Kat Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 Student Support Services The Student Support Services Department assists students in adjusting to campus life and attaining their academic and personal growth objectives. The Department also provides assistance to students in planning and carrying out extracurricular programs, activities, and services intended to: a. b. c. d.

strengthen the educational environment for learning, help students to develop fully their talents and abilities, help students to achieve their educational goals and objectives, enhance the sense of community and the overall quality of campus life, and, e. assist students to make the transition from academic life to the workforce. The Student Support Services Department offers programs to help Students establish and meet their personal goals including providing: 1. Orientation Programs (getting to know the campus, facilities, school programs, etc.), 2. Advising and counseling programs,

3. Student Development programs (covering a full-range of student interest activities, leadership development, student government, awards program, etc.),

4. Academic Support activities (free tutoring, workshops on Time Management, Study Skills, Note-taking and Test taking, Conducting Research, Term papers, etc.), 5. Career Planning and Placement Services,

6. Transfer Services. THE CAREER PLANNING & PLACEMENT CENTER The purpose of the Career Planning and Placement Center is to provide centralized career planning services and assistance to students, faculty, alumni, and employers by:    

Providing information about internships and professional work experience programs Facilitating exploration of employment alternatives Assisting in the education and development of individuals through job-search process Pursuing an active relationship between employers and the University

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COUNSELING SERVICES The primary mission of the Counseling Center, is to aid students in the development of skills for establishing and maintaining effective and satisfying personal and social relationships, to assist students in formulating and implementing their educational and career plans, and to facilitate student’s selfunderstanding and self-assistance. The counseling center focuses on issues related to making and sustaining relationships, dealing with stress and anxiety, and working with family problems.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES We focus strongly on encouraging student involvement for we believe it is the key to effective education. The greater the students’ involve in college activities, the greater their learning and personal development. All students are encouraged to join one or more student activities held on and off campus. The advantage of joining student activities is to allow students to experience leadership, fellowship, and teamwork, learn how to take initiative, and become independent. Various student activities will be posted on the Announcement Board.

TRANSFER SERVICES FOR STUDENTS There are several steps in the process including: 1. Planning, 2. Choosing the Universities, 3. Applying to the Universities, and, 4. Preparing to go abroad 1. Planning process The planning process includes deciding your criteria for selecting a university. When you know the important criteria, you will be able to reduce the many alternatives to a few, so you can be more effective gathering information about individual universities. Usually, the most frequently asked questions about universities are about: a. b. c. d. e. f.

The fees and living expenses The type of the institution : public or private The rank of the institution Accreditation College setting; very large city (over 500.000); large city (250.000 – 499.000); small city (50.000 – 249.000), etc. Requirement for TOEFL score : 525 ; 550 ; 580

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g. h. i. j.

Location: Southwest, East Coast, etc. Campus size (number of students) Facilities Transferable credits

2. Choosing the University Once you select the criteria important to you, develop a matrix as described on the next page. Then, read the catalogs (available in the Information Room or Library) and ask the IBMT staff to help you fill in the columns in the matrix. When you finish with your matrix you will get a selection of universities that match your criteria. College catalogs and other materials such as the student newspapers, the college brochures, and the software College Explorer are great resources for getting detailed information about your choices of universities. You can write to those universities if you think you need additional information. Transfer Requirements and Curriculum Information regarding transfer requirements and the curriculum of study is very crucial in applying for transfer. Read the information thoroughly in the catalogs. Knowing the transfer requirements and the curriculum will help you to prepare yourself before you apply to those universities. For example, you will need to have a TOEFL score of 550 and cumulative GPA of 3.00 when you apply to transfer to the University of Oklahoma. If you haven’t reached these requirements, then you will need to develop an action plan to reach them before the application deadline. The major curriculum of the university is also something else you need to consider. If you know which university you want to transfer to, then you can maximize the number of possible credits transferred by taking IBMT courses similar in nature with the courses offered in your chosen university. 3. Applying to College After you decide the universities to apply to, IBMT will help you in the application process. Refer to the Transfer Students Handbook for more information. 4. Preparation to Study Abroad Once you are admitted to a university, the next step is to get ready to go to the overseas universities. Detailed information on this process is in the Transfer Students Handbook.

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