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I.

Forms and Petitions and brief descriptions of what they are used for.

1) Change of Address: A form in which one can notify the school of a change in their address and contact information, such as home phone, e-mail address, mailing address, etc. 2) Application for Change of Major or Minor: Used to change one’s intended major and/or minor as well as being able to add on a second major/minor. 3) Change of Name: Used to notify the school of a change in an individual’s legal name to properly identify the student. 4) Credit by Exam Petition: A petition to get rewarded credits in a class that they are currently in by taking an exam. If the individual passes the exam, he or she can choose to stay in the class or not as they have received the credit for the class. 5) Credit/No Credit Option: Used to change the grading option from letter grades to “Pass” (Credit) or “Not Pass” (No Credit). 6) Cross Enrollment: Used if a student is requesting to enroll in classes from another California Community College or University of California institution while also being enrolled in San Jose State University. 7) Excess Unit Petition: A petition to request to enroll above the enforced unit cap that is being enforced. i.e. 15 unit limit to students requesting to take 18 units for the semester. 8) Graduation Application: A form for eligible individuals that are planning or getting ready for graduation. This form will notify various departments to check that classes of one’s major and GE courses are all satisfied. The student is recommended to file this application when they complete 90 units and required when they complete 105, which is about two semesters prior to their expected graduation date. 9) Graduation Date Change: Used for individuals that submitted a Graduation Application (#8), but will be unable to satisfy all their requirements before the graduation date. This allows for the graduation date to be changed from the initial date specified by the Graduation Application. 10) Incomplete Extension: Used for if an individual is requesting to extend the time given (up to one academic year) to remove an “Incomplete” or “Report in Progress” on their grade.

11) Intrasystem Concurrent Enrollment: Used for when a current California State University student wishes to be enrolled in another California State University campus at the same time. The student is allowed to concurrently attend the other CSU for the quarter/semester they apply for. 12) Intrasystem Visitor Enrollment: Used for when a current California State University student wishes to be temporarily enrolled in another California State University campus. The student is allowed to attend the other CSU for the quarter/semester they apply for. 13) Late Enrollment Request: A form to request eligibility to enroll into a class after the add date has passed. 14) Late Drop / Course Drop Petition: Used to drop a course they are currently taking in the semester that is beyond the deadline to drop a class freely. The course drop will need an excusable reason, such as divorce, family death, military duties, etc. 15) Leave Request Form: A form used to notify the university of one’s plans to temporarily leave for two to four consecutive semesters. This form must be submitted before the semester they are planning to temporarily leave. 16) Reinstatement Petition: A form for disqualified students to ask the university to consider enabling the student to be eligible for readmission to a California State University. 17) Open University Registration Form: A form for individuals to be able to take courses that have open space in San Jose State University without being officially accepted at the campus. 18) Withdrawal from the Semester: A request to ask the university to allow the student to drop all his/her classes for the semester. The withdrawal will need an excusable reason, such as divorce, family death, military duties, etc. 19) Intensive Science Plan: Used often to help science majors satisfy certain components of their core GE requirements through some of their science classes they have taken. This is a result of science majors having to engage intensively in numerous amounts of courses without having to take GE courses which their courses may have satisfied. 20) Petition to enroll in upper division coursework with less than 60 units: Only used if a lower division student wishes to enroll in upper division courses (Areas R, S, V, and Z) despite having less than 60 units. To be eligible to use the form, the applicant must be in good standing (GPA of 2.5+) and have passed the Writing Skills Test (WST). II. Questions and answers.

1) Explain in detail the “Late Drop” policy. Do the signatures of your faculty or chair constitute of a “Late Drop”? If a student has a serious and compelling reason to drop classes after the drop date, they must submit a Late Drop form with proof of their given situation. Submitting the form or acquiring the signatures of faculty/chair does not guarantee approval of the late drop. The student must continue going to class during the late drop procedure. 2) Under what circumstances can a person drop a course after the drop deadline? a) Divorce b) Death of immediate family member c) Natural disaster 3) When is the last day to drop a class for the Spring 2014 semester? The last day to drop for Spring 2014 semester is February 4th, 2014. 4) When is the last day to add a class for the Spring 2014 semester? The last day to add for Spring 2014 semester is February 11th, 2014. 5) What is the SJSU articulation agreement website? AND How do you use it/what is it for? The SJSU articulation agreement website (artic.sjsu.edu) is a place where one can find transfer courses that SJSU recognizes as acceptable from another school. To use it, click on one of the many links it provides and select a major/school of interest and see what is acceptable for credit by SJSU. 6) What is meant by “Open University”? Open University is a program where students can take university courses and gain college credits despite not being an official SJSU student. 7) How many units can a student take towards their SJSU degree through Open University? Through Open University, a student can take up to 24 units for an undergraduate degree or 6 units for a graduate degree. 8) What is the WST exam? When should you take it? Is there a prerequisite for the exam? What is it (the WST) a prerequisite for? The Written Skills Test is an exam that assesses the student’s writing skills. To register for upper division classes, the student must pass the WST first. English 1A and 1B must be taken before taking the WST, and recommended that the student passes English 1B before taking the test.

9) Describe ways that you can get information regarding scholarships. Identify three scholarships you may qualify for now or in your future.

It is possible to get scholarship information from the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office. They are able to provide information on all types of scholarships, such as department based and/or private scholarships. Besides the office, it is possible to get more scholarship information through third party scholarship websites. Three scholarships that I currently am eligible for is the Duck Sin Benevolent Association Scholarship, Courage to Grow Scholarship and the Angie Houtz Scholarship. 10) What is the Associated Students (AS)? What services does AS provide? (Can you rent equipment? Borrow books? Rent laptops?) Associated Students is a student run organization that exists to help improve overall campus life for other students. There are a variety of services that the Associated Students provide, such as Laptop Rentals and Repair, Fitness Classes, free Transportation via Eco Passes and more for students. 11) Describe at least two ways to access computer technology on campus to do school work in the event that you do not own a computer. a) Go to the Associated Students Computer Services Center and rent a laptop. b) Go to the Computer Lab located in the first floor of Campus Village B.

IV. Additional Resource Centers, services and offices. 1) Career Center a) The general functions of the Career Center is to provide tools to help the students strengthen their competitiveness by providing students with internship opportunities and

consultations. b) SpartaJOBS is an online tool that functions as a job board to assist San Jose State University students in their search for internship and job opportunities either part or full time. c) Major: Computer Science – Careers i. Software Developer ii. Network Engineer iii. Database Administrator –Internships i. Data Collection & Validation Intern ii. Linux Systems Programmer Intern iii. Information Technology Intern –Current Job Openings i. Entry Level Software Engineer ii. Software Engineer iii. Java Developer 2) Health Center The SJSU Health Center tends to a variety of medical services to students. The Health Center offers items such as condoms, latex gloves for free at a limited amount per day to promote safe sex. Moreover, the center also provides consultations for those that are trying to quit smoking tobacco/drugs and/or drinking. They also provide therapy sessions provided by their psychiatrists. The Health Center also has a pharmacy that is open on the weekdays that prescribes and sells medication to those that need it. 3) Counseling Services The Counseling Services is a center located in the Administration Building in room 201. They provide a variety of ways to offer counseling, holding workshops that cover various ways to improve one’s wellbeing, specifically their emotional and educational wellbeing. Several topics that the workshops they cover include but are not limited to: management skills such as handling money and time, as well as ways to overcome stress and test anxiety. Besides informational workshops, the Counseling Services also offers counseling for interested patients which are strictly confidential. They offer a variety of counseling as well, helping couples mediate relationship problems, help relieve those that feel that their life is in a crisis, etc. 4) Peer Connections Peer Connections is a center that focuses on mentoring/tutoring students to improve their overall educational life in the university. The center has peer tutors that serve to tutor students in subjects such as essay-writing and basic math. Alike the Counseling Services, Peer Connections

holds informational workshops such as the Writing Skills Test workshop which prepares the student for the WST test if they plan on taking upper division courses. 5) The Writing Center The Writing Center, located in Clark Hall Room 126 serves as the hotspot for tutoring students about better writing skills. The Writing Center mainly holds group or one-on-one tutoring for students (by appointment) to assist them in whatever needs they want to address in their writing. 6) College of Science Advising Center (CoSAC) College of Science Advising Center, or known colloquially as CoSAC is an advising center that mainly assists frosh students in SJSU that are in a College of Science Major (ex. Computer Science which is my major). Some services they offer is to inform and answer any questions a student may have in relation to a major in the College of Science through peer advisor meetings. It is also often that the center also offers tutoring for lower division math and physics.

V. Emergency Loan application Information 1. What is the maximum amount you can borrow? The maximum amount possible to borrow for a loan is $500. However, the borrow amount is $250 if the repayment method for the loan is through a job.

2. How soon can you pick up the money? It is possible to pick up emergency loan money within one to five working days. 3. When do you have to pay it back? Repayment must be paid within 60 days of the loan being issued out or when the last day of the semester has concluded. 4. What is the penalty for defaulting on an emergency loan? A $20 penalty is enforced for not paying the emergency loan on time....