Ms. Karen R. Hebert
Dr. Evelyn Cohens
Dr. Deloris Y. McBride
Successful Academic Advisement
Pre-registration/Registration/Online Processes
LMS Advisory Module
Course Needs, Transcripts, and Audits
Tools for Academic Advisement
Divisional Forms, College Catalog
Late Registration – Maintaining Consistency
General Studies Requirements
At Morris, we empower students to foster collaborative thinking with their academic advisors to further drive harmony in completing course requirements on schedule. By closing the loop and leveraging participation, we help students stay on track and complete requirements for graduation in a timely manner. Thus, we grow a mindset of responsibility for both advisees and advisor.
• Connect with students/advisees for an appointment
• Provide ample time to discuss the needs
• Ensure students are following the appropriate catalog
• Students should take 15 – 18 credits per semester
• Students who are on academic probation are limited to 12-13 credits per semester.
• Be mindful of courses that require a “C” or better
• College Catalog (Specific to Entry)
• Divisional Forms/Pre-registration Form used for Academic Advisement
• Course Schedule (Fall, Spring, Summer)
• Course Needs
• Transcripts
• Audits
• Senior Audits and Letters
• Utilize the same materials that are used for Pre-registration and Registration
• Catalog (major curriculum)
• Course Schedule
• Transcripts
• Bring your laptop if possible (to check audit, course needs)
• Refer to the Placement Scores document or contact Ms. Barbara McBride at x 3180 or 3181
• Refer any freshmen to General Studies in Brawley Starks, if necessary
• Refer any student with unresolved issues to the appropriate Division
Catalog:
• Refer to the curriculum for the student’s major, while checking their transcripts, audit, course needs
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Transcripts:
• A good resource to help students avoid taking a course multiple times
• Review to make sure students have passed courses that require a ‘C’ or better
• In lieu of Course Needs, utilizing the transcripts can help prevent registering students in courses they do not need
Laptops:
Use to access LMS (course needs; audit)
If the student is not your advisee, have the student access their LMS
If you do not have access to a laptop, ask the student to access LMS on the cell phone
Requirements for Freshmen
Placement Testing – Required for all incoming freshmen • English (Writing)
Mathematics
Reading
Scoring Requirements
• 250 or more - placement in General Education
Courses
• Less than 250 - placement in Developmental or Corequisite Courses
Developmental Courses – Basic Remediation
• English – DEG 102
• Math – DMA 102
• Reading – DRD 102 Must Pass With a C or Better Next Courses to take
• English 103 – (ENG 103)
• Math 103 – (MAT 103)
• Speech 103 – (SPH 103)
Co-requisite Courses – A combination of Basic Remediation and General Education
English 103-99 – ENG 103-99
Math 103-99 – MAT 103-99
Speech 103-99 – SPH 103-99
Must Pass With a C or Better to satisfy General Education Requirements for ENG 103, MAT 103, and SPH 103.
Developmental and Co-requisite Course Scheduling
If a student scores less than 250 on all placement tests, he may be enrolled in
Two developmental courses and one co-requisite course or
Two co-requisite courses and one developmental course
Do not enroll students in all developmental or all co-requisite courses
• If a student scores 240-249 on any test, it is recommended to place student in co-requisite courses
• If a student scores less than 250 on two tests, it is recommended to place the student in one developmental course and one co-requisite course
• If a student scores less than 250 on one test, it is recommended to place the student in a developmental course if he scores less than 240
• If a student scores less than 250 on one test, it is recommended to place the student in a co-requisite course if he scores 240 -249
• All developmental classes are held three days per week (3 days). Note: One day of lab is included in this course. • All co-requisite classes are held three days per week with a lab for two additional days per week (5 days).
All recommendations are based on how well they fit the student’s schedule.
• A student may choose not to take a co-requisite course; however, he must take the equivalent developmental course.
A student should be placed in developmental and or co-requisite courses during his first semester of his first year.
In some cases, transfer students may be required to take the placement test. This is the determination of the Office of Enrollment Management.
Please contact Dr. Evelyn Cohens for additional information at 803 934 – 3181. The office is Brawley Starks 009.
At Morris College, we believe in giving 110%. By using our necessary tools effectively, we manage successful advisement. We want to ensure students are advised properly and stay on the best course to complete graduation requirements.