Advisor Refresher Training Fall 2011

1. Advisor Refresher TrainingFall 2011 Academic Advising Center Chambers Hall 109 advising@middlesexcc.edu

2. Reminder aboutExemption from the Reading Portion of the CPT • Remember that the Office of the Registrar will now award exemption from the Reading portion of the College Placement Test for any 12 credits from other colleges. This includes English or Math or Computer Science courses. This replaces the previous level of 24 credits.

3. Reminder aboutStatus Review • Please remember that there is no automatic Deans’ Status Review after either the wintersession or the summer session. Students who do well in either time frame will still need to appeal to their Dean to improve their academic status. • Students on Restriction or Probation at the end of a Fall or Spring semester cannot be advised that their status will automatically improve after a good grade in the winter or summer. • Please advise based on the previous status. • Probation—four classes or 14 credits, whichever is fewer • Restriction—two classes or 8 credits, whichever is fewer

4. Added to the GE List • SOC 131 Contemporary Social Problems (GESS)

5. Appeals • Remember that any advisor in the Center can field an appeal for a course that exceeds the third attempt. Do not send a student to a Dean for a fourth attempt appeal. Please be sure that your signature and comments on the appeal are legible so that it can be entered into STRK by the Office of the Registrar and please be specific with the terms of the appeal. • Both Monica and I will field appeals to exceed the “Rule of 15” and the maximum of 20 credits.

6. Review of Changes in Admissions Standards for Health Technologies • Must have all developmental Reading, English, and Math courses complete by the end of wintersession. • Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher for DHY, RAD, NUR and RESP; 2.0 for Medical Lab Technology • TEAS needed for all but Med Lab. • Must have at least a “C” in laboratory Biology and Chemistry. • Nursing applicants must have at least a “B” in those two areas. • Applications are accepted between June 30th and January 30th.

7. Checking NCWS for the new Nursing Guidelines

8. Reviewing the Change in Psychosocial Rehabilitation • PSR is no longer a competitive admissions major. • MAT 116 is the required math course and BIO 106 is the required science course. • PSY 123, SOC 121, and PHI 123 are among the other required courses. • Please note that no PSR course (except for the PSR 101) can be taken before the completion of all developmental courses and 18 college credits.

9. Reviewing the Change in Automotive Technology • No longer a competitive admissions major • No longer offered only in even-numbered calendar years.

10. Allied Health Pre-ProfessionalDegree and Certificate I • Students should no longer apply for the Open College Health Technology Majors. • Students should no longer “hide behind” Liberal Arts—General or Biology Pre-Professional. • There is no charge for the change of major.

11. Allied Health Pre-ProfessionalDegree and Certificate II • Broad based program that allows students to gain insight into varied science fields for use in Allied Health programs • Allows students to obtain financial aid while doing preparatory work for admission into competitive Health Technology programs. • Gives students options should they not be successful in their application for admission to the competitive Health Technology programs.

12. Allied Health Pre-ProfessionalDegree and Certificate III • The AHPP degree program is designed as an Associate in Science degree. • This puts it closer in design to the AS and AAS programs that are in the competitive Health Technology programs. • The approximately 30 credits of GE is significantly fewer than that required under the Liberal Arts General Program which students had entered previously.

13. Allied Health Pre-ProfessionalDegree and Certificate IV Working with UMDNJ for entry of the Degree or Certificate into the following UMDNJ programs: • Occupational Therapy Assistant (Associate’s) • Imaging Sciences (Bachelor’s) • Nuclear Medicine (Certificate) • Cardiac Sonography (Certificate) • Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Certificate) • Vascular Sonography (Certificate)

14. Allied Health Pre-ProfessionalDegree and Certificate V Regarding employment, the degree or certificate provides an academic credential that can be coupled with allied health training for the following: EKG Technicians Phlebotomists Certified Nurse Aide Medical Assistant Medical Office Assistant Pharmacy Technician

15. Another Reminder about CJ(Prior to Fall 2011) • Two GE Math courses or Two 4-credit GE Sciences • SCI 206 (Introduction To Forensic Science) is not a 4 credit GE Science; SCI 220 (Forensic Science) is the 4 credit Forensic Science. • MAT 123 and 124 are recommended for CJ majors but MAT 101 and 102 are allowed.

16. Criminal Justice(Starting Fall 2011) • One GE Math Class and one GE 4-credit lab science are required. • SOC 225 and POS 231 are both mandatory (previously there was a choice between the two). • SOC 131 can now replace PSY 222. • Two GE SS Electives have been eliminated. • Students in earlier matriculation years can choose this format.

17. Important Reminders I • Please be sure that the student has no remaining need for developmental courses. Please do a “developmental inventory.” • Remember the 15 credit limit for students with developmental classes. • When a student is adjusting a schedule to be compliant (status or developmental), please be sure to check the entire schedule for other possible needed changes. • If a developmental class is deferred, please do the proper paperwork, especially the student’s name. Failure to do so can lead to real complications during Non-Compliance.

18. Important Reminders II • Remember that MAT 014 is not part of the RDG, ENG, and MAT developmental sequence triggering SSD 101. • Students in RDG 009 can only take the following credit courses—Math, SSD 101, SPE 121, or a foreign language. They cannot register for BIO 010, CHM 010 or CHM 020. • Students in majors such as PLS, HRI, and MAD have course sequences that need to be honored as best as possible. (printed on back of the curriculum sheets) • Remember that MAT 014 and a working understanding of Microsoft Office or CSC 105 are the prerequisites for CSC 106.

19. Important Reminders III • The importance of understanding the combination math courses with BIO 010 and CHM 010. • Students who were unsuccessful in a combination math class must take the lower math class when they retake the course. • BIO 123 needs MAT 013, BIO 010, and CHM 020 as pre-requisites while CHM 121/125 need MAT 014 and CHM 020 as pre-requisites. Please note that students with HS CHM do not need CHM 020. • CSC 133 and 161 need MAT 014 as a prerequisite. • Advisors cannot sign for courses for transfer students if an RDG exemption is not evident in the system—the RDG test must be taken.

20. Important Reminders IV • Please be careful with BIO 211 and BIO 221. The first is for students in DHY, NRB, MED, and RESP while BIO 221 is for BIO.AS majors. • Please be careful with combination math courses and sciences. The lower math in the combination determines the possibility of taking the science course—MAT 009/013 does not permit BIO 010 or CHM 010; MAT 090/129A does not permit CHM 020 or CHM 121/125 but would allow BIO 010 or BIO 123.

21. Important Reminders V • Remember the “Marge Rule” followed by the “Dr. Gerow” and now the “Dr. Trainor” rule. Students with 18-20 completed credits with at least a 3.0 can register for BIO 105 or 106 without registering for BIO 010. Also, SCI 155 can serve as the prerequisite for BIO 105 or 106. • Please look at the following link for a much better view of the EDPR courses for Kean: EDPR and Kean

22. Reminders about MAT 010A and MAT 010B • MAT 010 A is seen in Colleague as “Basic Mathematics (Pa” • MAT 010B is seen in Colleague as “Basic Mathematics IB”

23. MAT 010 A

24. MAT 010A and 010B

25. Easier to see the Distinction between MAT 013 and 013A

26. “Stepping Back” to the “A” Version of Math • Students in the one semester version of MAT 010, 013, 014, 129, and 131 are permitted to “step back” to the “A” version of the course through the fourth week of a semester. Students need to seek the permission of the Math Department to do so. • As mentioned earlier, students who were unsuccessful in a combination math class must take the lower math when they retake the course .

27. MAT 014 and MAT 129 • When advising a student in MAT 014 who wants Precalculus, ask about his/her grade expectation. • Students receiving a grade of “B” or higher in MAT 014 are able to register for MAT 129 (one semester version). • Students receiving a grade of “B-” or “C” or “C+” must register for MAT 129A (two semester version)

28. Repeating the two semester versions of Math Courses • Students who are unsuccessful in the “A” version of MAT 010 or MAT 013 or MAT 014 or MAT 129 cannot register for the one semester version as an alternative in the subsequent semester. Students who register in this fashion are viewed as non-compliant.

29. Which Math with Which Major? • Our handout highlights these selections. • Students can always go “higher” in their Math selection if their CPT or SAT scores support the move—most evident in those majors that require BUS 115 or MAT 101.

30. New/Revised Major Acronyms • LAAFA.AA • LACIN.AA • LAECE.AA • LAGNH.AA • LAPHI.AA • DIET.AS • EASC.AS • AHPP.AS and CER • BIOTC.AS • CET.AAS • EET.AAS • SET.AAS • MEC.AAS remains the same • EUT.AAS has been eliminated.

31. NJ STARS Primer forJune 2011 Graduates • Top 15% of graduating class—2011 graduates are covered for their tuition but not their fees. • STARS will cover up to 18 credits a semester but students must register for at least 12 credits. • Students have five semesters of eligibility to complete a degree program. • Students testing into developmental courses are ineligible for STARS until completion of these courses. • The students with developmental needs will have one year at their own expense to become eligible. • Students need a 3.0 by the start of their third semester to remain eligible. • Students need a 3.25 upon graduation for STARS II eligibility. • Jossette Greene is the NJ STARS Coordinator.

32. Reminders about FERPA • Measures to protect the privacy of educational records • Students’ rights to inspect and review those records • The sharing of certain information • Process to follow when parents or friends accompany a student • Procedures for uncertain situations (contact the Office of the Registrar)

33. College Placement Test Exemptions • An SAT Verbal or Critical Reading of 540 (within the past five years) exempts a student from both the Reading and Essay portions of the Placement Test. • An SAT Math of 530 (within the past five years) exempts a student from MAT 013. Students are placed into MAT 014 but may challenge that placement. • Please be sure to check the dates of the student’s CPT scores and look for the latest scores.

34. Where is the best place to read the results of the CPT? • TSUM remains the best way to read the results of the CPT and all challenge tests. • XSWT is the new Colleague screen that provides both the scores and the placement for students’ results. This is the screen that mirrors what students see in their WebAdvisor accounts and on the day of NSO. Very importantly, however, the XSWT screen does NOT provide challenge scores. • It is best to steer away from XTRI for CPT scores as that screen has become confusing and very misleading. It still remains helpful, however, for high school lab science (BIO 010, CHM 010, etc), except for Nursing (must go to the NCWS screen to determine if the grades are “B” or better.

35. Basic Math and Algebra in TSUM

36. ALG and CLM in TSUM

37. How XTRI can lead to errors with RDG and ENG Placement

38. Reviewing the Reading Score Parameters in the CPT • 0-60—RDG 009 • 61-83—RDG 011 • 84 or better--No Developmental Reading Required • A Reading placement can be challenged once.

39. Writing Placement Test Changes • English faculty members now read the essay portion of the College Placement Test which, since May 4. 2009, is graded on an 8 point scale. This replaced the older 12 point scale. • 0-3 places the student in ENG 009. • 4-5 places the student in ENG 010. • 6-8 places the student in ENG 121. • Students have one hour to complete the essay and are allowed to use scrap paper while taking the exam. • No more sentence skills questions.

40. Writing Challenge Parameters • Students can challenge their writing placement in one of these two scenarios: • They score a 3 (not a 1 or 2) on the essay and place out of RDG 009—they are trying to place out of ENG 009. • They score a 5 (not a 4) on the essay and place out of RDG 011—they are trying to place out of ENG 010.

41. Challenge Tests for Math • For MAT 010, a student remains in the class with a score of 0-19. The student can obviate the class with a score of 20-30. • For MAT 013, a student remains in the class with a score of 0-17. The student can obviate the class with a score of 18-25. • For MAT 014, a student remains in the class with a score of 0-17 but obviates the class with a score of 18-25. 18-25 will allow MAT 116, 123, or 129A.

42. More Details to Better Understand thePrecalculus Diagnostic Test • A student would take this diagnostic test if her/his SAT math score or Accuplacer result placed him/her in MAT 116 or 123 or 129A or 129. The MAT 014 challenge can place you in either 116 or 123 or 129A and so the precalculus diagnostic can be taken in those instances. • A student would not take this test to get credit for a class or to bypass a placement based on a grade in a prior MCC math class. • 19 or lower places the student in 090/129A. • 20-29 places the student in MAT 129. • 30-32 places the student in the choice of MAT 131A or MAT 131.

43. Looking for Challenge Test Results in TSUM

44. GE Humanities and Social Sciences • In all majors, core humanities and social science requirements must carry the GE designation. For, LA majors, thediversity elective must also carry this designation. • The divisional elective does not need the GE designation. • Be careful, not all ART, DAN, MUS, and THE electives are GE Humanities. • Be careful, not all PSY, POS, and SOC are GE Social Science electives. • Students who major in an LA option (such as LAPSY or LASOC) can utilize non-GE electives toward their major/concentration requirements.

45. Reminder about A.S. Majors • Starting in Fall 2008, Associate of Science majors require one GE Humanities, one GE Social Science, and the student’s choice of either one GE Humanities or one GE Social Science.

46. Computer Science Reminders I • Students in both the Computer Science Information Systems (CSI.AAS) and the Computer Science Network Administration (CSNN.AAS) majors should strive for the CSC 106 course even though CSC 105 can be taken. • CSC 161 and CSC 162 are the required Introduction to Programming Courses for both the CSI.AAS and CSC.AS majors. CSC 133 remains the programming course for the CSNN.AAS major.

47. Computer Science Reminders II • CSC 133 and 161 have a prerequisite of MAT 014. • CSC 106 has a prerequisite of MAT 014 and either CSC 105 or the student’s understanding that s/he must have a working understanding of Microsoft Office. • CSC 106 is the computer course of choice in LA, BUS.AS, BIO.AS, BPPST.AS, BIOTC.AS, CHM.AS, DIET.AS, EASC.AS, MAT.AS, and PHY.AS.

48. CHM 010 vs. CHM 020 • CHM 010 is the developmental chemistry course required for students without the proper grade in high school who are interested in the various health technologies. • CHM 020 is the developmental chemistry course required for students without the proper grade in high school who are interested in the different science transfer curricula.

49. Reviewing the BUS. AS Changes • Students in BUS. AS register for CSC 105 or CSC 106. • A BUS.AS student can now choose either a 3 credit or 4 credit GE science. • Differences between BUS.AS and LABUS.AA

50. Reviewing the MADAD.AAS and MADPH.AAS Changes • Students now have their choice of either a GE Math or a GE Science. • MAD 102 has been replaced by either MAD 104 or ART 124 or ART 125 as these latter three courses are GE courses.