ACADEMIC ADVISING QUESTIONNAIRE

Please use this form to submit your preferences and interests to Academic Advising.

By completing this Advising Questionnaire, we will be able to create a more precise schedule prior to your Pioneer Experience. If you have questions, please contact Jill Oberfeitinger, the Director of Academic Advising at joberfeitinger@tusculum.edu. Thank you!

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk: *

  • Please select your START TERM.


Part I - Student Information

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(If outside the US)


EDUCATION INFORMATION




VA BENEFITS
Are you planning to use VA benefits?
Which chapter?


If you have not already done so, please contact one of the following for more information:
  • Pat Simons (psimons@tusculum.edu)
  • Jessimine Strauss (jstrauss@tusculum.edu)

ARCHES
ARCHES is a free program that serves first-generation, low-income or disabled college students. ARCHES provides several services including: tutoring, mentoring, and leadership development to name a few.


PART II

TEST SCORES

Please enter the best overall (sub)score for each test.

CLASS SELECTION

As a Tusculum student, you will be required to take general education courses. Some areas allow you a choice of what courses you would like to take. Others are determined based on the major you choose to pursue.

Please indicate what classes would be your Number One and Two (and Three, where applicable) choices under the following general core categories. All drop-downs are required!
ARTS AND HUMANITIES (2 course required)
LITERATURE:
  - World Literature
  - Minority Voices in Literature


FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES
  - Ancient through Renaissance Art History
  - Baroque through Modern Art History
  - Intro to Creative Writing
  - Intro to Western Music



NATURAL SCIENCES (1 course required)
  - General Biology I
  - Physical Science



BEHAVIORAL, WELLNESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (2 courses required - only one from wellness area)
  - Micro and Macro Economics
  - Intro to Geography
  - American Government
  - Essentials of Psychology
  - Lifespan Development
  - Intro to Sociology
  - Foundations of Physical Fitness & Wellness







HISTORY (2 courses required)
  - West & the World I
  - West & the World II
  - Political Traditions of the West
  - US History I
  - US History II






PART III
Please select the following statements which will help assess the English course you should select below.
We encourage you to honestly assess your reading and writing strengths and weaknesses.

Please choose the statement on each row that best describes you.
STATEMENT ONE STATEMENT TWO
I think of myself as an average reader and writer. I think of myself as a strong reader and writer.
I do not read much for pleasure, only for school when it is required. I read frequently, for both personal and school-related reasons.
I often lose the meaning when I read because I do not understand important vocabulary or the sentences are too long. I am comfortable reading long, complex sentences and understand most vocabulary either through background knowledge or context clues.
I do not write much for personal reasons, only for school when it is required. I enjoy writing for both personal and school-related reasons.
I am unsure of myself when I plan my writing and could use tips on planning strategies. I have several strategies for brainstorming ideas, outlining and organizing my writing.
I could use some brushing up on grammar and punctuation. I am confident about the conventions of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.


Based on the above selections:
Below, you will find a description of the first two English Composition courses offered at Tusculum.

Please choose the one that you feel will most benefit you to begin in. We encourage you to honestly assess your reading and writing strengths and weaknesses, and use these to place yourself in the proper course.

If you have more checks in the left column than in the right, you should consider beginning in English 100; if you have more checks in the right column, you will likely do well starting in English 110.

Please select your English Composition course.
English 100 can be taken before English 110 to give students additional preparation for college writing. In this course, students will focus primarily on sentence-level writing, seeking to master grammar and fluency before progressing on to college-level essay writing. English 110 presupposes that students are ready for college-level writing. In this course, students write two types of academic papers: rhetorical analyses and academic arguments. Students beginning in English 110 must have the writing fluency and dedication to write five to seven page papers.