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During
Your 1st Year
College is an opportunity for you to find out what you want and
who you are.
It creates an atmosphere where anything is possible.
Before
you showed up on the first day of class, there have been many
influences that have shaped what kind of person you are. While
growing up, you have probably had the same community around you.
Your family comes from a long line of electricians or pharmacists
or florists, etc. The adults on your block knew what you were
doing when you were outside your home. The kids you played with,
their siblings and friends were observers of your growth and potential.
Within this community of your closest friends, coaches, conductors
or family members, you carried out very specific roles. Each of
these roles made you who you are today, but now you are open to
realize what roles aren't for you. Maybe you would like to be
a teacher or an artist, or a scientist, or a ....you get the point.....,
but friends in your home group would have said to that "AW , why
do you want to do that?" or "That is for dorks." Or maybe you
wanted to drop the soccer team and take dance classes. You may
have received the same kind of (DIS)encouragement. And that is
okay for high school. Being at college (either away from home
or as a commuting student) gives you a place where you can be
WHO you genuinely want to be.
Now it is your turn to begin to shine inside and live to your
fullest potential!!!
Expectations
A
student's success and fufillment greatly depends on if their expectations
meeting their reality. This carries over into both their academic
and personal worlds.
There
are many students that talk about meeting their significant other
when they go to college. They also beleive that they are going
to make new best friends, especially with their roommates. Some
people are also looking forward to finding mentors who can help
guide them through their academic and career journey.
Academic
Highlights
Living
On Campus
...IF
YOU ARE HAVING A HARD TIME AT SCHOOL
Here
is what is the degree is all about?
Normally, 60 credit hours will be required for an Associate's
degree and 128 credit hours for a Bachelor's degree. One thing
that you may hear from time to time is how people refer to their
schools. If they are attending a comunity college they refer to
it as a two-year school. If they are attending a university than
you may hear them refer to it as a four-year school. These two
expressions could not be more incorect. The national average amount
of time it takes a student to complete a BA degree can range from
3 - 6 six years and someone attending a community college anywhere
from 1 1/2 to 3 years if they are attending full time.
Master's degrees and Doctorate of Philosophy degrees are awarded
by graduate schools and admission to graduate schools usually
requires the Bachelor's degree, some form of standardized test,
essay and sometimes an in person interview.
The Doctorate degree is the most advanced degree and is conferred
for professional, research, or honorary achievement. In some fields
the Master's degree is considered the terminal, or highest level
of degree achieved.
Here are some examples of degrees awarded at many institutions
of higher education:
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A.A. Associate of Arts
- A.A.S.
Associate of Applied Science
- A.S.
Associate of Science
- B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
- B.B.A.
Bachelor of Business Administration
- B.S.
Bachelor of Science
- B.F.A.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
- M.A.
Master of Arts
- M.S.
Master of Science
- M.F.A
Master of Fine Arts
- M.S.W.
Master of Social Work
- Ed.D.
Doctor of Education
- Psy.D.
Doctor of Psychology
- Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
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- 2002 Counseling U
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