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- 2. Smithfield Cottage • Amenities • Quiet • Computer and Wi-Fi
- 3. Office of Graduate Studies Events • Networking events • BBQ • Thesis shows • Graduate reception • Graduate teas • Alumni potluck • Conversations • Sidwalk Arts Festival • Social events
- 4. Office of Graduate Studies • Facebook / Twitter • MySCAD Web page • Bi-weekly e-newsletter • Collaboration
- 6. Graduate Advising Sarah McCarn Rachel Stelzer Director of Graduate Advising Graduate Adviser Siv Dalke Mariah Hay Graduate Adviser Graduate Adviser
- 7. Summer Quarter 2011 First day of classes Drop/Add • Monday, June 27 • Junes 27-July 1 (10 Week and 1 st 5 week classes)
- 8. Typical Course Format • 10-week classes • eLearning classes are on an • M/W or T/R asynchronous 10-week quarter • Start at 8 / 11 / 2 / 5 / 8 • Summer quarter option for five-week classes (M/T/W/R)
- 9. Registration One course Graduate full-time enrollment • Five credit hours • 10 academic credit hours
- 10. Graduate Staff Adviser • Academic policies and procedures • Thesis questions • Course requirements • Graduation application • Registration questions • Referrals
- 11. Graduate Coordinator • Professor within department • Thesis • Course content • Career • Review • Faculty referrals
- 13. SCAD PRO Adviser Online degree audit accessed through MySCAD: • Student Workspace - Advising - SCAD Pro Adviser Contact staff adviser with questions
- 14. Conditional Acceptance • Outlined in acceptance letter • Required undergraduate courses • “A” or “B” in all conditional courses Intensive Acceptance • Outlined in acceptance letter • Additional required graduate courses • Offered in fall and spring quarters
- 15. Review for Candidacy • Required • Midpoint of program • Formal review of progress • Fail twice = not allowed to progress
- 16. Academic Policy • 3.0 GPA = good standing • Absence policy (overall and major) • Withdrawal policy
- 17. Thesis, Final Project and Program Completion • Pass review for candidacy • Five-year completion limit • 3.0 GPA in major and overall
- 18. Continuous Enrollment Enroll in two of four Thesis quarters per year • Grade of “Incomplete” • Thesis 799 • Enroll each quarter
- 19. OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES Contact Information: Smithfield Cottage 118 W. Hall St. Call 912.525.6315 [email protected]
- 20. SCAD SECURITY
- 21. SCAD Security • Safety at SCAD • Bicycle registration program • Security resources • Self-defense awareness program
- 22. Crime Prevention - The Four R’s • Risk awareness • Risk recognition • Risk reduction • Risk avoidance
- 23. 10 Tips for a Safer College Experience Call 911 for emergencies and report all incidents to SCAD security 1. Think and act responsibly: always be aware of your surroundings 2. Walk in well-lit areas 3. Do not use lanes/alleys as shortcuts 4. Lock your doors 5. Do not leave valuables in your vehicle 6. Do not interact with panhandlers 7. Do not leave items unattended in common areas 8. Lock up your bicycle 9. Bicycles are governed by the same traffic regulations as cars 10. Security is a participatory process: your safety starts with you
- 24. SCAD SECURITY Contact Information: 345 Bull St. Call 912.525.4500
- 26. Counseling and Student Support Services • Confidentiality • Deaf services • Emergency on-call services • Support services • Counseling • Memorial Health student clinic • Student accommodations • Wells Fargo student insurance
- 27. COUNSELING AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES Contact Information: Bradley Hall, Room 124 Call 912.525.6971 [email protected] facebook.com/scadcs3
- 29. Career and Alumni Success • Fulfilling the SCAD mission • Connecting • Coaching • Communicating • Counseling • Career Advising Benchmarks (CAB) System
- 30. Career and Alumni Success • Employer recruitment • College Central Network visits and presentations • Job Wire • Career workshops • Career resource library • Student and alumni • Career assessment tools professional development
- 31. Career and Alumni Success • SCAD career fair • SCAD entrepreneurial forum • SCAD alumni weekend
- 32. CAREER AND ALUMNI SUCCESS Contact Information: Bradley Hall Call 912.525.4653 [email protected] scad.edu/careers