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Our goal as your assigned co-advisor is to connect you to the people, ideas and services you need to succeed: sometimes that means providing you with new tools and strategies to help you study smart and excel academically. We鈥檙e also happy to connect students to the network of college and community resources to help you balance life outside of class. Whether it鈥檚 tutoring for Math, putting food on the table between paychecks, finally conquering procrastination, or finding clothes for your first real job interview, we鈥檙e 100% committed to empowering you to succeed at Bay and Beyond.

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海角视频 Co-Advisors

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New College Responsibilities

• Select your courses鈥�
• Choose your schedule鈥�
• Send your transcripts鈥�
• Check on bills from college鈥�
• Buy your textbooks
• Meet with your instructors鈥�
• Seek help if you鈥檙e struggling
• 鈥≧ead the 鈥淔ine print鈥濃��
• Keep track of important dates and deadline
• 鈥↙et your instructor know if you鈥檙e sick, going to be absent, missed an assignment, don鈥檛 understand an assignment, think they鈥檝e made a mistake, or have car trouble
• Read every class syllabus
• Log into your college email every day
• 鈥˙e aware of where to turn in homework (online, in person, or email)

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Essential College Vocabulary

• Syllabus - A multiple page document that your instructor gives you at the beginning of the semester; includes details about due dates, projects, and course requirements.
• College Catalog - A booklet that is updated every year to reflect program requirements, course sequences, and degree requirements.
• Add/Drop Date - The last day you can add or drop a course from your schedule.
  Withdrawal Deadline: The last day you can withdraw from a course with a 鈥淲鈥� on your transcript.
• Registration - The process of picking your courses for the next semester and signing up for them.
• Academic Calendar - Calendar published by the college including important dates such as holidays, breaks, beginning and end of semesters, tuition deadlines, etc.
• Transcript - A record of all the classes you鈥檝e taken. Can have multiple transcripts if you鈥檝e attended multiple schools. If you transfer, you鈥檒l send your transcript to the new university.
• Hybrid Course - A course that takes place partially online and partially on-campus.
• Blackboard - A portal where you engage with your online classes.
• myBay - Your info source for all things Bay, including registration, course search, accessing transcripts, etc.
• Academic Advisor - An instructor in your degree program who tells you what classes you need to take to complete your degree.
• Credits - What is a credit? Why does it matter? Determines the weight of a course. Typically, courses range between 3-4 credits. Full time = 12 credits or more. Important for financial aid!
• General Education Requirements - A set of courses that are completed within most, if not all, degree programs.
• Degree Requirements - A specific set of courses for your intended major.

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Summer Session Tips

The Summer Sessions are Short, that means everything happens more quickly. Sometimes, because we work here, we forget to let our new students know what this means. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Be aware of the add/drop window. There are only a few days to drop a class.
• Participate right away so that you are not dropped for non-attendance.
• If your class is online and you are trying this for the first time, watch your MyBay email for an invitation from our Online learning office to take their orientation. You must complete the orientation before you can have access to your courses. Sometimes it can take up to 24 hours for you to get that access. Try to get the online learning orientation done early so you are ready to go on the first day.
• These classes are going to fly by. It鈥檚 always a good idea to go through the syllabus and write down exam and assignment due dates, but it鈥檚 even more important to get these down on a check off list where they are easy to see in the summer. And nothing feels better than checking them off!
• If you run into a roadblock during the class鈥攍ike car trouble or losing WiFi or illness, please let your instructor know right away. They will do what they can to help, but they need you to communicate to tell them what鈥檚 up.
• There is free tutoring available for many classes. If you are tackling a subject that you know is always difficult for you (mine is math), Please think about getting this kind of help right away鈥攊t will help you stay on task.
• You may have a team of people who know you are going to school on top of all the other responsibilities you have. Make sure they know you will be working twice as hard for a few weeks, and don鈥檛 be afraid to ask them for help or support when you get into a time crunch. If you don鈥檛鈥� have that team鈥攏ow鈥檚 the time to get them on board to support you鈥攆riends, parents, children, co-workers and partners will feel like your success is theirs too once you鈥檝e made it through your courses.
• And don鈥檛鈥� forget us鈥攜our co-advisors and the staff at 海角视频鈥擯lease feel free to reach out to chat or ask questions or just to vent, any time. We want to see you succeed and we know it鈥檚 hard work that makes that happen. We鈥檙e here if you need us!

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Reverse Transfer

Reverse transfer is a process where credits earned at the four-year college or university after transferring from 海角视频 are transferred back to 海角视频 to determine if you are eligible for an associate degree. Transfer students may indicate their interest in reverse transfer by contacting registration@baycollege.edu, and by having an official transcript sent from their four-year college or university to 海角视频. 海角视频 will evaluate the coursework to determine if 海角视频 degree requirements are met and if a degree will be awarded. Any 海角视频 degree or other credential will be awarded in the semester or year all final requirements are met.