teach strategies that enhance academic achievement and personal and professional growth. Resources include personally assigned academic advisors who address academic success strategies and academic planning, career counselors who provide career exploration for students undecided about a college major or who need information on occupational options associated with their major, and peers who offer learning assistance for students experiencing difficulty in their courses. The CSE coordinates Southeastern (SE) 101, the University’s required academic success course for beginning freshmen.
SOUTHEASTERN 101 (SE) Freshman academic success begins with Southeastern 101, a twocredit hour student success course that provides the tools to address the rigors of academic life at the university level. Topics include the purpose and value of higher education; the expectations and responsibilities of a college student; the development of analytical and metacognitive learning strategies; choosing the appropriate major and developing realistic academic and career goals; and personal management during the college years. CSE advisors and faculty from all disciplines teach SE 101. The course is required for all beginning freshmen and transfer students with less than 30 hours of credit.
LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS The Center for Student Excellence offers learning assistance programs for all currently enrolled Southeastern students. Program offerings are designed to do the following: serve you in a supportive manner in a safe learning environment, challenge you to become engaged in the learning process, foster academic confidence, and improve academic success. The Learning Assistance Lab, located in Southeastern Hall, room 114, offers free tutoring services in many of the core courses that have proven to be difficult. Tutors are selected based on their proven knowledge in the tutored subject and their ability to effectively communicate the subject matter. Examples of tutored courses include biological sciences, chemistry, math, English, foreign languages, history, and accounting. Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a program that offers peer-led study sessions affiliated with pre-selected, historically-difficult courses. SI leaders are selected based on their proven understanding of the subject matter and their ability to facilitate productive discussions among students who participate. SI leaders meet with students outside of class times, approximately three hours a week, to help them engage in the process of “what to learn” with “how to learn.” SI courses vary by semester; a listing of current course/section offerings can be found on the Center for Student Excellence/SI web page.
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C O L L E G E BY C O L L E G E COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES The following departments make up the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: • English • History and Political Science • General Studies Program • Languages and Communication • Fine and Performing Arts • Psychology • Sociology and Criminal Justice
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS The following departments make up the College of Business: • Accounting and Finance • Management and Business Administration • Marketing and Supply Chain Management
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION The following departments make up the College of Education: • Educational Leadership and Technology • Teaching and Learning
COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES The following departments make up the College of Nursing and Health Sciences: • Counseling and Human Development • Health and Human Sciences • Kinesiology and Health Studies • School of Nursing
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY The following departments make up the College of Science and Technology: • Biological Sciences • Chemistry and Physics • Computer Science and Industrial Technology • Mathematics
CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICIES You are obligated and expected to attend all of your classes regularly and on time. Failure to do so could jeopardize your scholastic standing, and you could even be suspended from the University. As a freshman or sophomore, if you receive absences in excess of 10 percent of the total number of class meetings, the instructor may withdraw you with a grade of “W.” Faculty members are required to state in writing their expectations of class attendance at the beginning of the semester.