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How to Make the Most of Your Pitzer Advising Experience  \n\n| II. The Advising Process in Your First Semester |\n| --- |\n| III. Placement Exams |\n| IV. General Responsibilities of Advisees |\n| V. Tips for Writing Effective E-mails |\n| VI. Answers to Commonly Asked Questions about Math Courses |\n| VII. Answers to Commonly Asked Questions about Science Courses |\n| VIII. Special Course Registration Information |\n| IX. Additional Regulations & Guidelines |\n| X. Resources at Pitzer and at the 5Cs |\n\nHow to Make the Most of Your Pitzer Advising Experience  \nThe what, why, and how of academic advising  \nWHAT  \nEach entering student—whether first year, New Resources, or transfer—is assigned an academic advisor. Your academic advisor is a Pitzer College professor who is here to help mentor and guide you as  \nyou create an academic plan of action, select your courses, and decide which curricular, extracurricular, and co-curricular opportunities will help get you to where you want to go—both during your four years in college and beyond. This fall, you were assigned an advisor based on one of four options.  \nFor first-year students: In most cases, your academic advisor is your FirstYear Seminar professor. Your advisor will guide you through our general education requirements at least until you declare your major. Our faculty advise students broadly. That’s the beauty of a liberal arts education!  \nFor transfer students: Professor Menna Bizuneh will connect with you and help determine an academic advisor based on the major interest(s) you indicated on your college application. Our faculty advise students broadly. If your major interests have changed, they will steer you in the right directions.  \nFor New Resources students (adult learners who are at least 25 years old): Incoming New Resources students will be advised by Professor Menna Bizuneh. As you take classes, come to know your professors, and settle on a major, you’ll select a major advisor in addition to your New Resources advisor. For those of you who enter as juniors, you’ll be declaring the major in the fall semester. Professor Menna Bizuneh will help you work through that process.  \nFor Pitzer-Western University School of Medicine linkage students (WUCOM): All Western University School of Medicine linkage students are advised by Professor Tom Borowski, Intercollegiate Neurosciences Coordinator.  \nChanging advisors: Students are free to change advisors at any point, although this typically happens when declaring your major. 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This is the only way to open up slots for them to take on another advisee.  \nWHY  \nOne of the best things about a Pitzer education is the flexibility, creativity, and autonomy that you have to pursue your intellectual and personal interests and to discover new ones. At Pitzer, you have the power to design a course of study that is individually tailored and takes full advantage of the wide array of resources available at the col","cbCainucEqjJVLFm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainucEqjJVLFm","pdf",555444,32,"English","# How to Make the Most of Your Pitzer Advising Experience\n## The Advising Process in Your First Semester\n# Placement Exams\n# General Responsibilities of Advisees\n# Tips for Writing Effective E-mails\n# Answers to Commonly Asked Questions about Math Courses\n# Answers to Commonly Asked Questions about Science Courses\n# Special Course Registration Information\n# Additional Regulations & Guidelines\n# Resources at Pitzer and at the 5Cs","[{\"question\":\"How are academic advisors assigned to entering Pitzer students?\",\"answer\":\"First-year students are typically advised by their FirstYear Seminar professor. 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