, HIST 120, PS 110, PS 250, PSY 100, PSY 199,
  SWRK 101, SOC 100 WOMN 200
• D BIOL 120, BIOL 122, CHEM 120, ENV 280, GEOG
  100, GEOG 121, MATH 116 MATH 126
• E AFAM 190, ANTH 120, COMM 263, FLK 280, GEOG
  110 RELS 303
• F CFS 111 MIL 101

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General Honors Course Info

• What is a Colloquia?
• A discussion based course
• 1.5 or 3 credit hours
• All Semesters
• Recommended for Sophomores and above
• Honors Electives (any level course)
• Honors Upper Division Electives (any 300 or 400
  level course)
• Honors Upper Division in the Major (any 300 or
  400 level course that is a requirement of a
  major)
• CE/T (3 hours of HON 403 and 3 hours of HON 403)
• There are exceptions to the HON 403

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First Semester Freshman

• 9 Honors hours in the first year at WKU
• Try for 6 Honors hours in the fall
• 3 Honors hours are acceptable for the fall
• MUST understand that they need 9 in the first
  year
• MUST keep a 3.2 GPA

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ATP Days

• Sign Honors students up for 6 hours of Honors
  credit
• Sign Honors eligible students up for 3 hours upon
  request
• Send the students to DUC 310 for more information
• Honors Advising 792-5542 (Amy Chester)
• Honors Admissions 792-5541 (Lindsey
  Westerfield)

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Honors Advisor

• On ATP Day
• Always welcome to visit Honors during the ATP
• DUC 310
• Honors Advising 792-5542 (Amy Chester)
• Any Other Day
• Honors Center (house across from Planetarium)
• 5-3020
• honors.advising_at_wku.edu
• www.wku.edu/honors

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Resources

• Academic Advising and Retention Center
• Prior to ATP sessions feel free to contact me at
  AARC at 270-745-5065.
• During ATP, call 745-2178 or 745-6254 and again
  ask for me.
• If those numbers do not work, please feel free to
  call my cell at 792-9233.
• ATP Help Room
• Call 745-6416
• Orientation Office
• General ATP Questions
• Profile Sheet Questions
• Math Placement Exam Scores (not entered)
• Call 745-4242
• STEPS Holds/Questions
• Call 270-745-2178 and ask for Jessica Staten

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Thank you for your time and interest in todays
session.

• Questions?