ADVISING FOR NEW STUDENTS
EECS Student Services
Who Are We?
ECE Academic Advising Team:
Yeruwelle de Rouen
Dr. Tom Plant
Matt Shuman
Roger Traylor
Dr. Albrecht Jander
Dr. Pallavi Dhagat (PRO)
Dr. Huaping Liu (PRO)
Peer Advisors
What We Do?
EECS Student Services focuses on:
academic planning and assistance
program and graduationrequirements
professional program admission
graduation verification
general support for undergraduateEECS students
career guidance
When ShouldYou Meet WithUs?
Whenever you need to.
Common Times to Meet With Us
Must meet with us Fall or Winter Termevery year (as assigned)
If you are struggling (& don’t evenknow what questions to ask)
You can’t figure out how to ________
You need information regarding coursecurriculum or career advice
How to get an appointment
You can schedule an appointment withyour assigned advisor through theEECS Website. Must have an ENGRaccount.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Things You Should Know
Pro-School in ECE
Only admit once per year for Fall term (occasionally twice if notat capacity in the future), apply by July 1st
Minimum this fall was ~2.6 GPA in pre-core coursework (boldcourses on 2-year plan), will likely be ~2.8 for this winter term
Must have all pre-core coursework done (may have 1 class asexception IF major is not capacity constrained)
Non-bolded courses are also important to complete, b/c they areprerequisites for Junior year courses
OSU Academic Standing
OSU Academic Standing
College of EngineeringGPA Requirements
College of EngineeringGPA Requirements
Academic Warning - If a student hasan OSU term GPA below 2.0
Academic Probation – If a studenthas an overall OSU GPA (does notinclude transfer GPA) below a 2.0 andhas been here for two or more terms
Academic Suspension – If a studentis on academic probation and has anOSU term GPA below 2.0
The minimum OSU and Pre-Core GPArequired to apply to a College ofEngineering professional program is2.25 if not capacity constrained
The minimum Pro-Core GPA required tograduate is 2.25. The Pro-Core GPA is yourProSchool courses. You will not graduatewith all C’s.
The minimum Pro-Core GPA required tostay in good academic standing with theCollege of Engineering is 2.25. You will besuspended from proschool if you getall C’s!
Academic Standing and GPA Requirements
Grade Requirements
Grade Requirements
Withdrawing
Withdrawing
Technical (Required)Coursework -must earn a “C” orbetter in required courses
Baccalaureate Core –must earna “D-” or better in theirbaccalaureate core courses
S/U – Baccalaureate core coursescan be taken S/U up to 36 credits.Technical (required) courseworkcannot be taken S/U.
after the 2nd week will have a W ontheir transcripts
Always talk to your instructor beforewithdrawing from a course. You maybe doing better than you think.
You might want to consider
financial aid & scholarships
progress PRO/MECOP/Graduation
International students & athletes-special requirements-CHECK first
Grades
PLANS FOR SUCCESS
The Advising Process
How to GetYour PIN
In order to register forFall, Winter and Springterms you must receivea registration PIN.
Summer registrationdoes not require aregistration PIN.
Must bring two copies of 2-year plan completed toadvising appointment
During terms you are not required to meet with youradvisor, students who are making satisfactory progresstoward their degree will receive their registration PIN byemail. This will be sent only to the student’s ONID emailaccount.
Students not making satisfactory progress must updatetheir academic plan and meet with their assigned advisorin order to receive their registration PIN each term.
Advising appointments are scheduled through the EECSStudent Services website. Students must have an ENGRaccount to schedule an appointment through the website.You may only schedule appointments with your assignedadvisor.
What is it?
What is it?
Academic Plan layout
Academic Plan layout
An Academic Plan is your personal two-year course schedule designed to helpyou think in advance about when youwill take courses. It includesinformation about:
Courses required for degreecompletion
Prerequisites of each course
Number of credits of each course
Courses completed “check box”
Terms courses are offered
Courses being taken later “checkbox”
A total credit load for each term
Academic Plans
How do I read the 2Year Plan?
Why are they Important?
Why are they Important?
When to Submit a Plan
When to Submit a Plan
They are tools to help you take ownershipof your own academic progress
Give you the tools needed to make courseplanning decisions.
Help ensure that you do not miss animportant course.
Give you and your advisor a commonformat to use when meeting for advising.
Bring 2 copies of your academicplan with you to your advisingappointment! Your advisor WILLNOT meet with you if you don’tbring a completed plan to yourappointment.
If you make significant changesand want to review it with youradvisor.
Academic Plans
Completing Your AcademicPlan
Make sure you are completing the academic plan for yourmajor/option/track.
Double check course prerequisites.
Schedule your Bac core courses last. Use these courses to fill in whereneeded
WR 121 & COMM 111 are Alpha Sectioned. The term you take this course isbased on the first letter of your last name.
A course load for a full time student is 12-16 credits per term (4 courses)
Use the following chart as a quick reference when scheduling technicalcourses (i.e. MTH, PH, ENGR, ECE, CS, etc.).
If your OSU GPA is
Schedule this many Technical Courses per term
Below 2.50
No more than 2
2.50-2.99
No more than 3
3.00 or above
No more than 4
Important Tips
The Steps
Step 1 – Name and OSU ID
Step 2 – Fill in “Done” Column
Step 3 – Fill in Term Information
Step 4 – Add Major Courses
Step 5 – Add Additional Courses
Step 6 – Fill in “Later” Column
Step 7 – Double Check
Step 8 – Save and Print
Step 1 - Enter Name and OSU ID#
Step 2 - Fill in Done Column
•Enter an X in the “Done” column for all courses already completed.
•If currently enrolled in a course in a term not listed on the plan (e.g. Summer 2009 for thisplan) enter an R in the done column.
Step 3 - Fill in Term Information
•Start from the top and work your way down
•Grayed out boxes mean the course is not offered that term
•Put the number of credits for the course in the box corresponding to the term you plan ontaking the course
•Pay attention to the Pre-Requisites listed in RED
Step 4 - Add Major Courses
•ECE students: use the pull down menu on the ECE Academic Plan to select a track
•Enter in additional coursework for your major/option/track (CS Electives, ECE 4XX, TrackCourses, BA Minor, etc.)
Step 5 - Add Additional Courses
Use the bottom (or back) of the sheet to add additional courses not listed on the academicplan. These courses are usually not part of your major or option requirements. (i.e. ALS,Foreign Language, NS, MS, PAC, optional minor)
These credits will automatically be added to your total number of credits for the term.
Step 6 - Fill in Later Column
Put an X in the “Later” column for each course that is neither marked off in the “Done”column nor scheduled in one of the terms
Step 7 - Double Check
That your name and OSU ID number are correct
That each course on the academic plan is accounted for (done,scheduled, or marked to take later)
That you will have met the prerequisites for each course whenyou take it
That WR 121 and COMM 111 is in the correct “Alpha” term
That the total number of credits for each term is appropriate.
Step 8 - Save and Print
Save your academic plan
Print your academic plan (1 pagedouble sided)