The counselors
in the College of Engineering are not engineers. Rather,
they have been trained in counseling and student services
delivery. The counselors have attained Master's Degree in
counseling and are well qualified to do personal and career
counseling. In addition, general academic advice is offered
by the counselors. To find out about confidentiality rules
and regulations, click here. Types of
issues you may want to pursue with a counselor include the
following:
- Personal
Counseling
- Adjustment
to college life and demands
- Accommodations
for learning and physical disabilities
- Stress
and Time Management
- Interpersonal
conflicts, etc.
-
Career Counseling
- Strategies
for making a career decision
- Appropriate
testing referrals
- Assistance
with cover letters and resumes
- Preparation
for interviews
- Academic
Advising
- Authorization
to cross register
- General
education requirements (refer to university list)
- Proficiency
requirements in English, Math, and Physics
- Transfer
of courses from other universities
- Degree
Audit interpretation
- Academic
status in university and in major department
- Resignations
- Graduation
check out (semester prior to graduation)
- Illnesses
or emergencies during the semester or exam time
- Declaring
a minor
- Changing
majors
- Approval
for incomplete grades
- Grade
appeals
- Approval
of correspondence courses
- Admission
to the College of Engineering go
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Confidentiality
The relationship
between a counselor and a student is particularly important
in the student's academic career. The ideal counselor/student
relationship is one of mutual respect and sharing of important
and often sensitive information.
In the College
of Engineering, counselors are bound by professional ethics
and the federal Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (Buckley
Amendment) to keep information confidential. Information
will only be released to parents/guardians if the student
is under the age of 18 or the parents/guardians have provided
documentation to the University proving that the student
is still a legal dependant. The only other exceptions are:
- There
is a clear and present danger to the student or others
(including cases of child/elderly abuse). In these cases,
only the relevant parties will be notified.
- A court
order has been issued. In this case, we will make every
effort to notify the student that information will be
released.
- With
regards to academic concerns, it may be necessary for
a counselor to consult with the other counselors, the
associate dean, and/or faculty members. In such cases,
only information relevant to the specific concern will
be released
Counselors
prefer that students having questions come into the office
for a face to face meeting. If this is not possible, they
will answer general academic questions by e-mail. Please
remember confidentiality may not be possible if an unsecured
communication (such as e-mail or fax) is used.
For more
information on your rights to privacy, see the American
Counseling Association's Code of Ethics (www.counseling.org/resources/codeofethics.htm)
or the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act of 1974 (www.edlaw.net/frames.html).
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