Admitted Student Orientation 20082009

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Welcome

• Admitted Student Orientation 2008/2009

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Professional Academic Advisors
Student Academic Services, EDU 106 [phone]

• Program Director for Undergraduate Programs and
  Internship...Dr. Paulette Walker
• Elementary Education ........Artia Small
• Physical Education, Exceptional Student
  Education, Early Childhood Education, Exercise
  Science ....... Jeany Gonzalez
• Secondary Education ....... Lynne A. Carlson

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Gordon Rule Requirements

• COMMUNICATION - 12 credit hours minimum C-
  grade or higher
• COMPUTATION - 6 credit hours minimum C- grade
  or higher

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Foreign Language Requirements in COE

• This is a graduation requirement.
• Two years of the same language in high school
  will fulfill the requirement.
• YOU will need to submit your high school
  transcript to USF prior to graduation, if you
  have NOT already done so. (USF ID must be on
  transcript)
• If you are transferring to USF from another
  institution, high school information is NOT
  included and MUST be submitted separately.

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Degree Audit Reports (SASS Reports)

• The SASS report is a checklist of YOUR degree
  requirements.
• It is YOUR responsibility to ensure each
  requirement is successfully fulfilled.
• Advisors only review degree audits by request,
  for final internship verification and graduation.

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How do you read a degree audit?

• All requirement are separated into categories for
  state auditing purposes.
• As an individual item is completed, the minus(-)
  will change to a plus().
• As each category is completed the NO will turn to
  an IP (in progress) and then to OK (all
  requirements fulfilled within that category).
• You are aiming for all pluses () and OKs.

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Fingerprinting

• Be advised that students may be required to
  complete a fingerprinting/background check prior
  to ANY field experience in any course any costs
  related to this process(es) may be the
  responsibility of the student.

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Graduation......

• YOU MUST APPLY TO GRADUATE.
• An application can be obtained in SAS (EDU 106),
  the Registrars Office (SVC 1034) or on the
  Registrars Office website.
• Graduation applications may be turned in one
  semester prior to the semester you are graduating
  but MUST be received by the third week of the
  semester you plan to graduate (dates are on
  application).

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FERPA Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act

• Also known as the Buckley Amendment
• protects the privacy of student educational
  records
• Allows for some student control over disclosure
  of personal identifiable information from USF
  records
• Allows student inspection/review of their
  individual records
• Allows students ability/right to deny publication
  of items considered Directory Information
• Allows students the right to seek an amendment of
  their records

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What is Directory Information at USF?

• Enrollment Status
• Degrees Awards received
• Most recent previous institution attended
• Participation in officially recognized activities
  sports
• Photographic Image

• Student Name
• Addresses (local, permanent, mailing)
• Telephone Email listings
• Birthdate
• Major Field of Study
• Classification
• Attendance Dates

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Directory Information Release

• USF allows students to request Privacy to
  withhold the release of Directory Information
• When Privacy is requested, Directory
  Information CANNOT be released to ANYONE
• Outside USF, except as provided by law
• Within USF, anyone who does not have a legitimate
  educational interest or need to know
• Without a Privacy request, it can be released
  to anyone.

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This is NEVER considered Directory Information!

• Social Security Number
• Race
• Ethnicity
• Nationality
• Gender
• Grades
• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Academic Standing

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Petitions.....

• College of Education Petitions
• Program and Internship Issues (see your advisor)
• Academic Regulations Committee (ARC)
• University Rules (See Dr. Paulette Walker)
• Both petition forms are available in EDU 106.

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Congratulations!Now go to http//www.coedu.usf.e
du/sas/esorient.htm for the online quiz to
notify your advisor.