LSUE Advisor Training and Student Services Information

LSUE Advisor Training Wednesday August 16, 2017 C109 1

New LocationsGeaux Center Enrollment Management Registrar s Office Admissions Student Records 2

Academic Bankruptcy Students must apply for academic bankruptcy by the last day to withdraw from classes with a W during the first semester, session, or term for which they are enrolled subsequent to the three-year period resulting in eligibility for the academic bankruptcy option. 3

Register for desired hours now, change sections/courses later If a course or a section is currently closed, encourage students to sign up for another course/section (even if they plan to change it later) If their fee statement is accurate, they can just switch courses/sections later and they do not have to worry about future purges. Please DO NOT encourage them to just wait to finish their schedule. 4

Advise Students to Turn in Transcripts From Registrar s Office: It has come to the attention of the Office of Admissions that some students are being advised by advisors that they do not need to turn in official transcripts. The most popular reason given is that the credits are too old. Please be aware that, regardless of whether or not LSUE will award credit for what is in a transcript, we do require official transcripts be submitted. Students need transcripts on file in order to receive federal financial aid and for myriad other reasons. The default response should be yes, students need to submit official transcripts. If there is any question, please contact the Office of Admissions. 5

ADA Compliance Any student granted an ADA accommodation must receive it, unless specifically determined by the Office of Disabilities Services to not be appropriate for that class. In short, advisors/instructors CANNOT make the decision to ignore an accommodation without ODS permission. 6

LSU Pathways 30 hours of non-remedial GPA of 2.5 or higher C or better in GE college-level mathematics and GE college-level English 7

Funding Formula Summit http://www.regents.la.gov/assets/docs/Fin ance_and_Facilities/FormulaSummit/Outc omesFormula07102017.pdf http://www.regents.la.gov/assets/docs/Fin ance_and_Facilities/FormulaSummit/HCM BoROBFUsingtheFormulaon Campus.pdf 8

Reverse Transfer Informal audit is done once student sends transcripts (unofficial are fine) to division office. Once confirmed, student applies for admissions and pays admission fee and sends official transcripts. After student is enrolled, student s division head enters registration clearance and registers student in degree only (DEGR section 02). Student applies for graduation and pays fee. 9

New Developmental Math After finishing MATH0001, students will schedule MATH0015 (3hr) or MATH0021(4hr), whichever is appropriate for their first college level mathematics course. Course content has been altered to better prepare students for their needs. 10

New College Algebra Course MATH1020 is a new, 5 hour, college algebra course that is equivalent to MATH1021 (CMAT1213). It has additional pre-algebra content built into the first portion of the course. Students with a MATH ACT score of 19-21 should be encouraged to take MATH1020 instead of MATH1021. 11

Mathematics Changes for Fall 2017 MATH 0001 Pre-Algebra (3) MATH 0015 Introductory Algebra (3) MATH 0021 Intermediate Algebra (4) MATH 1015 Applied College Algebra (3) MATH 1020 College Algebra (5) MATH 1021 College Algebra (3) 12

Initial Math Placement ACT Math Course Placement MATH 0001 MATH 0001 1No Score 18 MATH1020, 1021 MATH 1015 19-22 MATH1021, 1023 23 and above 2Math1022, concurrent MATH1021 and MATH1022, MATH1023, MATH1425, MATH1431 25 and above 2Math1550 or lower, concurrent MATH1021 and MATH1022 27 and above 1. Developmental Education Placement Exams may indicate a higher initial placement, such as MATH0015 or MATH0021 or college level mathematics. 2. Student can petition for MATH1021 credit using the Advanced Credit Placement form. No degree credit will be given for Developmental mathematics, such as MATH0001, MATH0015, or MATH0021 Degree credit will be given for only one of the following: MATH1015, MATH1020, MATH1021, or MATH1023. Degree credit will be given for only one of the following: MATH1022 or MATH1023. Students initially placing into MATH1550 may petition for the MATH1021credit upon registration and credit in MATH1022 when they earn a C or better in MATH1552. A Math ACT score of 25 and above allows students to transcript credit in one or more mathematics courses for $10 per credit hour. 13

Prerequisites: Not Just For Giggles Students suffer when placed in the wrong course When they are not prepared, they usually fail. Seats are lost to underprepared students Qualified students have no seats to take the classes that they need Faculty and University are put at risk of poor performance Our faculty are placed in a position where they must catch these errors The university may have to refund money and clean up transcripts when errors aren t caught 14

Overrides If you request an override from someone with override capabilities, be sure to include the pertinent information that suggest an override is appropriate in the advising notes. ONLY the division that offers the course can override based on consent . If the student doesn t have the alternate scores, transfer credit, ect do not override them into classes without that consent. 15

Advising Notes This is what it is supposed to look like! Comment added by Papillion, Damien Demoine on 6/29/2017 at 12:12p Student is a licensed LPN therefore bypassing BIOL1001. License is on file. Comment added by McLaughlin, Robert L on 7/20/2017 at 10:32a Student has taken Biology 110 at UL and made the grade of C. She has taken English 101 in 2008 and made the grade of C. She has taken Math 100 in 2007 and made the grade of C. She will be required to repeat the Math and English courses since they were taken over 7 years ago. Comment added by Lavigne, Camille on 4/4/2017 at 3:23p Student has proof of other ACT Scores from Dec 2016 to use instead of these - English 20, Math 19, Reading 16, Science 21, Composite Score 19. Eligible for Engl1001, Math1015, RADT1000 based on these scores. 16