{"id":344,"date":"2017-11-26T23:31:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T23:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/chemistry\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2025-01-05T18:13:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T18:13:04","slug":"statement-of-advisement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/chemistry\/statement-of-advisement\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement of Advisement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">In an effort to provide chemistry majors, exploratory students, transfer students, and others with advisement information germane to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry the Chemistry Faculty has crafted this statement of advisement document.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Dr. Nicholas Greco is the Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and can be reached via email at grecon@wcsu.edu, by phone at 203-837-8440, or in-person in SB 323.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Merisa Williams is the Administrative Assistant for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and can be reached via email at williamsm@wcsu.edu, by phone at 203-837-8669, or in- person in SB 324.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">All full-time chemistry faculty advise chemistry and biochemistry majors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is responsible for assigning advisees to faculty\u00a0advisors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is responsible for ensuring that advisement of current chemistry\/biochemistry majors, incoming chemistry\/biochemistry majors, transfer students, exploratory students, and others is performed during the summer months and winter intersession. Dr. Nicholas Greco is available on campus multiple days per week during the summer months and winter intersession.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">All chemistry faculty are available via email (at a minimum) during the summer months and winter intersession to assist students with issues of advisement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Chemistry faculty send their advisees an email to remind them to schedule an advisement meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">An override into a particular chemistry course must first be approved by the course instructor. If an override is approved by the course instructor, the course instructor will forward the requisite information (i.e &#8211; student\u2019s name and chemistry course) to Merisa Williams and\/or Dr. Nicholas Greco. Final override approval must be given by the Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Dr. Helena Prieto is one of three Pre-Health Advisors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">All chemistry and biochemistry majors have the ability to change their faculty advisor\u00a0by speaking with the Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">In preparing to meet with their faculty advisors, chemistry and biochemistry majors\u00a0are expected to construct a draft of their schedule and to bring this draft to their\u00a0advisement meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Beyond finalizing a schedule during an advisement meeting, the chemistry faculty\u00a0discuss topics with their advisees that include, but are not limited to, current coursework, future career goals, internships, REUs, graduate school, and various others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The registration PIN is only given to a chemistry or biochemistry major who has already met with his\/her advisor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Drafted: 04-05-16<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> Approved: 04-15-16<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> Revised: 05-06-24<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> Revised: 01-05-25<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to provide chemistry majors, exploratory students, transfer students, and others with advisement information germane to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry the Chemistry Faculty has crafted this statement of advisement document. 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