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THRIVING AT CITY COLLEGE Presented by: Carlito Berlus, Senior Academic Advisor

Cover ered ed In In Th This What you need to Pre resentat sentation: ion: know? ■ Your Academic Record ■ Expectations What you do with about the points covered during in this presentation will determine how much ■ Resources success you have during your college career ■ Advising at The City College ■ My Degree ■ Conclusion Your r Ac Academic mic Record d | Expectations | Resources | Advising at The City College | My Degree | Conclusion | 2

Your Academic Record You our r Aca cademic demic – Credits accumulated/Transferred Reco ecord ■ AP - If you did AP courses, you must let your advisor know Not all scores earn college equivalent credits, talk to your advisor about a specific, or anticipated score • AP Scores ■ IB - If you did IB courses, you must let your advisor know It is important to submit record of all college level courses • IB Grades you have completed ■ College Now - If you did College Now • College Now courses, you must let your advisor know It is important to submit record of all college level courses you have completed • Transfer Credits ■ Transfer Credits – Submit transcripts of all institutions you have attended It is important to submit record of all college level courses you have completed If you do not tell us, we do not know. The more credits you have at the beginning of your college career, the fewer courses you have left to take Your r Ac Academic mic Record d | Expectations | Resources | Advising at The City College | My Degree | Conclusion | 3

Expectations Ex Expectations ectations – Difference between H.S. and College ■ Policy • Difference between The City College The undergraduate bulletin and your prior institution => ( ) ■ Course material ■ Class format & sizes • What is expected of you in college – What is expected of you in college ■ Communication with instructors and staff ■ Time spent learning independently ■ Use of technology to complement what is done in the classroom – Blackboard, CUNYfirst, – Calendar, Apps and additional resources Your Academic Record | Expectations ctations | Resources | Advising at The City College | My Degree | Conclusion | 4

Resources Res esou ources ces – Resources of the college ■ Instructors • Resources – the onus is on you to make ■ Advisors use of all the resources the college offers ■ Academic Resources • Instructors Tutoring and academic support is available • Advisors => ( ) ■ • Academic Resources AccessAbility/Disability Services Students, who are currently registered • AccessAbility/Disability Services with AAC/SDS, should reach out to their • Wellness & Counseling counselor for questions. If you have any questions, please find more information at the link below . => ( ) ■ Wellness & Counseling => ( ) Your Academic Record | Expectations | Resour urces es | Advising at The City College | My Degree | Conclusion | 5

Advising Adv dvising sing – What it is/What it isn’t • Advising ■ Assistance and guidance as you make the choices about your • What it is/What is isn’t education and progress ■ We advise, you decide • How advising is conducted at CCNY – How is advising conducted at CCNY? ■ Students are advised at specific offices ■ Where a student is advised depends on declared major and/or area of interest Resources | Ad Advising ng at The City ty College | My Degree | Conclusion | 6 Your Academic Record | Expectations |

The Professional Schools Adv dvising sing The Professional Schools: ■ The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture ■ The Grove School of Engineering ■ The School of Education • The structure of Advising at CCNY THE E PROFES ESSIONAL IONAL SCHOOLS OOLS OF THE E CITY COLL LLEGE EGE OF NEW YOR ORK DIVISION ISION MAJOR JORS S | DEGREES GREES OFFERE RED • The professional schools The Bernard and Anne Spitzer The School of Architecture offers a B.Arch. Degree School of Architecture SSA 133 • The college of liberal arts and The Grove School of Engineering Biomedical Engineering | Chemical Sciences Engineering | Civil Engineering | ST 209/2M7 Computer Engineering | Earth Science & • The Division of Humanities and Arts Environmental Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | • The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Computer Science Leadership The School of Education Childhood and Secondary Education • The Division of Science NAC 3/223A (Please note the different areas within • The Gateway Academic Center Education) Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at Center for Worker Education The Department of Interdisciplinary Arts & the Center r for Worker er Educati ation on Science 25 Broadway, 7 th Floor Early Childhood Education 25 Broadway, 7 th Floor If you are part of one of the professional schools, then you are advised by that school Resources | Ad Advising ng at The City ty College | My Degree | Conclusion | 7 Your Academic Record | Expectations |

The College of Liberal Arts and Adv dvising sing Sciences If you are not officially part of one of the professional schools, then you are part of the college liberal sciences. • The structure of Advising at CCNY THE E DIVIS ISIONS ONS OF THE E COLLE LEGE GE OF LIBERA ERAL ARTS TS AND SCIE IENC NCES • The professional schools DIVISION ISION MAJ AJOR ORS Art | Asian Studies | Black The Humanities & The Arts Studies | Comparative • The college of liberal arts and Literature | English | Sciences Foreign Languages & Literature To learn more about the Division of The • The Division of Humanities and Arts Humanities and The Arts, please click on | History | Jewish Studies | the link above. • Media & Communication | The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership Music | Philosophy | • The Division of Science Theatre • The Gateway Academic Center This is also the advising office for anyone interested in one of NAC 5/225 those fields Resources | Ad Advising ng at The City ty College | My Degree | Conclusion | 8 Your Academic Record | Expectations |

The College of Liberal Arts and Adv dvising sing Sciences If you are not officially part of one of the professional schools, then you are part of the college liberal sciences. • The structure of Advising at CCNY THE E DIVIS ISIONS ONS OF THE E COLLE LEGE GE OF LIBERA ERAL ARTS TS AND SCIE IENC NCES • The professional schools DIVISIO ISION MAJORS Anthropology | The Colin Powell School for Economics/Business Management Civic and Global Leadership • The college of liberal arts and & Administration | International Studies | Sciences Latin American & Latino Studies | To learn more about the Colin Powell School Political Science | Psychology | • The Division of Humanities and Arts for Civic and Global Leadership, please click Sociology | • The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global on the link above. Leadership Programs & Minors: • The Division of Science Skadden, Arps Honors Program In Legal Studies | • The Gateway Academic Center Community Change Studies | Legal Studies | Public Policy & Public Affairs | Women's Studies This is also the advising office for anyone interested in one of those NAC 6/293 fields Resources | Ad Advising ng at The City ty College | My Degree | Conclusion | 9 Your Academic Record | Expectations |

The College of Liberal Arts and Adv dvising sing Sciences If you are not officially part of one of the professional schools, then you are part of the college liberal sciences. • The structure of Advising at CCNY THE E DIVIS ISIONS ONS OF THE E COLLE LEGE GE OF LIBERA ERAL ARTS TS AND SCIE IENC NCES • The professional schools DIVIS ISION ION MAJOR ORS The Division of Science Biology | Chemistry | • The college of liberal arts and Earth & Atmospheric Science Sciences | Mathematics | Physics | To learn more about the Division of Pre-Medical Studies Program • The Division of Humanities and Arts Science, (City College Academy for ((2 nd Degree and Post Bac. • The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Professional Preparation/ CCAPP), students only)) Leadership please click on the link above. • The Division of Science • The Gateway Academic Center This is also the advising office for anyone interested in one of MR 108 those fields Resources | Ad Advising ng at The City ty College | My Degree | Conclusion | 10 Your Academic Record | Expectations |