The New Student Experience (NSE) is a comprehensive plan designed to facilitate student success by providing students with the resources they need to succeed. NSE includes Registration/Advising Days, New Student Orientation, and other resources required or recommended for each student based on the following criteria:

• All incoming students will complete the Student Success Guide (SSG 101) and Interprofessional Education (IPE) Modules.
• Incoming undergraduate students who have not earned a degree from an accredited institution and meet one or more of the following criteria will be required to complete additional enrollment requirements as outlined in the table below:
  • Students who graduated high school within one (1) year of their start date.
  • Students who bring in less than twelve (12) hours of transferrable credit (based on the start of the semester).
  • Students admitted with one of the following GPAs (based on the date of acceptance):
    • High school GPA < 3.5
    • College GPA < 3.25

NSE requirements are based on the criteria above. Students may meet one or more NSE criteria and, therefore, must complete one or more of the requirements listed below. Students admitted conditionally must complete additional requirements per policy AA-57 Conditional Admitted Status.

Additional New Student Resources

During the initial registration appointment, Academic Advisors or Program Directors may recommend one or more of the services below, based on student needs:

• New Student Orientation
• Writing Lab
• Peer Tutoring
• NetTutor
• Recitation Courses (students may elect recitation if not required as outlined above)
• Supplemental Instruction
• SOS (Supporting Our Students)
• Mentoring Program
• Personal Counseling
• Student Support Team events
• Success Center Academic Services:
  • Test-taking
  • Time management
  • Academic support
  • Workshops

Institutional reporting and statistical analysis of the Strategies for Success course and the success of the student will be completed annually as part of the Retention Strategies Committee and Assessment Retreats.

Procedure:

• Accepted GPA and Status (high school student, transfer, and first-time college) are entered directly into the student information system from the CRM.
• The Registrar’s Office will enter the number of transferrable credit hours for accepted students into Power Campus, which will be used for the Event Registration (New Student Advising and Registration Day) Report.
• Advisors will check the New Student Advising and Registration Day report to determine which NSE requirement(s) are applicable prior to meeting with new students. This information will be shared with students via the Advising form, which also includes College resources. The Advising form can be found on the Microsoft Teams Advising site.
• Advisors will track students to ensure that the NSE requirements are completed.
• Faculty will submit grades for GEN 101 Strategies for Success in Self-Service.
• The Registrar will include GEN 101 grades for students who were unsuccessful on the end-of-term academic issues report each semester.
• Not completing the above requirements may affect student academic program progression. The Program Director will determine the consequences.