Transfer Student Orientation
Welcome to the
College of Liberal
Arts!
CLAAdvisingCenter
Academic Transition
• SUCCESS will depend on a student’s attitude, motivation & commitment!
• Upper Division Courses
• 10 Week Quarters
• Instructors are intellectual GUIDES
• Students are RESPONSIBLE for their learning
• Fall 2014 Transfer GPA: 3.33
• Fall 2014 First Quarter Cal Poly GPA: 3.03
What is Student Success?
• Academic Success
• Social Success
• Mental &
Emotional Success
Tips for Academic Success
• Attend every class
• Engage in classroom discussions and
activities
• Go to instructor office hours
• Utilize Cal Poly email
• Utilize academic success resources
• Meet with academic advisors fall quarter
CLA Advising Center
Building 47, Room 36C (805) 756-6200
M-F 9-12 & 1-4 [email protected]
Available Aug 10th from 4-6pm!
Your Academic Advisors…..
CLAAdvisingCenter
Bre Goetz Sabrina Canady Betty Jennings
Who To See For WhatAcademic Advisors
• University Policy & Procedure
• Academic Support & Coaching
• Finding Resources
• Progress Towards Degree/Academic Planning
• Registration
• Change of Major
• Considering Withdrawal or Leave
Faculty Advisors
• Course Content Questions
• Career Planning
• Graduate Schools
• Internships
Peer Advisors
• General Questions to Detailed Advising
• Connect you with the right advisor or office
• Help with Appointment Scheduling
Meeting with an
Academic Advisor
Fall Quarter• One-on-one appointment
• Registration Preparation Session
Learn about:
• using your one priority registration
• how registration will work winter
quarter
• strategies for registration
• other important steps for academic
progress
Oct 27th or 29th
– watch for an email invite
Graduation CheckMeet with an Advisor 4 quarters
prior to your intended graduation:
Apply for graduation and check
final requirements
General appointments &
quick question walk-ins
offered year-around
Career Services
We can help you:
• Explore interests, and talents and how these translate into
a meaningful career
• Discover career possibilities related to your major
• Confirm your career direction and help you set plans into
motion
• Search for internship and employment
opportunities
• Plan for graduate school
• With any and all career related needsCareer Counselor
Laura Hunkler
Cal Poly Catalog 2015-2017
www.catalog.calpoly.edu
• Course Descriptions
• University Policies
• Major Curriculum Requirements
• Graduation Requirements
• Degree Flowcharts
• Minors
• Student Rights & Responsibilities
Catalog
2015-17*note your catalog
year in your DPR
GE courses
Major courses,
&
concentration,
track or major
electives
Support
courses
Number of units
to graduate
Free
Electives
Curriculum Sheet
USCP: You can take this
requirement along with
one of your Upper
Division GE courses. It
may also be built into your
major.
Graduation Writing Requirement
(GWR): You need to take the Writing
Proficiency Exam (WPE) OR take a
GWR approved ENGL course which
can be found on the list of GE: C4
classes.
Tentative Course Offerings (TCOs)
How Future Registration Works:
Registration Appointments
For future quarters you will be provided a schedule
registration appointment, based on your academic progress
A few weeks prior to registration, for each quarter, you can
check your registration appointment/rotation in your Student
Center
You will have one registration priority to use during your first year only
Using your priority enables you to jump in front of the regular registration to register for classes
Once you select to use the priority (in your Student Center) you must use it
The priority must be used during priority registration time
Please review the Office of the Registrar’s webpage regarding information on priorities and 2015-2016 registration schedules
Registration Priority
New School, New Policies
Cal Poly
Withdrawal Policy
Students can drop a class without penalty through their Student Center until the 8th day instruction each quarter.
If you wish to withdraw from a class after the drop deadline,
you must have serious and compelling reasons.
New School, New Policies
ALL major and support courses must be taken for a
Letter Grade
You are allowed to take 16 units total: 4 units of CR/NC in General Education courses (1 course)
Up to 12 units of CR/NC in Free Electives
If you use free electives for a minor – see minor advisor for CR/NC
policy
Must earn a C- or better to receive credit
Credit/No Credit
Policy (CR/NC)
Proceed to the next presentation:
College Connections
Fall Schedule Planning & Registration
College Connections
Session
This presentation will help you:
• Learn about online advising resources
• Review your My Cal Poly Portal
• Discuss registration tools
• Spend some time preparing for registration
with open advising
my.calpoly.edu
• Log in!
my.calpoly.edu
Forgot Username or
Password?
– ITS: 805-756-7000
Cal Poly Portal
• CP Email
• Student Center
• PolyPlanner
• My Classes &
PolyLearn
• Personal
Notifications
• Campus
Announcements
• Money MattersCheck CP email regularly
Official means of communication
Academics Tab
•Curriculum Sheet
& Flowchart
•Poly Profile
•Enrollment
Appointment &
Future Schedule
•Demos
•Academic
Calendar
Poly Profile
• Unofficial Transcript
• Academic Progress
Gauge
• Enrollment Summary
• Higher Education
Credit Detail
• GWR/WPE milestone
• GPA Calculator
• Priority Choice
• Enroll: Add/Drop/Swap Classes
• View Your Class Schedule
• Degree Progress Report (DPR)
• Check your External Credit (transfer credits)
• View your grades
Your Student Center
Degree Progress Report (DPR)
Plan A Student Schedule (PASS)
Determine Fall Class Schedule
• Choose a unit load of 12-16 units.– Consider outside commitments & the fast pace of the
quarter system when determining your unit load.
• Plan schedules on PASS– Major
– Support
– General Education (GE)
– Be sure to check prerequisites in the catalog description
• If all lower division GE has been satisfied, select an upper division GE area C4, D5 or F.
• Tip: Look for GE courses that can double count for the USCP requirement and/or GWR requirement!
Registration
PolyPlanner
Use additional time to work on
building your PolyPlan, at least
through Spring quarter
Register @ 2pm
Proceed through all
steps and click
“Finish Enrolling”
View “My Class
Schedule” in Student
Center
@ 3:00 waitlists run
@ 4-4:15 check “My Class Schedule” again
4-6:30pm: Advisors available in Advising Center
On Student Center
Continue adjusting
schedule (up to 16 units)
until Aug 13th
The Registration Process (Fall 2015)
Seats reserved in major, support & GE courses.
There are two types of open courses:
1. Course has available seats and zero on the waitlist
– You will immediately be registered, as long as you meet the prerequisites
2. Course has available seats, but has a waitlist started
– You may not be enrolled automatically.
– Instead you will waitlist – it is important to check the “Waitlist if class is full” box for all.
– When waitlists are run at 3pm, the process will skip the continuing students on the
waitlist and add eligible transfers.
– You can check your final schedule by 4pm in your Student Center.
Now What???
1. Understand your transfer credit– Using your Degree Progress Report, cross off what you have completed on your
Curriculum Sheet and Flowchart.
2. Start to plan your fall schedule! Get familiar with PASS (Plan A Student Schedule) Available Aug 5th– Use your major’s fall Recommended Course Offerings & Registration Tips as a guide.
– Use the course descriptions in PASS to identify the courses for which you have met prerequisites and to check what courses are available.
3. Push courses to your Student Center– “Push” your ideal 16 units from PASS into your Student Center.
– The goal is to be enrolled in 12-16 degree-applicable units by Thursday of this week when registration closes. Registration reopens to add up to 22 units on August 17.
– Have alternative classes ready to add to your schedule.
4. At 2pm Aug 10: Register via your Student Center
5. At 3pm Aug 10: Check your schedule to see if you were added to any courses from the waitlist
PolyPlanner
• An important, required course planning tool
The purpose is:
• To help you map out the courses you need to graduate, term by term
• To help Cal Poly departments determine future course offerings
Keeping your PolyPlanner up to date is required:
• Login and adjust any time you make a change to your registration and by no later
than the add/drop deadline of each quarter
• Be sure to have at least three future quarters planned (excluding summer)
Note: PolyPlanner does not guarantee you will get into courses, or that specific
courses will be offered.
registrar.calpoly.edu/PolyPlanner
Use Flowchart & Tentative Course
Offerings
Poly Planner
Roadmap vs My PolyPlan
• Click on a requirement (black text) to expand and see its course(s) (green text)
• Right click on a course to see its details
PolyPlanner
Right click
on a term to
add a
course
manually
Manually add courses
Use for major
elective options &
minor courses
Indicate Most Desired Schedule
Update PolyPlanner After You Register
Register for courses
Update your
PolyPlanner after
you register,
reflecting which
courses you were
able to secure.
If you make a change
to your schedule,
update your
PolyPlanner.
Before the add/drop
deadline of each quarter
(eighth day of classes), be
sure your PolyPlanner is
planned three quarters
out.
When you go to register
for the next quarter, check
your PolyPlanner to see
what classes you are
planning on taking.
Repeat each
quarter
Future Registration:
Enrollment Appointments
For future quarters you will
be provided an enrollment
appointment based on your
Actual Academic Progress
Level
A few weeks prior to
registration, for each quarter,
you can check your
enrollment appointment in
the Academics tab in your
Portal
Important Reminders
• Check waitlisted courses at 4pm Aug 10th to confirm enrollment
• You can add up to 16 units between Aug 11-13
• 2nd Round registration starts on Aug 17, when you can adjust your schedule & add up to 22 units
• “Open Enrollment” for all students is Aug 22-Sept 16
• Be sure to print your final class schedule for your records
• Advising Center open Monday Aug 10th 4-6pm