UofSC Academic Advisors Weekly Update
May 18, 2020
University of South Carolina
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New Classes Added
Sent on behalf of the University Advising Center
Sections added next SUMMER TERM due to high demand:
SPAN 302 Advanced Grammar
SPAN 303 Cultural Readings and Advanced Composition
*Both courses are applicable to the Spanish major and minor.
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Upcoming Training and Professional Development Opportunities
Sent on behalf of The Training Team, University Advising Center
We are working to move many training and professional development events online. Any topic that can be effectively facilitated remotely, we will be working towards offering to all of you.
The events will be facilitated through Blackboard Collaborate. Detailed instructions on how to join the event will be sent to all confirmed registrants two days prior to the event.
Please view a list of confirmed events below. As more are added, they will be sent via this listserv.
Pre-Professional Advising for Pre-Law Students
May 28 from 10:00 - 11:00am
Presenter: Mark Brown, Office of Pre-Professional Advising
Pre-law students should be cognizant as early as possible in their college career of their intentions to go to law school. Students need to understand that the two most important law schools consider for admissions are grades (GPA) and the LSAT score. Law schools have no preference of majors or minors (and, we have students from virtually every major and minor apply, be accepted, and matriculate to law schools). While the majority of preparing for the application process starts late in the Junior year, and extends to fall of Senior year, there is much students can do from day one to become a great law school candidate. Advisors will gain an understanding of how to students interested in law throughout their college career.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understanding the law school application process and requirements.
2. Learning what is most important for law schools making admissions decisions.
3. Recognizing the versatility of majors/minors that students can use to prepare for law school.
If you have any questions about Training and Professional Development offered through the UAC, please contact Sara McConville directly at
saramcc@mailbox.sc.edu
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
included in previous mailings
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SEP Templates for 2020-2021 Now Available in DegreeWorks
Sent on behalf of Sandra Varney, Office of the University Registrar
Beginning Friday, May 8, 2020 all SEP templates for the 2020-2021 academic year are available in DegreeWorks. If academic advisors notice any errors, please email
dgrworks@mailbox.sc.edu
with what the error is and what the correction should be.
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REMINDER: May UAN Meeting Rescheduled
Sent on behalf of the University Advising Center
The May University Advisors' Network meeting has been rescheduled for May 27th from 9:30 - 11:00am.
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Summer Courses for Those Considering ITEC Minor or Free Elective
Sent on behalf of Sarah Jusiewicz, College of Engineering & Computing
With our ever changing technology needs and challenges, your students may now have an interest in the addition of an ITEC minor. Summer courses include ITEC 101, ITEC 233, and ITEC 264--No Pre-Reqs needed.
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Fall 2020 Tuition and Fee Payment Information
Sent on behalf of Jennifer Burr, Bursar's Office
Fall 2020 tuition and fee bills will be made available for students to view and pay on Self Service Carolina (SSC) at
http://my.sc.edu
on July 16th.
The Fall 2020 tuition and fee payment deadline is 5:00pm on August 12, 2020, regardless of when the class begins. Students who fail to pay their account balance in full or enroll in a payment plan by the deadline date may have their fall class schedule cancelled for nonpayment.
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NACADA Award Recipient - Undergraduate Academic Advising
Sent on behalf of the University Advising Center
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The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) awaeds the Outstanding Advising Program Award Annually to programs that document innovative and/or exemplary practices resulting in improvement of academic advising services. UofSC's Undergraduate Academic Advising program has been awarded the 2020 Certificate of Merit.
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Updated 'Common Holds and Restrictions' Document
Sent on behalf of the University Advising Center
The 'Common Holds and Restrictions' document
(linked here)
has been updated. Advisors are encouraged to refer to this document if needed and may also share it with students. Please note, this document is also available on the
University Advising Center's website
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Update on Fall 2020 PHYS Labs Waitlist
Sent on behalf of the Department of Phsycis & Astronomy
The Department of Physics and Astronomy will be moving forward with our standard waitlist for PHYS Labs in
Fall 2020
, which will be conducted in the same manner as in previous semesters. The links are now live!
Please encourage students to visit our
200-level PHYS Labs webpage
to submit an entry for our PHYS 201L, PHYS 202L, PHYS 211L, and PHYS 212L waitlists for Fall.
Students should expect to receive feedback regarding the possibility of additional seats in
August
. Students should continue watching Self-Service Carolina regularly for open seats in the weeks and months to come.
We have also implemented a
"Remove" link
for students that previously submitted a waitlist entry. If a student manages to register for a seat in an open lab section after already completing a waitlist form, he/she can use the Remove link to let the department know that his/her request for a lab seat has been fulfilled.
Just a friendly reminder - students do not have to take the corresponding lab course in the same semester as the lecture course.
As long as the lecture is taken first, the lab can be taken in any future semester.
Also, we want to inform as many students as possible that we will be offering all 200-level PHYS lectures and their respective labs (201L, 202L, 211L, 212L) in Summer 2020 in an online format.
The lectures and labs do have specific days and times of the week where students will be expected to be available for class in real time.
They are not self-paced
.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out.
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Summer Procedures for Foreign Language Placement Tests
Sent on behalf of Tim McAteer, Foreign Language Placement Director
This summer, we will offer French, German, Latin and Spanish exams remotely to incoming freshmen and transfer students. (If a student wishes to take a different language exam, however, they must wait and take that once the campus reopens.)
Students should register for a specific testing date through our placement website at
http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/language-placement/home
(Option #1). Once registered, they will receive a confirmation email with details about the exam. If you have questions or if there is anything unclear, please let me know.
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Summer Site Linking - Updated
Sent on behalf of Savannah Brown, On Your Time Initiatives
In light of the recent news of all summer courses being 100% web based, you may have an influx of students coming to you with questions about Summer Semester. We’ve been updating OYT’s Summer Semester website with lots of helpful information for students looking to make the most of this strange summer of social distancing. The site
(linked here
)
includes information on how to enroll, tuition and fees for summer courses, and helpful tips for utilizing Financial Aid during Summer Semester.
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Women's and Gender Studies: New Online Course Options
Sent on behalf of Carla Pfeffer, Women's and Gender Studies
Women's and Gender Studies will be offering the following summer courses online this year: WGST 112 (Introduction to Women's Studies), WGST 113 (Women's Health), WGST 300 (Sex and Gender), WGST 304 (Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality), WGST 432 (Men and Masculinities), and WGST 437 (Women Writers). All of these courses count toward the WGST major and minor and many fulfill Carolina Core and GLD requirements as well.
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Summer Time Tickets Moved
Sent on behalf of the Office of the Registrar;
The following email was sent to Undergraduate Students regarding Summer Time tickets:
The University is currently making adjustments to the summer schedule. Courses will be offered via remote instruction through the end of summer sessions. For this reason, Summer Time tickets (registration time periods) have been moved to the week of April 20 so that we can make those needed adjustments.
If you plan to register for summer, you may view your Summer time Ticket on your profile page in Self Service Carolina.
Please note time tickets and registration periods are changing for summer courses only. Fall registration time tickets will remain the same with general registration beginning April 13
th
. Please see the Registrar calendar for the
official academic calendar
. If you have not already done so, be sure to talk with your academic advisor about your summer registration plans and request your summer advisement hold to be lifted.
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Recording from 'Reporting in Navigate' Training
Sent on behalf of The Training Team, University Advising Center
Please follow the link below to watch the live recording of the 'Reporting in Navigate' Training that was held on April 1st and facilitated remotely using Zoom.
https://youtu.be/1vd-gUmFU-c
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Pre-Requisite/Co-Requisite Removal
Sent on behalf of Leslie Lovelace, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
We have removed the pre-requisites/co-requisites from CHEM 111L, CHEM 112L, CHEM 331L, and CHEM 332L so that a student may drop the lecture and remain in the lab if so desired.
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Two New Courses in English
Sent on behalf of Ed Gieskes, Department of English
ENGL 280.001 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY
TR 10:05-11:20 JELLY-SCHAPIRO (AIU/VSR)
Since the global economic downturn of 2008, capitalism has been subject to heightened levels of contestation in various public forums—from the streets to the ballot box to the television screen. This course will examine how works of contemporary fiction in particular register and reckon with the political, economic, cultural, and ecological crises of capitalism in the twenty-first century. Our inquiry will be planetary in scope. Taking us from Brooklyn to Milan to Bangkok, the novels we read will help us think about how global capitalism is constituted, experienced, and resisted in distinct spaces and places. Though privileging the current moment, we will also think about the connections between the early-modern origins and present-day iterations of capitalist culture.
ENGL 283.001 TOPICS IN BRITISH LITERATURE: HEROISM
TR 1:15-2:30 SHIFFLETT (AIU)
In this class, we will explore British authors’ uses of sex and death to create their own renditions of beauty. Reading across centuries and genres to examine the uses to which sex and death combine to create compelling literary masterpieces, we will analyze how various authors engage their readers and the major issues of their historical moments. Beginning with John Donne’s strange seduction-by-bug poem, “The Flea,” and concluding with such contemporary works as Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the semester’s reading includes classics and lesser-known wonders that press at the boundaries of what constitutes beauty. Assignments include reading responses, two short papers, a midterm, and a final exam.
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NEW! Online FERPA Form for Academic Advisors
Sent on behalf of the University Advising Center
A new online FERPA form has been developed for Academic Advisors at UofSC. Similar to the online form used by the Office of the University Registrar, this form allows students to complete the FERPA form online to give their academic advisor permission to release information to designated individuals.
For additional information and training related to FERPA, please view the following resources made available by the University Advising Center.
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EAB Updates to Aid with Virtual Advising
Sent on behalf of Brian Dusel, University Advising Center
EAB has been actively working to provide updates that will aid advisors in their virtual advising across the student success collaborative! You'll notice some of these changes right away:
- URLs in Availability - when setting up your availability, there is now a dedicated space to put URLs for Zoom, TEAMs, or whatever platform you are using to advise students from home. Phone numbers can also be added here!
- Streamlined Reports - gone are the large number of reports needed to run - EAB has introduced a more streamlined set of reports. If you want to learn more, be sure to sign up to attend the training session this Wednesday.
- Student Pop-Up - to cover all bases, there is now a pop-up notification that students recieve when they first log in to remind them that all advising is being conducted by email, phone, or virtually.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or issue please don't hesitate to email Brian Dusel (
duselb@mailbox.sc.edu
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'Advisor Inquiries' Form
Sent on behalf of Claire Robinson, University Advising Center
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Override Resource for Advisors
Sent on behalf of the University Advising Center
In some instances, students can reach out directly to the professor or department contact to request an override into a course. In other instances, however, students must complete an override request form or sign up for a seat notification in alert. Please view the following document to learn more about departments that utilize an override request form or seat notification form.
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'Summer Course Needs Submission' Form
Sent on behalf of Claire Robinson, University Advising Center
Please use the link below to make recommendations for courses you would like to see offered.
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Reminder of Important Dates on Registration Calendar
Sent on behalf of the University Advising Center
- Graduate Student time tickets: Monday, April 6
- Students with Athletics, Disability resources, Veteran attribute: Monday, April 6th
- Undergraduate time tickets: Monday, April 13th
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Equivalencies to Look for on IAP Graduation Applicants' Transcripts
Sent on behalf of Sherry Warren, International Accelerator Program
Students who began the International Accelerator Program are beginning to apply for graduation and you may see the following courses on their transcripts.
During the Fall 2015, Spring 2016 and Summer 2016 semesters, temporary course codes were used for LING 102, LING 103 and LING 104. The courses utilized the same syllabi, which were submitted for Faculty Senate Review in Fall 2015 and accepted for inclusion in the Fall 2016 Bulletin. If students took the following courses during any of these semesters, equivalences should be recognized as follows:
• ENFS 081 = LING 102
• ENFS 071 = LING 103
• ENFS 085 = LING 104
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Summer 2020 Tuition and Fees
Sent on behalf of Jennifer Burr, Bursar's Office
Summer 2020 tuition and fees will be made available for students to view on Self Service Carolina (SSC)
http://my.sc.edu
April 16, 2020. The Summer 2020 tuition and fee payment deadline is May 27, 2020 at 5:00pm, regardless of when the course begins. Students who fail to pay their account balance in full or enroll in a payment plan by the payment deadline may have their summer class schedule cancelled for nonpayment.
Please direct students to the Bursar's Office at
https://sc.edu/bursar/
for tuition and fee payment information.
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USC advisors listserv submission form
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