FALL 2012FACULTY ADVISING SEMINAR

Jones CollegeAdmission Policy-Fall 2012

Minimum 30 hours of degree credits earned (excluding Learning Support and High School Deficiencies)

Completion of high school deficiencies and learning support requirements Cumulative GPA of 2.250 on all college level course-work A 2.25 average among these four designated pre-business courses:

ACTG 2110

ECON 2410

ECON 2420

QM 2610

Fall 2007-Summer 2012 (2.25 GPA and 2.00 on the four courses) Prior to Fall 2007-no policy

Jones CollegeAdmission Policy

Students tend to avoid taking the required MATH

1630 or 1810 which may delay admission

One of these Math classes must be taken prior to

QM 2610

A college-level MATH course is a required

prerequisite to ACTG 2110

High School Deficiencies

No longer a condition for graduation (except US History)

Email was sent to all those enrolled in High School Deficiency courses

There are no refunds for this semester Still may appear on Academic Deficiency

Summary until process is complete

Catalog

Available on-line at: http://catalog.mtsu.edu/

Published yearly

Academic Maps

Academic Maps

Fall/Spring Fall/Spring/Summer

Priority Registration-It’s Time!

Registration begins November 12th and ends November 21st

New Transfer Students may start registering November 26th

Peak Registration Days Nov. 12- Graduate Nov. 13- 160 to 105 hours Nov. 14- 104.99 to 73 hours Nov. 15- 72.99 to 39 hours

Required Advising for students with less than 30 hours

University policy now requires advising for all students who have earned less than 30 hours

Registration holds have been set on these students

Every advisor has the ability to remove the hold

Advising Hold-Release

Advising Hold-Release

Advising Hold-Release

Advising Hold-Release

Degree Audit

Is available for students

You may use this feature to determine whether or not substitutions are needed

You may use this feature to determine whether or not a student has filed an Intent to Graduate

Questions?

Examples of advisees

Degree Audit

US History Requirement

History In accordance with the revision of the state law MTSU

will accept any transfer course that met that student’s General Education requirement for HISTORY

If the transfer institution did not have a History category then a combination of History courses may satisfy

Only applies to TRANSFER students TBR, UT, private and out of state public and private

institutions Contact Ann Reaves at ann.reaves@mtsu.edu

The appropriate adjustment will be made to the students Degree Evaluation or attributes on the Transfer Evaluation

Web Page redesign! www.mtsu.edu/busadv

Advising via Skype

Web Page redesign! www.mtsu.edu/busadv

Meredith Young-Retention Advisor Meredith will be workingwith our at risk students She will also be helping connect students with opportunities such as EXL , Honors, and Study Abroad Please contact Meredithif you know of a student who needs assistance

Help Labs!

Tutoring Resources www.mtsu.edu/tutoring

Accounting BAS N428 Biology 615-898-2847 Chemistry 615-898-2626 Computer Science KOM 361C Economics & Finance 615-898-2520 Math 615-898-2465 for prescribed Math courses

615-898-2669 for all other Math PSCI 615-898-2626 QM/Statistics BAS N347 Writing 615-904-8237 Research Coach

MTSU Library 615-904-8530

Business Minors Fall 2012

Beginning Fall 2012 students will be allowed to choose their own business minor

Every student must select one business minor

A student still has the option to add as many non-business minors as they wish

Policy is retroactive for all active catalogs: 2007-2009 2009-2011 2011-2012

MINOR ADVISING: POINTS TO REMEMBER

Business majors must have one business minor (they cannot have two)

Courses calculated into the student’s major cannot be included in the minor (those marked MAJ on the Upper Division form) Business CORE and any Major Auxiliary courses may be used in the minor

Students must complete all business CORE requirements, regardless of the minor selection

Check residency requirements for each minor

The major and minor must be from the same catalog year

Students may not major and minor in the same subject area i.e. ACTG majors cannot have the ACTG/INFS minor

Remind students that choosing a different business minor may add courses beyond the 120 hours required for the degree

Students receiving any kind of financial aid or Lottery Scholarship should speak with a Financial Aid Representative before changing and/or taking courses in the new minor

When your advisee is ready to file his/her Upper Division form and wants a business minor other than the incorporated minor, the minor portion must also be signed

Minors cont.

The incorporated minors of Business Administration and Economics and Finance will remain attached to the program of study

These will only be ‘detached’ from the program with the completed ‘elective minor’ section on the back of the upper-division form and a signature

Those minors other that the incorporated will likely require more than 120 hours

How does the student change the minor?

Business Administration Minor

Economics/Finance Minor

Minors cont.

The most important rule regarding these optional minors is this one:

You may not use the same course in a major and a minor

If the course is being calculated in the major (MAJ) then you MAY NOT use it in the minor

You may crossover CORE courses

If the course is being calculated in the major (MAJ) then you MAY NOT use it in the minor

Student wants Economics Minor-

ECON 2410 ECON 2420 ECON Upper-Division ECON Upper-Division ECON Upper-Division Can they use ECON

3210 for this minor?

Finance Major Economics Minor

Questions?