PA R E N T O R I E N TAT I O N

Newnan Advising Center

Overview

T O D AY W E ’ L L D I S C U S S :

• Who We Are: Your Student’s Academic Advisor

• The First Step on a New Journey

• How Your Student Will be Prepared for Careers and Life

• The LSA Degree Requirements

• How Advising Can Help Your Student

• Next Steps

• 15-minute Q&A session

Orientation Schedule

F O R Y O U R S T U D E N T

• Small Group Meeting 1:00–1:45 p.m.

• Group Meeting 2:00–3:00 p.m.

• Individual Appointments 2:00–5:00 p.m.

• Michigan Learning Communities 6:45–7:15 p.m.

• Backpacking Courses 7:30–9:30 p.m.

• Registration 9:00–11:00 a.m. tomorrow

The First Step on a New Journey

Every student is changing and evolving as they move through college.

Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Infinite questions.

Students will often ask about the transition to college, strategies for success, course elections, College requirements, how to choose a major, pre-professional concerns, and opportunities for research, internships, and study abroad.

advisor/student meetings during orientation

37 2 1+advisor/student meeting each semester

LSA academic advisors

Our advisors guide students in shaping their education, through individual conversations, online resources, and special programs.

Academic Advising

G E N E R A L

A D V I S O R S

S P E C I A LT Y

A D V I S O R S

M A J O R

A D V I S O R Si n e a c h

d e p a r t m e n t

P E E R

A D V I S O R S

V I S I T I N G

A D V I S O R SPA S S e s

(Residence Peer Academic Success

Specialists)

Academic Advising

H O W W E R E A C H S T U D E N T S

We provide personalizedattention and communication.

INDIVIDUALA D V I S I N GA P P O I N T M E N T S

EMAIL

ONLINE:advisemeweekly.lsa.umich.edu

WORKSHOPS

R E S I D E N C E H A L L

P R O G R A M M I N G

A Liberal Arts Education

P R E PA R AT I O N F O R L I F E

• All LSA degrees provide broadly applicable skills, useful for a variety of careers and life.

• Students learn from multiple perspectives by being exposed to different disciplines andvarious ways of research and understanding.

• 93.5% of LSA graduates land a job

or attend graduate orprofessional school.

Today’s Job Landscape

A F E W E C O N O M I C R E A L I T I E S

Source: The Economic Value of Liberal Education, AACU and Center on Education and the Workforce, 2013

COMPANY FEWER THAN5YEARS

50%of workers

HAVE BEEN WITH THEIR

30million

ARE WORKING IN JOBS THAT DID NOT EXIST IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER

EVERY YEAR, MORE THAN

Americans

3810-14BY THE TIMETHEY ARE

TODAY’S STUDENTS MAY HAVE BETWEEN

jobs

1/3EVERY YEAR, MORE THAN

OF THE

U.S. labor forceCHANGES JOBS

What Matters to Employers

R AT I N G C A N D I D AT E S K I L L S A N D J O B Q U A L I T I E S

Source: Job Outlook 2013, National Association of Colleges and Employers

*Weighted average rating based on a

5 - P O I N T S C A L E :

extremelyimportant5

=

veryimportant4= somewhat

important3= not veryimportant2= not at all

important1=

Skill/Quality Rating*

Ability to verbally communicate 4.63Ability to work in a team structure 4.60Ability to make decisions and

solve problems 4.51

Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work 4.46

Ability to obtain and process information 4.43Ability to analyze quantitative data 4.30

Technical knowledge related to the job 3.99

Proficiency with computer software programs 3.95

Ability to create and/or edit written reports 3.56

Ability to sell or influence others 3.55

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Unexpected Career PathsI M PA C T O F M A J O R O N C A R E E R PAT H

HUMANITIES

English/LiteratureLanguagesPhilosophy/ReligionCulture StudiesArt/MusicFilm/Video/Screen ArtsOther Humanities

SOCIAL SCIENCES

PsychologyPolitical ScienceEconomicsHistoryComm StudiesSociologyAnthropologyOrg StudiesWomen's StudiesAfroamerican/African StudiesOther Social Science

INTERDISCIPLINARY

General StudiesIndividualized MajorOther LSA

NATURAL SCIENCE AND MATH

BiologyMathematicsCognitive StudiesCell/Molecular/Micro BiologyEarth/EnvironmentComputer SciencePhysicsChemistry/BiochemistryOther Nat Sci/Math

EducationOtherMedicine/HealthLegalFinanceTechnologyMarketing/AdvertisingNon-ProfitManagementJournalism/MediaConsultingGovernmentArts/EntertainmentSalesDevelopmentReal EstateDigital MediaEngineering

LAUNCHINTERACTIV

E

local

Unexpected Career PathsI M PA C T O F M A J O R O N C A R E E R PAT H

HUMANITIES

English/LiteratureLanguagesPhilosophy/ReligionCulture StudiesArt/MusicFilm/Video/Screen ArtsOther Humanities

SOCIAL SCIENCES

PsychologyPolitical ScienceEconomicsHistoryComm StudiesSociologyAnthropologyOrg StudiesWomen's StudiesAfroamerican/African StudiesOther Social Science

INTERDISCIPLINARY

General StudiesIndividualized MajorOther LSA

NATURAL SCIENCE AND MATH

BiologyMathematicsCognitive StudiesCell/Molecular/Micro BiologyEarth/EnvironmentComputer SciencePhysicsChemistry/BiochemistryOther Nat Sci/Math

EducationOtherMedicine/HealthLegalFinanceTechnologyMarketing/AdvertisingNon-ProfitManagementJournalism/MediaConsultingGovernmentArts/EntertainmentSalesDevelopmentReal EstateDigital MediaEngineering

Your Student’s Life

R E Q U I R E M E N T S A N D C O U R S E L O A D

• Three Main Degrees Offered:

B a c h e l o r o f Ar t s

B a c h e l o r o f S c i e n c e

B a c h e l o r i n G e n e r a l S t u d i e s

• Minimum of 120 credits

• Average of at least “C” (GPA≥2.0)

• Most courses are 3–5 credits, approximately 4 courses a semester

• Full time standing: 12 credits

• Typical semester load is 14–16 credits

LSA DegreeRequirements

SkillsPragmatic, durable life skills in written communication, quantitative reasoning, and intercultural competence

• First-year writing requirement• Upper-level writing requirement• Quantitative reasoning• Second language• Race and ethnicity

DistributionAdd breadth to coursework, think and learn in different ways• Humanities• Social Sciences• Natural Sciences• Math and Symbolic Analysis• Creative Expression• Interdisciplinary

MajorFocused knowledge in one disciplinethat widens perspective on all others

Optional: minor or second major

ElectivesMaximize degree, have fun, craft aonce-in-a-lifetime education

Cross-Campus Transfer

A P P LY A F T E R 1 , 2 , 3 Y E A R S

• Ross School of Business, Nursing Sophomore

• Art & Design, Engineering, Kinesiology, Music Th&D Soph or Jr

• Architecture, Education, Information, Public Policy Junior

• Pharmacy Senior

Next StepsA D V I S O R S P R E PA R E T O M E E T Y O U R S T U D E N T

Chemistry(general or organic)

SecondLanguage

Writing(Writing 100 or FYWR)

Math(pre-calculus or calculus)

AP Credits(elective credit; don’t count in distribution)

IB Credits(can count in distribution)

12

3

4 Academic Interest Survey

Application

P L A C E M E N T T E S T R E S U LT S :

We’re here to help

While the students are in control,

we’ll do everything we can to assist them.

World-Class Resources

A C A D E M I C & C A R E E R

• Career Center

• Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

C O L L A B O R AT I V E L E A R N I N G

• Language Resource Center

• Math Lab

• Physics Help Room

• Science Learning Center

• Sweetland Center for Writing

H E A LT H

• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), free

• University Health Services

S T U D E N T S W I T H D I S A B I L I T I E S

• Office of Services for Students with Disabilities

• Test Accommodation Center

Questions?

E M A I L : parents.ask.lsa.advising@umich.edu

P H O N E : 734.764.0332

W E B S I T E S :

parents.umich.edu

onsp.umich.edu/parent-and-family-programs