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HOWL for Academic Success Academic Advising Services NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS
HOWL for
Academic Success Academic Advising Services NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS
HOWL for Academic Success
Help your advisor help you: The advising relationship
Orient yourself: Academic policies & expectations
Work towards graduation: The GEP
Learn on campus: Academic resources
You are one of over 20,322 students who applied to NC State and one
of 4,302 in our Class of 2019.
Your class average high school GPA is 4.44.
You will be learning with and from a diverse group,
representing 45 states and 29 different countries.
You are the CLASS of 2019!
Our future Pack Leaders!
Highlights of the Class of 2019
Your Wolfpack Community
You
Staff
Peers
Faculty
Academic Advisor
Help your advisor help you:
The advising relationship
The Advising Relationship
•Your Academic Advisor will:
•Help you explore and formulate your academic, career, and
personal goals
•Connect you with resources on campus and in the
community
•Guide you in navigating NC State policies and procedures
•Work with you to plan your academic path
How to locate your Advisor
Visit MyPack
Portal Student
Center
Poll Everywhere:
What excites you most about your first year at
NC State?
-Getting involved on campus
-Taking classes that interest me
-Working with faculty and getting research experience
-Being challenged academically
-Finding a new passion
Orient yourself:
Academic policies & expectations
Terms to Know
• Placement
• Credit Hours
• Holds
• Course level & Prerequisites
• Course Components
• Distance Education & Hybrid Courses
• Full-time
• FYI
Download the Orientation guide in the NC State University
Guides app to learn more lingo!
First Year Inquiry Courses
• Small classes
• Develop critical and creative thinking skills
• Active participation through inquiry-guided learning
• An instructor who knows you and cares about your academic success
• Denoted as “Q” section in MyPack (ex. IS 200-001Q)
• Students who take just one FYI course have statistically higher GPAs by
junior year
Academic Standing
Dean’s List
12-14 letter graded hours = 3.5 or higher GPA
15+ letter graded hours = 3.25 or higher GPA
NC State allows +/- grades.
ACADEMIC WARNING OR SUSPENSION
Academic Policies
Satisfactory Academic Progress & Tuition Surcharge
●Be in a degree-granting major before entering your fifth term
●Complete at least ⅔ of all hours attempted each year (summer term- spring
term)
●Graduate before attempting more than 150% of the hours required for your
degree program
●Have an academic standing that allows for continued enrollment
Be aware of Tuition Surcharge Policy
Work toward graduation:
The General Education Program
GEP: General Education Program
An opportunity to gain a broad and informed
understanding of the world, enhance your
intellectual engagement in your studies, prepare
for a career and a lifetime of learning, become a
more informed and responsible citizen.
GEP: General Education Program
Options:
• Mathematics
–Pre-calculus
–Calculus
–Financial Math
• Natural Sciences
–Biology
–Chemistry
–Geology
GEP: General Education Program
Options:
• Humanities
–History
–Literature
–Religion
• Social Sciences
–Psychology
–Economics
–Anthropology
HOWL for Academic Success
• Interdisciplinary Perspectives
–Introduction to
International Studies
–Environmental Science
–Literature and Medicine
• Health and Exercise
Studies
–Badminton
–Water Aerobics
–Weight Training
GEP: General Education Program
• English 101
– Introduction to
Writing
• Foreign Language Proficiency
• Co-requisites:
– Global Knowledge
–US Diversity
This is the Video Slide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
YWf0I37QRxE&feature=youtu.be
Learn on campus:
Academic resources
Learn on Campus
Physics, Math, Chemistry, Foreign Language and other tutoring
opportunities are available as well.
Learn on Campus
Visit us for additional advising assistance and
information related to changing your major!
What’s next?
• By the time you leave NSO tomorrow, you should:
–Understand your schedule and why you are taking those classes
–Understand what additional courses you are planning to work into your
schedule once you get back home (with your advisor’s or department’s
approval, of course!)
–Know how to contact your advisor or someone within your college for
assistance if needed over the summer
Check your NCSU email daily - your advisors,
faculty, and University offices use it!
NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS
