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What Are We Covering Today?

• Welcome• Info about faculty and staff• General information• Information about computing-related programs• Useful and practical information

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Welcome!

• "The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential."- Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft

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Welcome!

• "… everything we called the 'IT revolution' over these past 20 years was just the warm-up act. It was just the sharpening and distribution of the tools of horizontal collaboration. Now you are going to see the real IT revolution."

- Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP

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Welcome!

• U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts that computer and networking related jobs will grow much faster than average for the foreseeable future.

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Welcome!

We will help students prepare

themselves for the future.

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Computer Science Faculty

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Computer Science Faculty

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Computer Science Faculty

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CS Department Staff

• Laurie Steele is our Department Secretary– Laurie helps students with

Identifying their advisorsChanging advisorsTracking-down SUNYIT faculty and staffObtaining forms (Add/Drop, Academic Petitions,

Change of Major, etc…)

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CS Department Staff

• Nick Merante is our Department Network (DogNet) Administrator– Nick helps students with

Accessing/using DogNetAccess and use of free software (wide variety)

http://www.cs.sunyit.edu/– Nick has undergrad students working for him

This is a great opportunity for an undergrad student

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Campus Map

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1 - Kunsela Hall2 - Donovan Hall3 – Student Center4 – Library5 – Campus Center6 – Field House7 – various dorms

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CS Department Location

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This figure also shows new construction!

CS Departmentin Kunsela Hall

College Catalog

• A College Catalog is tremendously important– GREAT advantage to be familiar and knowledgeable of

the catalog's contents– Holds academic requirements, policies, guidelines,

descriptions, and details– Our Catalog is found at this link:

https://www.sunyit.edu/pdf/UGCat.pdf

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The SUNYIT Catalog

• What you need to do to graduate from SUNYIT

1. satisfy all General Education (Gen Ed) requirements

2. satisfy all major/program requirements

3. attain a 2.0 GPA overall

4. attain a 2.0 GPA in "major" courses

5. attain 124 total credits

6. satisfy residency requirements (a student must take at least 30 credits at SUNYIT, 12 of those credits must be in the major).

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Changing Majors

• Changing majors is common and usually easy– Fill out the Change of Major form, get it signed

• Low grades may prevent admission into a different program– For example, GPA < 2.0 overall– Another example: low GPA in specific coursework in

new major

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Web Pages Supplement the Catalog

• These pages supplement the Catalog • The following link provides you access to a wealth of

information that is updated frequently

https://www.sunyit.edu/current

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Typical Semester Schedule

• Jan 4: Spring payment due

• Jan 22: CLASSES BEGIN (Tuesday)

• Jan 29: Add/drop fees begin

• Feb 4: Last day to add/register for classes

• Feb 12: Last day to drop without academic record (W grade begins)

• Apr 1: Withdrawal deadline (no more W grades)

• May 4: Last day of classes (Saturday)

• May 6: Final Exams begin (Monday)

• May 9: Final Exams end (Thursday)

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Academic Standing and Course Load

• Official entrance into a program is called “matriculation”• Full-time course load is usually 12 credits

– Dropping below may jeopardize financial aid and health coverage under parents policy

– Consider starting the semester with 16 or 18 credits… then if you have to drop a course, you’re still OK

• Taking over 18 credits is considered an overload– Overload requires permission – depends mostly on your

GPA

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Programs Have Academic Polices

• CS and IS– Minimum C grade required in MAT 115/413, CS 108,

and CS 240 (i.e., C– or below in these courses requires retaking before continuing to courses with these as prerequisite)

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Student Handbook

• Academic and Conduct Polices– Another tremendously important resource… like the

Catalog– GREAT advantage to be familiar and knowledgeable of

the Student Handbook's contents– Let's take a look at the Table of Contents– Our Handbook is found at this link:

https://www.sunyit.edu/pdf/student_handbook.pdf

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Transfer Credits

• Requirements for transfer of credit from other institutions:– Limited number of transfer credits as Open Electives –

beyond that transfer courses must satisfy degree requirements

– Official transcripts must to be sent “registrar-to-registrar”– Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on all transfers– Usually a minimum C grade for transfer courses in your

major• Make sure your plan of study has appropriate transfers

– meet with your advisor if you think additional transfers should apply to your degree

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Transfer Credits• Transfers after matriculation at SUNYIT:

– Requires signed “Petition to Take Classes at Another College” form

• Ensures the course applies to your degree as expected• Protects you from taking a course you don’t need!

– Minimum C grade required– Wide variety of courses offered at other institutions over

the summer (especially Gen Ed)• Transfer credit limitations:

– Maximum 76 credits of “lower division” coursework (100- or 200-level courses) transferred at matriculation

– Maximum 94 credits transfer overall

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Regional MV Consortium

• Full-time students may take one course a semester at partner institutions (MVCC, HCCC, Hamilton, Utica College, Morrisville, Empire State) at no added tuition cost– Course must be applicable to student’s degree program– Course can not be offered on home campus during the

same semester– Space available basis

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Accelerated Program

• Get a BS-CS degree and an MS-CS degree in 5 years• Overlap of 12 credit hours during senior year

– BS = 124 credits– MS = 33 credits– BS/MS = 145 = 124 + 33 – 12

• Requires maintaining a 3.0 in all courses and in major• Admission after initial matriculation into BS program

requires 3.0 in all courses and 3.2 in major, and must be done before 94 credits earned

• See catalog for more details

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Advisement

• It is to your advantage to meet with your advisor each semester– Plan your next semester– Make sure you’re signing up for the right courses– Make sure you’re not signing up for the wrong courses (that don’t

apply to degree requirements)– NOTE: Final responsibility rests with the student to assure that all

degree program requirements are satisfied for graduation.• Common errors when skipping advisement:

– Take a Gen Ed course that you don’t need– Miss taking a required course that’s offered only once per year– Won’t finish your degree when you think you will…

advisement is crucial as you enter your senior year!

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Discussion/Questions

• What would you like to know?

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