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COL 102: College and Life Planning

COL 102: College and Life Planning. by Kody Schlicht. Choosing a Major. One of the most important decisions a college students will make 80% of incoming freshmen are unsure of what to major in 50% will change their major before they graduate

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COL 102: College and Life Planning

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  1. COL 102: College and Life Planning by KodySchlicht

  2. Choosing a Major • One of the most important decisions a college students will make • 80% of incoming freshmen are unsure of what to major in • 50% will change their major before they graduate • Reforming COL 201 will allow WLC to address issues students face when changing their major

  3. Student Survey Report Please refer to the report handed out at your table for information about the survey

  4. Proposal: Revise COL 201 • College 102: College and Life Planning • Taken immediately after completing COL 101 • Continuation of the Introduction to College offered by WLC • Goal: Introduce the Academic Programs offered by WLC to students during their freshman year. • Goal: Provide students with the information needed to make an informed decision about which major to choose

  5. COL 102: College and Life Planning • Will not be required for transfer students • It is assumed that a transfer student will know what they intend to study more than an incoming freshman would

  6. Curriculum for COL 102 • The course will introduce all 39 programs of study offered by Wisconsin Lutheran College, as listed in the Academic Catalog 2013-2014 • Programs will be introduced via a 12 minute video prepared by professors from each program • Examples • Business Administration

  7. Curriculum for COL 102 • 3 videos will be shown per class session • This will take 13 out of the 15 sessions during the semester • The video portion will take between 36 and 40 minutes out of the 50 minutes per class period. • This leaves 2 class periods and 10-12 minutes per class period for the section’s professor to fill.

  8. Course Code • College and Life Planning will be given the code COL 102 • Continuation of COL 101 • Reflects that this is meant to be taken during a student’s first year

  9. What about the current freshmen? • Assuming this is implemented immediately, the current freshmen will not be able to take it during the intended time • COL 102 will be offered in place of COL 201 next semester, and the current freshmen will take it at that time. • Offered every spring

  10. The Introductory Video • Each video will present important information about its program of study • Core classes for the major • Professors teaching its classes • Internship opportunities • Resources offered by WLC • Employment prospects after college • Further education opportunities

  11. Conclusion • About half of all WLC students will change their major before they graduate • Half of those that change their major will have difficulty graduating on time • A majority of students wish WLC offered more information about the various academic programs • Revising COL 201 is an excellent opportunity to address these very real problems

  12. Choosing a major is one of the most important decisions a student will make! The more convenient and informative the process of choosing a major, the better off each student will be!

  13. Questions & Suggestions • Thank you for listening!

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