In episode ten of Liberal Arts Voices, CLA advisers Tracey Melnick and Courtney Orr and Director of Advising Mary Fleming join the program to discuss this summer’s Freshmen, Testing, Consulting, and Placement (FTCAP).
FTCAP is a university-wide program designed to help freshmen prepare for college life and choose appropriate curriculum. The Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS), the Division of Student Affairs, Undergraduate Admissions, and the academic departments all play a role in the organization of FTCAP.
The CLA advisers discuss the history of FTCAP and what a typical day of FTCAP looks like for these first year students. Students typically arrive early in the mornings to pick up their student IDs and activate their access accounts. They then attend a presentation organized by DUS to talk about how students can prepare for college life and what they can expect from their college experience. In the afternoons students break out to their appropriate colleges. At this point, Liberal Arts freshmen have the chance to meet with CLA advisers and to pick out their schedule of courses for the fall. Parents also have the chance to meet with a CLA adviser and ask their own questions.
Dean Long encourages Liberal Arts freshmen to take a look at the Liberal Arts Undergraduate Studies social media and to join our online community early on in their college careers.
Liberal Arts Voices: Episode 10
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