The Advising and Transfer Center
The best time to come see an advisor for a simple question
What are drop-in hours?
The required amount of upper-division GE credits
What is 9 units?
Define an impacted major
What is a highly declared major that requires some form of prerequisites to get in (i.e. specific GPA, mandatory courses, essay, etc)?
A student needs 12 units to be considered full-time, how many units should you be taking per semester to stay on track
What is 15 units
The SSU campus mascot
What is Lobo the seawolf
The Advising and Transfer Center is located on the first floor of the library, where were we previously located
What is the first floor of Salazar?
There are 5 lower division GE categories, name 3
What is A:English Language Communication and Critical Thinking, B:Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning, C:Arts and Humanities, D:Social Sciences, E:Lifelong Learning and Self Development
List 4 impacted majors
What is Biology, Communications and Media Studies, Early Childhood Studies, Human Development, Kinesiology, Psychology, Business Administration, Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies, Hutchins School of Liberal Studies, Nursing, Sociology. There are 11 total impacted majors
Ge patterns require 48 units, but how many units total are required to graduate with a Bachelor's degree?
What is 120 units?
The famous Newfoundland dog that roams Sonoma State
What is Bismarck
A team of student leaders who helps student explore and utilize the academic tools and resources available to them
What is the Student Peer Advising team?
Aspects of the GE requirements outside of the A-E categories
What is the graduation writing assessment requirement, American Institutions (american history, united states constitution, California state and local government) and Critical Race/Ethnic Studies
The top major by number of students in the major
What is Business Administration?
A tool used to find to examine the credits from AP tests or courses taken at another institution
What is the Transfer Credit Report
The year that Sonoma State was founded
What is 1961?
Name the programs that are connected with this office
What is undeclared advising, transfer student advising, MAVRC, FAST programs, lower division advising for select majors
The two options for completing the GWAR (Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement)
What is a WIC course or the WEPT exam?
The number of majors that Sonoma State has
What is 38?
A grading option for some courses that is neutral towards your GPA but still may count for progress towards graduation
What is Credit/No Credit?
Judy Sakaki is not only the President of SSU but also
What is the first Asian American woman hired as a University President in California?
6 Majors that can receive lower division advising at this office
What is Undeclared, KIN, PHYS, preNURS, BIOL, bioCHEM, CHEM, GEP, SOCI, PSY, ANTH, CCJS, GLBS, HIST, HD, POLS, WGS, and preHD (18 total)
The minimum grade necessary to earn credit in area A1, A2, A3, and B4
What is a C- or better?
The number of Bachelor's degrees that Sonoma State offers
What is 92 degrees?
The process to take more units than the 18 unit semester cap
What is a petition to add more units? You need to get the form signed by your department chair and the Dean of your school before submitting to Admissions and Records
Prior to 1978 Sonoma State University was called
What is Sonoma State College?