Core 2.0
Placement
Math
Parts of a Degree
Mystery
100
How many core categories are there?
10
100
What score or higher do students need to achieve for credit if they have taken the Advancement Placement exam?
3 or better
100
What are the 3 ways students will be placed at a math level?
ACT/SAT + High School GPA
College-credit
EdReady Soft Placement
100
What is a credit?
One credit = one hour of in-class time a week and usually two to three hours a week per credit outside of class
100
How many credits does a student need to take EACH YEAR to keep their scholarship?
30 credits
200
Name the two parts/classifications that make up the core curriculum. When naming each part, list one core category that falls into that classification.
Foundation Courses (University Seminar, Writing, Quantitative Reasoning, Diversity & Contemporary Issues in Science) & Ways of Knowing (Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences & Social Sciences)
200
If students have not taken an ACT or SAT and do not have college-level credit, what do they need to do to get placed into a math class? When do they need to take it by?
Take the EdReady soft placement exam prior to their meeting with their advisor
200
What is EdReady and why is it important?
Free! Places students into a math level (initial assessment) and allows them to take prep levels if they wish to study and place up a math level! Students will be enrolled prior to Orientation.
200
Name the 4 parts of a degree.
Major Requirements, Electives, CORE & Foundational/Pre-requisites
200
During the Public Speaking presentation, Molly mentioned 5 things that make a good public speaker. Name one and describe it.
Posture, Pace, Content, Practice Makes Perfect, Confidence
300
Name three core categories. When listing each category, give an example of a course that fulfills that category.
University Seminar (US), College Writing (W), Quantitative Reasoning (Q), Diversity (D), Contemporary Issues in Science (CS), Arts Inquiry (IA), Humanities Inquiry (IH), Natural Science Inquiry (IN), Social Science Inquiry (IS), Research & Creative Experience Courses (R)
300
What is considered a "developmental" course. What does it count towards and what does it not?
Zero Level Courses (Example: M 088)
Count towards financial aid and full time status
Factored into student GPA
Does not count as earned credit (120 required)
300
What is the math placement level students need to be at in order to take STATS 216Q?
Level 300
300
What percentage of you degree is made of foundational/pre-requisite courses?
12.5%
300
Where is the Academic Advising Center located?
Gaines 130
400
Completely describe one core category from the "Ways of Knowing" subsection and name a class that will fulfill the class requirement.
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Research
400
What is the WebCape Placement exam? Describe it to the class.
An assessment that places students into a foreign language course. $10. Take online and results go to Modern Languages. If a student has passed their course, they retroactively earn credit for the courses below that level.
400
An engineering student you're advising is at a math level 300 and needs to take M 171Q. What advice do you give them? What course do they need to take?
Study 20+ hours in the EdReady prep levels
Take M 151Q as a pre-requisite
400
What does 5-10-10-15 mean?
5 days to add online, 10 days to add with instructor permission, 10 days to drop online, 15 days to drop with instructor permission
400
Both students and advisors are responsible during academic advising. Name a student responsibilities.
Zero Level Courses (Example: M 088)
Count towards financial aid and full time status
Factored into student GPA
Does not count as earned credit (120 required)
500
What are the MSU Core Qualities? (Hint: There are 3)
1. MSU Graduates are Effective Communicators
2. MSU Graduates are Thinkers & Problem Solvers
3. MSU Graduates are Local & Global Citizens
500
Name and describe the three reasons in which a student would be exempt from taking a writing class at MSU.
College-level credit or ACT (28+) or SAT Evidence Based Reading/Writing Score is 750
500
Name one of the math co-req courses a student can take to further develop their math skills if they are "in between" levels.
M 065 & M 096
M 105 & M 005
M 121 & M 021
500
Describe what this means:
CHMY = Department of Chemistry, 121 = Course number, IN = Inquiry Natural Sciences Core Category, Introduction to General Chemistry = Course Name, 4 Credits = How many credit the course is, 2 Lec = 2 lectures a week, 1 Lab = 1 lab a week, 1 rct = 1 recitation a week
500
What are the 4 types of public speaking?
1. Ceremonial 2. Demonstrative 3. Informative 4. Persuasive