OCTOBER 2005

Advisees considering Graduate School?

The Kansas Next Step is holding an October seminar for improving GRE test-taking skills. Presenter is Dr. Bradley Will, Assistant Professor of English, and former Princeton Review instructor. More information can be found by clicking on the link below.

To register or for more information, please call 785-432-STEP (7837). Scholarship information or group discounts are available, please call Deb at the number above.

Career Exploration

RESOURCES, RESOURCES. WHERE DO I FIND THEM?

Looking for Career Exploration Resources? Click on our web site at http://www.fhsu.edu/aace/exploration.shtml. You won’t be disappointed. There are a variety of career assessments, questionnaires, and inventories that are free. Students enjoy the free stuff. Come take a look.

Are your students wondering if there are jobs when they graduate if they major in Nursing? We have a variety of links that talk about the career trends and where the employment trends are headed. Refer your students to these links.

Do your Arts and Sciences majors wonder what they can do with their major? Lots of things, of course. We have links to a variety of other institutions who post What Can I do With a Major In, but the most up-to-date and thorough one is our own What Can You Do with A Major In which has every major we have at FSHU.

Our newest link is the COOL CAREER OF THE MONTH. Every month I will be posting a new occupation to the web site. These occupations are occupations that I hear students are really interesting in. The link gives the students information on what you need to major in for that occupation, the responsibilities of that occupation, and the salary.



Computer Requirement

Reminder! Students should only take one of the two computer courses required CIS 101 or CSCI 163.

Course Numbering Issues

• Freshmen and sophomores should primarily be taking courses numbered 100 to 299.
• Ordinarily juniors and seniors take courses numbered at the 300, 400, 500, and 600 levels.

Degree Summaries

Degree summaries are prepared in the Office of the Registrar by the degree analysts. Each degree seeking student who has completed 60 hours or more will have a degree summary on file in the Office of the Registrar and will receive notification that they can pick it up. Students and advisors should review the degree summary to identify where the student is regarding degree completion and graduation requirements. The degree summary should then be signed by both student and advisor and returned to their degree analyst. Degree summaries are updated each semester by a degree analyst and can be picked up by students prior to registration.

To determine which degree analyst works with a particular student advisee, review the following list looking at the first letter of the student’s last name:

A-G Luci Williams, ext. 5831 H-P Judy Channell, ext. 4457 Q-Z LuAnn Pfeifer, ext. 5832

 

Early Registration Schedule for Spring Semester 2006

Continuing Students

Transfer Students

New transfer students will enroll according to their classification.

New Freshmen

New freshmen will enroll with the continuing students either on November 7or 9 according to their last name.

General Education Course Issues

ENGLISH

• Students must have received a passing grade in English Composition 101 in order to enroll in English Composition 102;
• Students should take ENG 101 and 102 during the Fall and Spring Semesters of their freshman year.

MATH

Effective Fall 2005, the prerequisites for MATH 110 College Algebra and MATH 101 Liberal Arts Mathematics are the following:

1. ACT Math and Science total of at least 40 with neither score below 18. These are available on Screen 18 of the 02 (Student Information) .
2. Credit with a final grade of at least a ‘C’ in MATH 010 Intermediate Algebra or equivalent.
3. A score of at least 15 on the FHSU mathematics placement exam.

If a student has neither #1, nor #2, then the student MUST complete the Placement Exam BEFORE you register the student for College Algebra. Students may take the placement exam from the MACS Dept on Monday-Friday (appointments encouraged), and on Saturday at the Admissions Office (appointments encouraged).

MODERN LANGUAGE

• To assist you in advising your students in which language courses to register, an equivalency table follows:

Important Reminders for Early Registration

Things to remember:

• Be reminded that students can make schedule changes to their schedules after finalizing until the first day of classes.
• Any new, re-entry or transfer student must be admitted to the University prior to registration.
• Using CICS system, select 02 Student Information Menu then 22 for student registration.
• Be sure to use correct semester/year: 2006 S
• Indicate any of the following which may be applicable:
  G in the “L-” Field if registering for graduate credit
• Type the following codes in the “T-” Field for each course as applicable:

PNC	Pass/No Credit
AST	Senior Citizen Audit
AUT	Transcript Record Audit
REP	Repeat
RPP	Repeat and a Pass/No Credit

• To delete a class on the schedule, asterisk through the line number (****).
• Some courses have prerequisites, make sure that students have meet them.
• Be sure to register student in all on- and off-campus courses at the same time so student schedule is complete. This will ensure the student’s Financial Aid eligibility for total hours enrolled and will reduce confusion when the student makes fee payment arrangements.
• BE CERTAIN TO CONFIRM THE SCHEDULE BY TYPING “YES” IN LOWER RIGHT-HAND CONFIRM FIELD.
• Encourage your advisees to update their contact information on SWS.

Incomplete Coursework Students do not register to repeat a course they have an Incomplete “I” in. They need to make arrangements with the instructor to sit in the course without paying again.

NACADA Award Winner, Dr. Mark Stutz

Dr. Mark Stutz, assistant professor of health and human performance/director of the athletic training education program, was selected as a 2005 NACADA Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit Recipient. Dr. Stutz was recognized at the NACADA National Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, October 5 during the awards ceremony. Fort Hays State University has had six individuals recognized by NACADA since 1999. Dr. Stutz is pictured to the right with NACADA President, Dr. Eric White at the Awards Ceremony.

This award recognizes effective advising qualities and practices that distinguish the recipient as an outstanding faculty advisor. The Selection Committee evaluates nominations on the evidence of qualities and practives that distinguish the nominee as an outstanding faculty advisor. Evidence includes but is not limited to: Strong interpersonal skills Availability to advisees, faculty, or staff Frequency of contact with advisees Appropriate referral activity Use and dissemination of appropriate information sources Evidence of student success rate, by advisor or department Advisee or unit evaluations (summary data) Caring, helpful attitude toward advisees, faculty, and staff Meeting advisees in informal settings Participation in and support of intrusive advising to build strong relationships with advisees Monitoring of student progress toward academic and career goals Mastery of institutional regulations, policies, and procedures Ability to engage in, promote, and support developmental advising Evidence of administering an academic advising program that supports NACADA's Core Values Evidence that the advising program reflects the standards of good practice in the CAS Standards and Guidelines for Academic Advising Participation in and support of advisor development programs Perception by colleagues of nominee's advising or advising administration skills Institutional recognition of nominee for outstanding advising or advising administration

New Faculty Orientation Schedule

Faculty & Staff Development Workshops for 2005-2006 and Faculty & Staff Development Videos are available on-line by clicking on the links above.

On-Line Registration Training - Fall 2005

The Computing enter is offering on-line registration workshops next week. The On-line Registration workshop is mandatory for any advisor who wishes to register advisees. Training will not be offered again until the spring semester so please do not miss this opportunity. To sign up, call 4031 and indicate which SESSION NUMBER you would like. Session size is limited and must exceed two. Once trained, the Computing and Telecommunication Center is informed and your security is set up for registration access.

Repeat Policy

A student may attempt to improve a grade in any course by enrolling and completing the course again. All grades will remain on the student's transcript and the grade for the last enrollment in the course will be used in determining grade points and meeting degree requirements. The grade in the course being repeated will also contain a notation RP (Repeated) on the transcript.

Students in Academic Difficulty

Academic advisors often advise students who have academic difficulty. There are a variety of reasons why students end up on academic probation, suspension or dismissal. Some of the reasons:

• Poor or no study habits;
• Working too many hours;
• Lack of motivation;
• Test-taking anxiety;
• Overwhelming personal or family issues;
• Lack of preparation for college; and
• Lack of direction.

Students will not always recognize the results of poor academic performance. Early intervention may help students avoid continued unsatisfactory academic progress. Intervention strategies include:

• Work with the students to determine the reason(s) for poor performance;
• Assist in determining what needs to be done;
• Reviewing mid-term grades with student and encourage them to meet with you on a regular basis;
• Discuss the results of unsatisfactory academic progress;
• Refer to appropriate campus resources;
• Assist students in realizing that their academic ability may or may not be in live with their educational choices; and
• Reduce the course load.

More information can be found on-line in the Advising Handbook, Chapter 3 or by viewing the latest Tiger Series for Faculty and Staff Workshop (Probation and Suspension, Academic and Financial Aid.)

Transfer and Articulation

FHSU honors transfer and articulation with accredited institutions for students with an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science. This agreement is not limited to Kansas institutions and community colleges. If you have a student with transfer hours and need assistance, please contact a degree analyst in the Office of the Registrar. Do not have students repeat courses that have been successful completed without visiting with a degree analyst.