Your First Year at Oswego

Keys to

What do you need to do in your first year to be successful?

Connect with a Faculty/Staff member

Connect with an upper class studentGet involved on campus

SUNY Oswego’s First Year Programs

OrientationJohnson Hall (FYRE)FirstChoice Academic ProgramFirst Year AdvisementThe LakerGST 100: College Orientation & Success

Oswego Reading Initiative (ORI)Bonobo Handshake by Vanessa Woods

An Evening with the Author

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

101 Lanigan Hall

7:00 pm

FirstChoice Academic ProgramWhat is FirstChoice?

Every student must have an “F” course

80 different courses capped at 19 students

Living and Learning Communities Gateway to Business – Funnelle Hall Comm-Unity – Seneca Hall

How About that Schedule?

What you did:FirstChoiceMath Entrance ExamNew Student Information

SheetAP and College Credits

What the Scheduling team did for you:

Reviewed “what you did”

Also Reviewed:Major RequirementsGeneral Education

RequirementsCourse AvailabilityPre-Requisites

Contacted students if we had questions

Our GoalsHelp you get a schedule that will

help you meet your degree requirements

Take into account as many of your preferences that we could

Help you be successful

From “CAPP” to Gown

Curriculum Advising and Planning Program (CAPP)

Follow your progress towards degreeReview oftenCheck for AP and College creditsMake sure the courses meet the

requirements you need to graduateForeign Language

What’s in a Degree?Major Requirements

Core CoursesMajor Electives

Cognates

(30-95 Credits)

General Education Requirements

(30-47 Credits)

122 -128 Total Credits to Graduate

42 Credits must be Upper Division

Maximum of 54 in one disciplineMust have a 2.0 GPA

Electives

What to expect tomorrowIntroduction to your School or College

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Communications, Media, and the Arts School of Business School of Education

• Information about your major area

• Meeting with an advisor• Honors and Athletes• Registration issues after lunch

First Year Advisement70 First Year Faculty / Peer

AdvisorsUndeclared AdvisorsFive Required meetings

FALL 2011

Meeting 1 – Friday, August 26, 2011 Opening Day Meeting – 4:30pm

Meeting 2 – Review College Student Inventory (CSI) (COMPLETE IN AUGUST)

Meeting 3 - Registration / PINS

SPRING 2012

Meeting 4 - Check-InMeeting 5 – Registration

One More thing…Or Maybe more

Ask for HelpWe are not mind readersWe want to HelpGet InvolvedMake the most of your time

hereAnd Most Importantly…

GO TO CLASS!

ENJOY THE REST OF ORIENTATION!!

If you have other questions feel free to contact me:

Michelle BandlaCoordinator of First Year

ProgramsThe Compass315-312-3068

Michelle.bandla@oswego.edu