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Lana Rodriguez, Assistant Director – Academic

Success Center

Helping Your Student

Succeed Academically

Academic Colleges

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE

Arts

Business

Education

Engineering

Liberal Arts

University CollegeNursing & Allied Health

Sciences

Nursing

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE

Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE

Kinesiology

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE

Degree: 120

Single Course: 3

Full-Time: 12

This Semester: 12-15

How many

credit

hours…?

Course Catalog

catalog.louisiana.edu

General Education Courses

Subject Credit

English 6

Mathematics 6

Natural Science 9

Behavioral Sciences 6

Humanities 9

Arts 3

39**First Year Seminar (3 credits)

ACT PlacementACT English18-27 ENGL 101

28+ ENGL 115 (credit for ENGL 101)

ACT Mathematics19+ MATH 102/117

19-20 MATH 103/104

21-22 MATH 105

23 MATH 109

24-25 MATH 109/110

25-27 Credit for MATH 105

26+ MATH 143

28+ MATH 270 (credit for MATH 109)

30 + Credit for MATH 109 and 110

Credit by

Other Means

• ACT or SAT scores

• AP Credit or CLEP

• ACE testing

• High School

Dual Enrollment

etranscripts@louisiana.edu

Office of Admissions and

Recruitment

P.O. Box 41210

Lafayette, LA 70504

CLID: txt3333 ACT TEST SCORES

Name: Pepper Cayenne

English 25

Major Code: 6651 Math 21

Reading 24

Major: Management Science 22

Composite 23

GPA: 3.5

Classes you should choose first: Credit Hours:

ENGL 101 (3 credits) 3

MATH 105 (3 credits) 3

UNIV 100 (3 credits) 3

Choose remaining courses from the approved list below.

ECON 201 or 202 (3 credits)

Art Elective: May select one

DANC 101 OR 102 (3 credits)

MUS 104, 105, 106, 108, 109 (3 credits)

THEA 161 or 261 (3 credits)

VIAR 120 (3 credits)

Course Scheduling Guide

Advising

Academic Expectations

• Complete at least 12 hours per semester

• Earn a minimum 2.0 GPA

• Make progress in major

• GRADUATE

REALITY CHECK

Levels of learning are higherStudy for infrequent testing

Conceptualize the material

Time management is difficult Balance friends/work/school..

Plan everything on their own

Resiliency in problem-solvingConfidently handle mattersCope/Self-Care in adversity

Attitude can change everythingPositivity in hard situationsPersistence in failure

STUDENTS MUST

Accept responsibility for

their own learning

Seek help & advocate for

themselves

Strive for Excellence

Complete degree requirements

Know University policies

Your Student’s Job is to…

Communicate with professors

Pursue opportunities for success

Your Student’s Academic Success

• Purchase supplies on time

• Attend class and interact with the instructor

• Do homework in between classes

• Work less than 20 hours/week

• Go to free tutoring and writing center

• Study 2 hours per credit hour

• For example: if they are taking 15 credit hours,

(which means they are in class 15

hours/week), they should be studying 30

hours/week

Academic Success Center

What we do!• Academic Counseling

• Advising

• Grade Checks

• Tutoring

Academic Counseling

• Academic questions

• Dropping with a W

• Choosing a major

• Grade checks

• Probation

• Academic Suspension &

Financial Aid Appeals

The Learning CenterOpen until 8:00pm

Monday-Thursday

• Free one-on-one tutoring

• Supplemental Instruction

• Study groups

• Computer lab

• Online tutoring

DID YOU KNOW?100+ different courses!

5,589 tutoring sessions!

20 different subjects !

8,230 hours tutored!

30+ peer educators!

*ALL services are FREE!

The Learning Center (TLC)

& Writing Center Services

THE LEARNING CENTER100 & 200 level courses

THE WRITING CENTERLocated in HLG 107

Accounting BiologyBSAT MathematicsChemistry PhysicsComputer Science SpanishEconomics StatisticsEngineering

Writing skillsGrammarMLA documentationMechanics APA documentationCreativity

Online Advisor Chat

Available 8 am - 4:30 pm

Monday-Thursday

General Academic Questions

http://studentsuccess.louisiana.edu

• Confidentiality

• The right of access to

educational records is

limited to the student

Family Education Rights

and Privacy Act

(FERPA)

1st month

•Tell me about your math

class?

• Do you know where to

get help for math?

3rd month

•Have you talked with your advisor about your classes for the next semester?• What do you think about your new major?

4th month

•What have you enrolled in for the next semester?• When are your final exams scheduled?

2nd month

• What did you get during

your Grade check?

• Have you introduced

yourself to your

instructors yet?

May 29 Deadline to pay

June 10 1st day of class

Jul 18 Last day to drop/resign

Jul 31 Last day of classes

Aug 1-2 Final exam week

Summer 2019

Academic Calendar

Aug 14 Deadline to pay

Aug 22 Cajun Connection

Aug 26 1st day of class

Oct 21-Nov 1 Advising

Nov 7 Last day to drop/resign

Dec 6 Last day of classes

Dec 9-13 Final exam week

Fall 2019

Academic Calendar

Questions?

Academic Success Center

115 Lee Hall

337-482-6818

http://studentsuccess.louisiana.edu

Lana Rodriguez, Assistant Director

337-482-2059

lana@louisiana.edu