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Miami University Hamilton. Admission Overview. Open-Admission Campus First-Time Freshman Admission Application $35 Application Fee Official High School Transcript, GED Scores, or Home-School Documentation ACT/SAT Scores for recent HS graduates. Degrees at MUH. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Miami University Hamilton
Miami University Hamilton
Admission Overview
Open-Admission Campus First-Time Freshman
Admission Application $35 Application Fee Official High School Transcript,
GED Scores, or Home-School Documentation
ACT/SAT Scores for recent HS graduates
Miami University Hamilton
Degrees at MUH
Able to begin any of Miami’s more than 100 majors at MUH
MUH offers 3 Bachelor’s Degrees Nursing Engineering Technology Integrative Studies
MUH offers Associate Degree Programs and Certificate Programs
Miami University Hamilton
Office of Learning Assistance
Staff Courses COMPASS Placement Testing Peer, Professional, & Online Tutoring Workshops Writing Center & Math Center SAGE – Early Alert System GUTS – Summer Bridge Program
Miami University Hamilton
OLA Staff
Reading Specialist Writing Specialist English as a Second Language (ESL)
Specialist Math Specialist Learning Specialist Veterans Upward Bound Partnership ABLE Partnership
Miami University Hamilton
COMPASS Placement
Assesses level of math, reading, and writing through a computer test
Mandatory for all new first year students and some transfer students
Mandatory placement in MUH specific courses
Miami University Hamilton
Academic Support Courses ENG 007: Fundamentals of Writing* ENG 104: Composition Workshop* EDT 001: College Reading I EDT 002: College Reading II ENG 151: Intro to Critical Reading MTH 001: Basic Math MTH 002: Pre-Algebra EDL 110: University and the Student EDT 110R: College Study Skills EDL 100: Career Development
* - ESL Sections Available
Miami University Hamilton
Advising for High Risk Students
High risk students meet with an OLA advisor – 1 hour appointment
High school rank, GPA, and transcripts are combined with COMPASS scores and ACT/SAT Scores to determine best course selection
Miami University Hamilton
High School vs. MUH
• Classes: Grades & Tests• Teachers & Professors• Student Responsibility & Studying
Classes: Grades & Tests• 30-35 hours in class• Classes follow each other• 35 Students in class• Mandatory & Free• Final grade consists of homework
& tests• Testing is frequent - covering
small amounts of material• Mastery is seen as the ability to
reproduce what was presented• MEMORIZATION
• 12-16 Hours in class• Often hours between classes• 10-150 Students• Voluntary & Expensive• Final grade consists of a few tests
and/or papers• Testing is infrequent & may be
cumulative - a lot of material• Mastery is seen as the ability to
apply what you have learned to new problems
• UNDERSTANDING
Teachers & Professors
• Degree is in education• Teachers check &
remind you about work• Teachers approach you
with concerns• Teachers provide
missed work
• Degree is in content area
• Professors may not check or remind you about work
• Professors expect you to initiate contact
• Get missed work from other students
Student Responsibility & Studying
• Your time is structured by others
• Study 0-2 hours• Little assigned reading• Read or hear
presentations once to learn
• Told in class what you need to know
• You manage your own time
• Study 20-? hours• Substantial amounts of
assigned reading• Review class notes and
text regularly to understand
• You must decide what you need to know
Student Responsibility
Teacher supported
Student directed
Academic Environment
Student focused
Content focused
Resources & Support
Teacher/Parent
directed
Student directed
High School MUH
Questions?
Pete Haverkos, Director OLA [email protected]