WELCOME Academic Success in College Family Handbook, p. 18
Center for University Advising
International Student Affairs
The Career Center
The Student Success Collaborative Hofstra Family Orientation, Summer 2019 | Family Handbook, p. 24
Center for Academic Excellence
Student Access Services
What does success look like for your student? Hofstra Family Orientation 2018
Think about your student’s journey in the upcoming years at Hofstra. In your eyes, what does success look like for them? What experiences, milestones and accomplishments make up that success?
What strengths do your students bring with them to Hofstra that will allow them to work toward those successes?
What does success look like for your student?
What does success look like for your student? What do you think their challenges or stumbling blocks will be along that path?
What people think success looks like.
How it actually looks, most of the time.
The Undergraduate Academic Program at Hofstra University Benjamin Rifkin, Dean Hofstra College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Academic Program Major
33%
33%
Gen Ed
Electives
33%
Approximately! Varies by degree program.
General Education at Hofstra University AACU-LEAP: Through studies in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences humanities, history, languages, and the arts, engaging with big questions both contemporary and enduring, students develop intellectual and practical skills.
Inquiry and Analysis Critical & Creative Thinking Communication in Speech and Writing
Quantitative Literacy Information Literacy Teamwork and Problem Solving
Benefits of General Education at Hofstra Guided and purposeful exploration of majors Preparation for career success Preparation for civic engagement: contributions to community Preparation for meaningful and fulfilling life
Transition from High School to College Rigid curriculum: English (Literature) History (Social Studies) Foreign Language Mathematics Science Arts Elective
Flexible curriculum: Accounting African Studies American Sign Language Anthropology Arabic Art History Astronomy
No Course is “Wasted”
Declaring Majors / Changing Majors The number of college graduates who have changed majors Time to degree Impact of changing majors at different stages of the four-year program
Features of Success High GPA in major and in entire program Participation in high impact experiences (internship, study abroad, undergraduate research, community service, student organization)
Making Time for High Impact Experiences • Majors • Minors • Certificates
And ‌ For Liberal Arts Majors Careers and the Liberal Arts: 1credit Pass/Fail course (UNIV 006) Sophomore Year either semester