All First-Year Advising Options Offer:

• A small group setting to help first-year students develop new relationships.
• A pre-major advisor.
• Orientation leaders to coordinate each group's activities during Orientation.
• Group participation in Orientation events.

The Five Options for First-Year Advising:

Curricular Advising Program (CAP)

• Most students in the advising group are enrolled in the same course elected by them during the summer (one-credit, letter-grade or pass/fail).
• The academic advisor is the instructor of the course.  The course is a part of the faculty member’s teaching load.
• The course is one of the four courses in basic first-semester curriculum.

Faculty Seminars

• Each advising group becomes a semester-long seminar (half-credit, pass/fail).
• The academic advisor designs and teaches the course.  The course is in addition to the faculty member’s teaching load.  Seminar reimbursement is $1,250.
• The seminar is a fifth course in addition to the four courses in the basic first-semester curriculum.

Host Advising

• The traditional advising model, host advising, involves no participation in an advising-group course or seminar.
• The advising group only meets formally during orientation.
• Students connect with their academic advisor by appointment during the semester.

Explorations

• Each group becomes a semester-long seminar in the Ex College (one-credit, pass/fail).
• The orientation leaders teach the seminar on a topic they have chosen.
• The academic advisor participates as a member of the group.
• The exploration is a fifth course in addition to the four courses in the basic first-semester curriculum.

Perspectives

• Each group becomes a semester-long seminar in the Ex College (one-credit, pass/fail).
• The orientation leaders teach from a shared curriculum on The Movies.
• The advisor is not required to participate in group activities.
• The seminar is a fifth course in addition to the four courses in the basic first-semester curriculum.