Evaluation of Placement Assessment Instruments: Evaluate current placement of students in courses at BCC and focus on more appropriate placement of entry-level students by fall semester 2015. Learning Community Counselors: Continue to employ learning community counselors and outreach specialists to support learning communities and the students they serve. CTE Counselor: Hire one CTE counselor and outreach specialist and two Associate’s Degree for Transfer (ADT) counselors and outreach specialists to launch the ADT Task Force to promote enrollment and support successful completion of degrees and certificates and transfer to four-year colleges by spring semester 2015. Faculty Advising: Launch faculty advising to provide students an opportunity to seek guidance from academic content specialists who can support students with career exploration, major selection, and the transfer process to pilot in spring semester 2015. Thematic Academic Pathways: Develop thematic pathways to support students as they navigate the degree and major selection process for fall semester 2015, which may require realignment of the course schedule. One pathway will focus on academic exploration for students with undecided majors. Peer Mentorship: Expand the role of student ambassadors (and other appropriate student group members) to support students with major selection, transfer, and program completion by providing current BCC students with the information they need to navigate these complicated decisions and make informed choices. Initiate this expansion of job duties in fall semester 2015. Math Acceleration: Encourage entry-level students to take math during their first semester and continue to take math each semester until they fulfill this essential degree, certificate, and transfer requirement. English Acceleration: Encourage entry-level students to take English and/or ESL during their first semester and continue to take English each semester until they fulfill this essential degree, certificate, and requirement. Strategic Program Development: Strategically develop new degree and certificate programs at BCC to support student demand for programs in such areas as chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, computer science, and economics, to support student transfer. Also, create more general degree options, such as social science, general science, and humanities.
Evaluation of Placement Assessment Instruments: Evaluate current placement of students in courses at BCC and focus on more appropriate placement of entry-level students by fall semester 2015. Learning Community Counselors: Continue to employ learning community counselors and outreach specialists to support learning communities and the students they serve. CTE Counselor: Hire one CTE counselor and outreach specialist and two Associate’s Degree for Transfer (ADT) counselors and outreach specialists to launch the ADT Task Force to promote enrollment and support successful completion of degrees and certificates and transfer to four-year colleges by spring semester 2015. Faculty Advising: Launch faculty advising to provide students an opportunity to seek guidance from academic content specialists who can support students with career exploration, major selection, and the transfer process to pilot in spring semester 2015. Thematic Academic Pathways: Develop thematic pathways to support students as they navigate the degree and major selection process for fall semester 2015, which may require realignment of the course schedule. One pathway will focus on academic exploration for students with undecided majors. Peer Mentorship: Expand the role of student ambassadors (and other appropriate student group members) to support students with major selection, transfer, and program completion by providing current BCC students with the information they need to navigate these complicated decisions and make informed choices. Initiate this expansion of job duties in fall semester 2015. Math Acceleration: Encourage entry-level students to take math during their first semester and continue to take math each semester until they fulfill this essential degree, certificate, and transfer requirement. English Acceleration: Encourage entry-level students to take English and/or ESL during their first semester and continue to take English each semester until they fulfill this essential degree, certificate, and requirement. Strategic Program Development: Strategically develop new degree and certificate programs at BCC to support student demand for programs in such areas as chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, computer science, and economics, to support student transfer. Also, create more general degree options, such as social science, general science, and humanities.
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