DEFINITIONS
RELATED TO THE ADVISEMENT
AND SCHEDULING PROCESS
WHO
ADVISOR - a faculty or staff member whose responsibility is to provide academic guidance to students. Also referred to as an academic advisor or a program advisor. The advisor places the student in courses based on test scores, college transcripts or a combination of both. The advisor explains program requirements, answers transfer questions, and refers the student to resources available to help complete academic goals. The advisor fills out the advisement form, listing any courses and alternates, signs the form and directs the student to Online Services Center to select course sections.
CONTINUING STUDENTS - After students have completed one semester
of college course work they are considered continuing students. Students seeking advisement for their second semester must see a program advisor in their major.
- If a student's major is one that participates in online registration, the student will meet with a program advisor who after meeting with the student will determine if the student may participate in online registration. The advisor will highlight any necessary prerequisite courses and explain the student's academic program and discuss program requirements. The advior will then web-enable the student. The advisor will direct the student to Online Services Center to select their courses and register. For future semesters, web-enabled students have the option of using online registration or making an appointment with a program advisor.
- If a student's major is a program that does not participate in online registration, the student will meet with a program advisor. The program advisor will list required courses and any alternates on the student's advisement form, sign the form, and direct the student to Online Services Center to select course sections. If the student's major area is an allied health or nursing program and if the student has qualified, been accepted, and has enrolled in an allied health or nursing program, the student will meet with a program advisor. If a student's minor is an allied health or nursing program and the student has not completed 100 level courses the student is advised in the Advisement Center.
NEW STUDENTS (FIRST SEMESTER) - After admission to Midlands Technical College, students are directed to make an appointment with an academic advisor.
- New students with a declared major* and with no previous college course work at MTC or any other accredited college should make an appointment with an advisor in one of the Advisement Centers. The new student advisor using the advisement manual, test scores, MTC catalogue and other resources will discuss the student's academic program, give the student information about college resources and future advisement and will list the required courses and any alternates on the student's advisement form, sign the form, and direct the student to Online Services Center to select course sections.
- Advanced Computer Systems Certificate
- Advanced Manufacturing Automation Certificate
- Architectural Engineering Technology
- Basic Computer Maintenance Certificate
- Basic Electronics Certificate
- Building Systems Certificate
- Civil Engineering Technology
- Computer Aided Design
- Digital Systems Certificate
- Electronics Engineering Technology
- Engineering Science
- Engineering Transfer/Pre-Engineering
- Fundamentals of Robotics Certificate
- General Technology
- Geographic Information Systems
- Information Systems Network
- LAN Networking Systems Certificate
- Manufacturing
- Mechanical Systems Certificate
- Networking Specialist
- Power Generation and Delivery Certificate
- Rapid Prototyping
- Routing & Network Configuration
- Telecommunications Electronics Certificate
- Telecommunications Infrastructure Servicing Certificate
- Telecommunication Systems Management
- Telecommunication Systems Management - Servicing
- Telecommunication Systems Management - Infrastructure
- Telecommunication Systems Management - Network Management
- Automotive
- Automotive Technology
- Automotive Technology Certificates
- Basic Electrical Wiring
- Basic Industrial Maintenance
- Building Construction Technology
- Carpentry/Qualified Framer
- Commercial Graphics
- Commercial Graphics
- CGC Electronic Publishing
- CGC Offset Pre-Press Techniques
- CNC Operator
- General Technology
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Technology
- HVAC Technology
- Air Conditioning / Refrigeration Mechanics Diploma
- HVAC/R Certificate
- Industrial Electricity / Electronics
- Industrial Systems Maintenance
- Machine Tool
- Machine Tool Technology
- Machine Tool Diploma
- MTT Certificates
- Welding Technologies I Certificate
- Students with previous college course work at MTC or any other accredited college should make an appointment with a program advisor in the student's major area. This category includes continuing Career Development Students. The program advisor will list the required courses and any alternates on the student's advisement form, sign the form, and direct the student to Online Services Center to select course sections.
- Transient Students who are intending to transfer credit to another institution may be advised by the Advisement Center if they have a transient student form from their home school. If they do not have a transient form, they must see a program advisor and meet prerequisite requirements for the course they want to enroll in.
- All Undecided students should make an advisement appointment in the Career Counseling Office. Career Counselors will advise the student for courses and help them make a career choice. The student will see a career counselor for advisement until choosing a major. The career counselor will list the required courses and any alternates on the student's advisement form, sign the form, and direct the student to Online Services Center to select course sections.
The following programs prefer to advise their own new students:
All Engineering Technology Students:
All Industrial Technology
Students:
WHAT
ACADEMIC ADVISING - a decision-making process during which students realize their maximum educational potential through communication and information exchanges with an advisor.
SCHEDULING - the selection of course sections to include the campus, days of the week and times for each course in which the student plans to enroll.
ON-LINE REGISTRATION - the process of students using MTC Online to select specific courses in the appropriate sequence to facilitate academic progress toward established educational goals. If a student is in a program that has been web-enabled by their academic department then an advisor's signature is not necessary and the student may register online.
PROGRAM EVALUATION- a list of program requirements generated by MTC Online includes all courses required for graduation from a program of study. This also included grades. A student may also run a "what if" Program Evaluation if they want to know what the requirements are for any major.
WHERE
ADVISEMENT CENTER - the office where full-time academic advisors advise first time college students and specified Pre-Health Science and Pre-Nursing students.ONLINE SERVICES CENTER - the room where students go to arrange their course sections (this includes the campus, days of the week and times), set up their MTC-Online accounts, set up their campus e-mail accounts. Prospective students may use this area to submit an online admission application. Students can use the computers to complete their Financial Aid (FASFA) , and many other online services.
DATA ENTRY - after advisement and scheduling students who are not web-enabled must take their advisement forms to data entry. At data entry the student's course schedule will be keyed into the computer, if, and only if, the advisement form has been signed by an advisor. The student will be given a printed copy of their class schedule at data entry. A student who is not web-enabled must go to data entry in order to register for classes.
CASHIER - the office where students go to pay their tuition and fees after they have registered. Tuition and fees may also be paid online using MTC Online.