Academic Success - Welcome

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