Steps to Academic Success

This presentation is to help students better understand:

The resources on campus听
Empower students to be active participants in their education听
College Identity听
Advisement & Planning听

AB 1460

the jmcomic漫画 shall require, as an undergraduate graduation requirement, the completion of, at minimum, one three-unit course in ethnic studies.

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Ethnic studies Center

Curriculum 鈥� Research 鈥� Community development

What is College?听

The university has 8 colleges divided up into different majors
You belong to one of our academic colleges based on your major
Over 60 undergraduate degrees and over 70 master鈥檚 programs

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Mike Curb College of Arts Media and Communications听

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David Nazarian College of Business and Economics听

Michael D. Eisner听

College of Engineering and Computer Science听

College of Heath and Human Development听

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College of Humanities听

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College of Science and Mathematics听

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College of Social Behavioral Sciences听

Tseng College听

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Exploratory听

(Not a College)听

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These are some of the different people you will encounter during your time here at jmcomic漫画N.听

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What we call them听	What you know them as听
Dean & Associate Dean听	Administration听
Department Chairs & Professors	Faculty听
Student Services Centers/ EOP Satellites (Advisement)听	Staff
Students听	YOU and other jmcomic漫画N alumni

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**Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, & Communication**
听听听听听听听听听听听听听Art听	听听听听听听听听Cinema Television & Arts	听听听听听听听听 Communication Studies
听听听听听听听听听听 Journalism	听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Music	听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Theatre

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**David Nazarian College of Business and Economics**
听听听Accounting & Information听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Systems听	听听听 Business Law & Real听听听听听听听听听听听听听Estate听	听听听听听听听听 Economics听	听听听听听听听听听听 Finance听
听听听听听听听Management听	听听听听听听听听Marketing听	听听听听 Systems & Operations听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Management听	听听听听听 Global Supply Chain听听听听听听听听听听听听听Management听

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**Michael D. Eisner College of Education**
听听 Credential听Office听	听听听听听听听 Deaf Studies听	Educational Leadership & Policy听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Studies听	听听听听Educational Psychology &听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Counseling听
听听听Elementary Education听	听听听听Secondary Education听	听听听听听听听Special Education听	听

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**College of Engineering & Computer Science**
听听听听听 Civil Engineering and Construction听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Management听	听听听听听Electrical and Computer Engineering听	听听听听听听听听Computer Science听
听听 Manufacturing Systems Engineering听	听听听听听听听听听听Mechanical Engineering听	听

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**College of Health and Human Development**
听听Child and Adolescent听听听听听听听听听 Development听	听听听 Communication Disorders听and Sciences听	听听听听Environmental and听听听听听听听听 Occupational Health听	听听 Family and Consumer听听听听听听听听 Sciences听	听听听听Heath听听听听听听听听 Sciences听
听听听听听听Kinesiology听	听 Recreation and Tourism听听听听听听听听 Management听	听听听听听听听 Nursing听	听听听 Physical Therapy听	听

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**College of Humanities**
听听听Asian American听听听听听听听听听听听Studies听	听听听American Indian听听听听听听听听 Studies听	听听听Chicana and Chicano听听听听听听听听听听听 Studies听	听听 Central American听听听听听听听听Studies听	听听听Civil and Community听听听听听听听听听 Engagement听
听听听听听听听English听	Gender and Woman's听听听听听听听 Studies听	听听听听听Liberal Studies听	听听 Linguistics and听听听听听听听听听听TESL听	Middle Eastern and Islamic听听听听听听听听听Studies听
听 MCLL (Languages and听听听 Cultures and Spanish)	听听 Modern Jewish听听听听听听听听听听Studies听	听听听听听 Queer Studies听	听听听听Philosophy听	听听听听 Religious Studies听

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**College of Science & Mathematics**
听听听听听听听听听听听听听Biology听	听听听听听听听 Chemistry and Biochemistry听	听听听听听听听听听Geological Sciences听
听听听听听听听听听听Mathematics听	听听听听听听听听听 Physics and Astronomy听	听

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**College of Social and Behavioral Sciences**
听听Africana听Studies听	听听听听 Anthropology听	听听听听听Criminology and听听听听听听听听听Environment Studies听	听听听听听 Geography and听听听听听听听听听听Environmental Studies听	听听听听听听听 History听
听听Political Sciences听	听听听听 Psychology听	听听听听听听听 Sociology听	听听听听听听Urban Studies听	听

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Why Advisement & Planning?

Strong start & strong finish
Balancing act (Academic, Social, & Cultural)
Degree Roadmaps
Support when you need it from caring faculty and staff
Referrals to campus resources
Graduate school and career exploration
Big Picture - Graduating!

General Education Requirements听

48 minimum units听

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Major Requirements听

40+ minimum depending on major听

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Other Requirements听

Electives听
Total Units听
Minimum GPA 's听

听1.Academic Advisement听

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Where to Go?听	What we can help with?	When to contact your advisor?
Matador Advising Hub Student Services Centers/EOP Satellites Faculty in your Academic Major	Degree planning鈥� Understanding academic policies and procedures 鈥� Assisting you with academic goal setting	Anytime, but preferably mid-semester for routine advising 鈥� If academic or personal difficulties arise

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听2.Online Tools

Our online tools include a range of "How to" videos and a Degree Planning help tool.听

When to use them:	Where do I find them?	How do I use them:
Prior to advising sessions鈥� To gauge progress toward graduation	Log into your jmcomic漫画N portal.鈥� Click the "jmcomic漫画" tab鈥� Click "Advising & Degree Planning"鈥� Click "Registration Planner"鈥�	Go to听www.csun.edu/current-students/how-guides

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听3.Tutoring Centers听

How many are there?	When to contact them:	Where can I find them?
Many College and Department-based tutoring centers for discipline-based support University-based tutoring (LRC)听	Anytime you need tutoring Help understanding a subject Writing assistance鈥�	Within the College/Department鈥� University Library, 3rd Floor, East Wing鈥� The Spot in Housing鈥�

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听4.General Support听

Types of Support听	Where to find them听
Career Skills Health & Wellness Involvement	Klotz- Student Health Center听 jmcomic漫画N Career Center听 University Counseling Services (UCS) Matador Involvement Center (MIC)

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jmcomic漫画

Introduction

AB1460

College Identity

What is College?听

University Students, Staff, and Faculty

Different Colleges at jmcomic漫画N

Advisement and Planning

Requirements to Graduate

5 STEPS to Academic Success

听1.Academic Advisement听

听2.Online Tools

听3.Tutoring Centers听

听4.General Support听