College Center for Advising Services 312 Lattimore Hall

College Center for Advising Services 312 Lattimore Hall Rochester, NY 14627 585 -275 -2354 cascas@rochester. edu http: //www. rochester. edu/College/CCAS/

Agenda for Today § College Center for Advising Services (CCAS) § Advising structure § Arts & Sciences § Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences § Rochester Curriculum § Special Academic Programs § Parents & Family § Questions

Overview of CCAS § CCAS is involved in students’ academic lives from Orientation through post-college programs § Activities of particular interest to freshmen § Program Planning: Rochester Curriculum, pre-health requirements § Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credit § Transfer credit § Tutoring program § Referrals § Academic records

Advising § Pre-Major Advisers § Advisers help students with their academic decisions and refer to other individuals and offices when needed § Freshmen are assigned by the Dean of Freshmen and assignments made primarily on where students live § Students begin consulting with their pre-major advisers in late summer § Consultation with pre-major adviser continues through the sophomore year or until the student declares their major(s) § Typical caseload per Adviser is 10 freshmen & 10 sophomores

Advising § Professional Advisers § All undergraduate students are welcome to use the advisers available in CCAS § Meet the advisers http: //www. rochester. edu/College/CCAS/advisers. html § Major Advisers § Students are assigned to an adviser in their department once they declare their major

How do I access professional advisers in CCAS? § § Academic Services Counter Walk-in advising (Monday through Friday, 1 -4 pm) Appointments (Usually 30 minutes) E-mail advising (cascas@rochester. edu)

The Rochester Curriculum Students must fulfill a major and two clusters at minimum to satisfy each of the three divisions**: § Humanities § Social Sciences § Natural Sciences and Engineering http: //www. rochester. edu/College/CCAS/index. html § § Majors Minors Clusters Primary Writing Requirement **Most engineers need to complete a cluster in either the Humanities or Social Sciences

Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Advising § Engineering & Applied Sciences faculty advisers stay with their advisees for all four years § Engineering majors are not declared until the end of the sophomore year § There are two engineering & computer science advisers in CCAS § Hajim School Departments (BME, CHE, CSC, ECE, ME, OPT) § “Intro to Engineering” courses offered in all departments § Many study abroad programs are available

Special Academic Programs Fifth Year Enrichment Programs: § The Take Five Scholars Program and Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) offer students the opportunity to enrich their undergraduate experience with a tuition-free fifth year § § There about 60 students currently in their fifth year Students can apply in both the fall and spring semesters Independent Study and Internships: § More than 1, 000 UR students are participating in internships and independent study experiences during the 2012 -13 academic year

Health Professions Advising § CCAS has 4 advisors for students interested in health professions graduate programs (e. g. , medical school, dental school, veterinary school, nursing) § HP Advising offers academic and career planning seminars and individual advising for students as well as support in the graduate application process § 37% of Rochester graduates pursue careers in healthcare, public health and life sciences research § Health professions website: § http: //www. rochester. edu/college/ccas/health/ § Requirements: § http: //www. rochester. edu/College/CCAS/Adviser. Handbook/Premed. Pic. html

Parents & Family § We welcome calls and emails from parents and hope you will contact us if you have a concern or question about your student § Often the information we can supply to you is helpful, even though federal law restricts what we can share without your student’s permission § The Parent Handbook should answer most questions and will be distributed at Orientation; it is available at the parents website. § http: //www. rochester. edu/parents/ § Dawn Bruner, the Director of Parent Relations, is always happy to hear from you. § http: //www. rochester. edu/parents/contacts. html

Orientation 2013 § § August 26: International Student Move-In Day August 27: Freshman & Transfer Move-In Day August 27 - September 2: Freshman & Transfer Orientation August 27 -August 28: Parent Orientation (Register online beginning late June!) Please visit the website for more information: http: //www. rochester. edu/college/orientation/

Questions?