Nuts

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Nuts Boltsof Advising

• October 15, 2009
• Linda Searing, Director of Academic Advisement
• Mackenzie Bramble, Academic Counselor

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Agenda

• Part I Review Core requirements and how to read
  program evaluations (degree audits)
• Part II Using NazNet and other advising
  resources/tools

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The Naz system for earning a degree

• Core curriculum (required)
• Major requirements (required)
• Education major/program requirements
• Minor requirements
• Electives
• 120 semester hours minimum for all degrees

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120 credits!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• A minimum of 120 credits is required to
  earn a baccalaureate degree
• Some degrees require more than 120 credits (ex
  Music Education)

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Liberal Arts Requirement

• B.A. degree requires 90 liberal arts credits
• B.S. degree requires 60 liberal arts credits
• Mus.B degree requires 45 liberal arts credits

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Liberal Arts, cont.

• Courses taught without regard to specialization
  in preparation for a vocation
• All core courses are classified as liberal arts
  courses
• See p. 27 of Academic Policies book
• Advising code of R (Adv codes are listed on
  the course comments field on NazNet.)

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Liberal Studies Core Curriculum

• Freshman Seminar
• College Writing 101 102
• Modern Foreign Language
• Perspectives I courses (PIs)
• Perspectives II courses (PIIs)
• Global Studies course
• Writing Intensive courses
• Writing Assessment
• Physical Education (2 semesters/non credit)

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Freshman Seminar (FRS 101)

• 3 credits
• Required for first-time freshmen

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English Writing

• 2 courses (6 credits)
• ENGW 101 ENGW 102
• or equivalent
• (ENGW 103, 251W, 252)

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Modern Foreign Language

• 2 semesters (6 credits) same language
• Required for
• B.A. programs
• B.S. programs with Education, unless high
  school language proficiency is met (85 on
  Regents Exam)
• Some Mus.B. programs

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Perspectives I (PI) courses

• 25 credits (8 courses)
• One introductory course in each of the 8
  perspectives areas
• Applies to all degree programs
• No exceptions or waivers!

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Perspectives I Areas8 courses/areas 25 credits

• Fine Arts (Art, Music, Theatre Arts)
• History
• Literature
• Mathematics
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Natural Science with laboratory
• Social Science (Anthropology, Economics,
  Geography, Political Science, Psychology,
  Sociology)

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• PI courses are introductory courses in each of
  the eight Perspectives areas and are specifically
  designated as such with a PI in front of the
  course title.
• PI courses in a major area can count towards the
  major and core (i.e. A History major may count
  HIS205 PI American Republic I as the PI in
  History and a major requirement.)

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PI Gotchas

• PI Fine Arts
• History or appreciation of a fine art only
• Studios and lessons do not apply
• PI History
• Separate area, not a social science
• PI Literature
• Literature not writing courses
• PI Natural Science with laboratory

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Perspectives II (PII) courses

• 3-4 courses, depending on degree type
• Select from same 8 areas as PIs
• PIIs have more depth than PIs
• Students must complete a PI in an area before
  taking a PII course in that same area

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Perspective II courses, cont.

• For B.A. degree
• 4 courses in four different areas (not subjects),
  excluding the area in which the major resides
• 1 PII course must be math or science
• For B.S. and Mus.B. degrees
• 3 courses in three different areas (not
  subjects), excluding the area in which the major
  resides
• PII math or science course not required for core
  but may be required for major

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• Some academic majors require specific PII
  courses
• MTH 207 (PII Statistics) is required for several
  majors Accounting, Economics, Nursing, Social
  Work, etc.
• PSY 323 (PII Abnormal Psychology) is required for
  Physical Therapy and Social Work

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• In addition to PIIs in the 8 Perspectives areas,
  there are also PIIs in Liberal Studies (LST),
  Womens Studies (WMS) and Honors (HON).

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PII Gotchas

• PII courses must be completed in 3 or 4 different
  areas, not subjects
• For example
• Art, Music and Theatre are different subjects but
  they are in the same area, ie. Fine Arts.
• Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political
  Science, Psychology and Sociology are different
  subjects but are in the same area, ie. Social
  Science.
• a

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Identifying Perspectives Courses

• PI or PII at the beginning of course title
• ENGL 143 PI Novel
• ENGL 344 PII African-Amer Lit
• HIS 101 PI Western Civilization I

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PI and PII Gotchas

• These are NOT PI or PII courses. Roman numeral
  is located elsewhere in course title.
• ENGL 201 Survey British Lit I
• ENGL 204 Voices Amer Lit II
• MUS 123 Music Theory I
• PSY 321 Devl II Mid Age Aging

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Global Perspectives Course

• Students must complete one course that is
  designated as global (G)
• The G is in the 4th position of the course
  number

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Writing Intensive Courses

• Students must take 3 writing intensive (W)
  courses, one of which must be in the major area
• There is currently a waiver in place for all
  students for one writing intensive course (except
  for transfers with junior status or above, as
  they must complete one W course at Nazareth)

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Writing Intensive Courses

• Flagged as W in 4th position of course number
• Examples
• ENGW 251W
• MGT 301W
• Courses approved as W by WAC committee
• Receive 2 grades
• Mastery of subject (letter grade)
• Writing Assessment (pass/fail)

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W Course Gotchas

• The word writing in, or implied in, the course
  title doesnt always mean the course is approved
  as a W course.
• ENGW 351 Technical and Professional Writing is
  NOT a W course.
• Youll be doing a LOT of writing in this course
  doesnt always mean the course is approved as a
  W course.
• Beware of 2 sections of a course in the same
  semester. One may be W and the other not.
• ENGL 143 30 vs. ENGL 143W 30

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K courses

• Writing Intensive and Global course
• Examples
• ANT 313K
• NSG 336K
• RES 103K

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Identifying Course Attributes

• Alpha code in the 4th position of course number
• G Global Perspectives
• K Global and Writing Intensive
• L Laboratory
• W Writing Intensive
• Can search by these attributes
• in NazNet. Can also search for PIs
• and PIIs.

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Physical Education (PED)

• PED courses are non-credit, but students must
  complete 2 of them to satisfy core requirements
• Students may satisfy this requirement by playing
  on a sports team for at least 2 seasons

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Core waivers for transfer students entering with
AA AS degrees

• Freshman Seminar is waived
• ENGW 102 is waived
• 2 PII courses are required rather than 3 or 4
• 1 W course required rather than 3. (This is
  true for all transfer students entering with
  junior class status)

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Residency requirement

• The college requires every graduate to complete a
  minimum of 30 undergraduate hours of study at
  Nazareth College as a matriculated student.
• At least 2 Perspectives courses must be taken at
  Nazareth College (PI or PII).

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Part 2 Advising Resources/Tools

• Program Evaluations
• NazNet
• College Catalog (print and on-line)
• Academic Policies and Procedures Handbook
• Academic Advisement Centers website
• Advising Folders
• AAC Advisor Workshops
• AAC staff call us!

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Questions?