{"id":42,"date":"2018-09-17T14:14:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T19:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2022-01-20T15:23:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T15:23:41","slug":"transition-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/transition-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Transition Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The focus on advising at Nicholls did not begin with SAM. In the years before its adoption, Nicholls had committed to a &#8216;total intake model&#8217; for freshman advising, according to which all incoming students are assigned professional advisors in the Academic Advising Center (AAC) &#8212; usually advisors are also instructors for UNIV 101. The vision for SAM was to build on this foundation.<\/p>\n<p>One facet of the new approach was a commitment to providing ongoing professional development focused on the themes of advising and mentoring. This would do little good, however, without providing a clear path for students to connect with advisors after their freshman year.<\/p>\n<p>SAM therefore stipulates that Departments should develop Advising and Transition Plans:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">The <strong>Departmental Advising Plan<\/strong> documents will contain, but will not be limited to, the components listed in the template. Each department may express flexibility in designing a plan that meets their unique advising needs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2021\/12\/SAM-Dept-Plan-Template.pdf\">SAM Dept Plan Template<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Given their obvious interconnections, these plans were in practice produced together. Below, select an academic unit for a download of its plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>College of Sciences and Technology:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/Geomatics.pdf\">Applied Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/Biology.pdf\">Biology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/PETSM.pdf\">Petroleum Engineering Technology &amp; Safety Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/Physical-Sciences.pdf\">Physical Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Allied Health (coming soon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>College of Liberal Arts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/Art.pdf\">Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/History-Geography.pdf\">History &amp; Geography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/IDST.pdf\">Interdisciplinary Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/Language-and-Literature.pdf\">Languages &amp; Literature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/MACO.pdf\">Mass Communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/Music.pdf\">Music<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/Government-Social-Sciences.pdf\">Social Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/College-of-Business-Administration.pdf\">College of Business Administration<\/a> (all programs)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/College-of-Education.pdf\">College of Education and Behavioral Sciences<\/a> (all programs)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/Nursing-and-Allied-Health.pdf\">College of Nursing<\/a> (all programs)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/sam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2020\/03\/Nicholls-Online.pdf\">Nicholls Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The focus on advising at Nicholls did not begin with SAM. 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