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Beyond The Classroom Matters Catalog

Exploratory Advising / Major Change

Description

Description - Describes how students engage, what they do, reflecting the nature and depth of the program/experience.

Students meet 1-on-1 with an Exploratory Advisor to explore majors/degree programs, learn how to change majors, evaluate how completed coursework will apply to a new major, plan class schedules, and get help with general advisement questions.
Term

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

Fall 2015
Category

Category - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) category with which this engagement activity is most closely aligned, from the perspective of the student in the activity.

Academic Advising Programsdefinition

Academic Advising Programs - The primary purpose of Academic Advising Programs is to assist students in the development of meaningful educational plans.

Campus Label

Campus Label - Type of purposeful activity, as defined across units

Educational Support
Division

Division - University organization

Academic Affairs
Department

Department - University organization

Undergraduate Studies
Unit

Unit - University organization

University Advising Center
Special Designation

Special Designation - Engagement has a special designation based on review of educational purpose and intentional design.

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Time on Task

Time on Task - Amount of time that a student engages in this activity (including orientation/training, supervision/feedback, reflection on learning).

30 minutes
Participation Entry

Participation Entry - Extent to which participation is restricted (e.g., minimum GPA, classification)

Open - any student can participate (no required credentials, such as GPA, hours earned)
Minimum Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours - Number of credit hours or years in college required to participate in this activity

No requirements for credit hours or years completed
Minimum GPA

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

No GPA requirements for participation
Other Requirements

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

No additional requirements
Expectations

Expectations - How expectations are communicated to students about how they will engage in this program

Advertising materials
Website information
Active Learning

Active Learning - What students do; the nature or type of the engagement, that is expected to contribute to their learning

Problem-solvingdefinition

Problem-solving - As an individual or part of a team, design, evaluate and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal


Study / Practice self knowledgedefinition

Study / Practice self knowledge - Reflect on interests, aptitudes, disposition, personality characteristics, to advance self knowledge and decision making

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge/Skills - Knowledge applied and/or skills practiced by students as they engage in this activity

Inquiry and analysisdefinition

Inquiry and analysis - Systematically explore issues, objects or works through collection and analysis of evidence for informed conclusions or judgments; break complex topics or issues into parts for better understanding

Interacts With

Interacts With - With whom students directly interact, as they engage in this activity

Professional staff member(s) on this campus
Student(s) on this campus
Diversity

Diversity - Extent to which student learning about diversity is included in program structure

Not deliberately included in program structuredefinition

Not deliberately included in program structure - Interactions with or observation of diverse others, and/or discussions about diversity may happen by chance, but are not intentionally included in the structure of the program/experience

Feedback

Feedback - How and from whom students receive feedback on their engagement in this program

Group / class session with professional staff
Peer educator
Reflection

Reflection - How, and with whom, students engage in reflection on their learning while engaged in this activity

Informal only, no structured reflection activity
Informal only, no structured reflection activity
Program Website

Program Website - For additional information, go to the unit website.

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Rubric

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity

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