Outcomes By department goals
FYC Mission
The mission of the First Year College at NC State University is to guide students through a structured process for transition to the University and selection of a major. This is accomplished through one-on-one advising, teaching and experiential learning, and the FYC Village, emphasizing theoretical and practical methods of inquiry, guided reflection, engagement, assessment and analysis. Through this process students will gain the foundation for acquiring the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become self-reliant and productive citizens of an increasingly diverse community.
Outcomes By Department Goals:
Goal 1: To encourage all First Year College students to collaborate with the entire NC State community in order to enhance their own University experience
Outcomes:
University Involvement - Students will know the resources available to them and explore opportunities for connecting with the university community.
FYC students will exhibit knowledge about University events and organizations by participating in activities outside the classroom.
FYC students will provide evidence that they can seek and obtain assistance for personal and health issues. (also Goal 5)
Goal 2: To encourage students to make an informed and timely decision regarding an academic major and to explore related careers
Outcomes:
Alternative Enrollment - FYC students who withdraw from NC State will enroll at other institutions in percentages equal to or higher than the University average.
Career Exploration - Students will know that FYC uses a model/process of career exploration. They will be able to name the three main components of the model, categorize class activities/topics based on these components, explain why the model is depicted as a cycle, and explain where they currently fit into the process.
Decideness - Students will demonstrate a positive change in decidedness, moving from less to more decided over the course of the freshmen year.
Decision Making Analysis - Students will analyze various components of the academic major and career decision process, drawing on both their personal experience and research; apply these findings to what they currently know about themselves and majors/careers; compare their options; and outline their next step(s) of action (which could include a decision). (also Goal 3)
Goal 3: To help FYC students learn to apply higher-level thinking skills to academic and career decision-making
Outcomes:
Undergraduate Curriculum - Students will be able to demonstrate how the general education curriculum of NC State and their preferred major program fit together to create a cohesive undergraduate curriculum.
Goal 4: To help students become aware of their own cultural values as they relate to others within an increasingly diverse community.
Outcomes:
Through engagement within the diverse, multicultural community at NC State, students will be encouraged and challenged to examine their worldview and the factors that influence it.
Students will have the opportunity to explore, examine, and reflect on their personal strengths and weaknesses in communicating within a diverse and multicultural community.
Goal 5: To positively impact student academic success, self-reliance, first-year retention, and progress towards degree through one-on-one advising and structured experiential teaching and learning
Outcomes:
Academic Performance - Students in the FYC program will perform academically at or above the level of selected cohort groups of students at the University.
Majors - Students who started at NC State in the FYC program will change majors less frequently than selected cohort groups of students and the overall University average. (also Goal 2)
Retention - Students in the FYC program will have an average retention rate which is as high or higher than selected cohort groups of students at the University.
FYC students will be able to address issues that affect their academic performance by identifying and using appropriate University resources.
FYC students will demonstrate productive habits by setting personal goals, monitoring their own progress, and taking responsibility for their own behavior.
Goal 6: To practice the use of sound advising strategies in First Year College programs and courses, as exemplified in the NACADA Core Values
Outcomes:
Academic Advising - Students will demonstrate a high level of satisfaction for the advising services they receive in the FYC as compared to student comparison groups at NC State and other universities.
FYC advisers will maintain accurate, complete and transparent advising records and will offer recommendations and guidance in accordance with FYC and University standards and policies.
This page last updated by mmrust- December 16, 2008 2:07 PM