methods of delivery.
ADN students have access to an array of support services offered by Florida State College to all of its students pursuing associate degrees. The areas of assistance include counseling, academic advising, mental health counseling, financial aid, scholarships, campus bookstore, services to students with disabilities, and child care services. Tutoring and learning assistance opportunities are available for students who require some help with their general education courses as well as access to library
resources. ADN students have access to all of these support services through the College’s website or on any campus and are informed of these services during advising, the College’s general orientation and the program specific orientation. Students can also access the information in the College catalog
http://floridastatecollegecatalog.fscj.edu/content.php?catoid=21&navoid=2696; page 43 and the College’s
Student Handbook (available on site).
FSCJ Student Life and Leadership Development information is available on-line at
http://www.fscj.edu/mydegree/student-life/index.php. (page 47). This information addresses student clubs and organizations such as Phi Theta Kappa. There is information describing student government and promoting involvement in many different areas. There are opportunities to participate in Student Life and Development activities and to get involved at campus and college-wide levels. A Student Handbook is published by the College each year to generate enthusiasm and highlight available opportunities for student engagement and is available at http://www.fscj.edu/mydegree/student-life/assets/documents/slgp- spr11.pdf.
The Department of Student Success coordinates activities that provide all students with timely and accurate information on admissions, financial aid, and registration (documents will be available for onsite review). The Enrollment Services division of the Student Success Department, the Associate Dean of ADN Nursing, and the ADN Advisor provide academic advising and assistance to enrolled ADN students. Academic and personal short term crisis intervention with referral is provided by the College’s counseling and advising staff within the Department of Student Success.
Financial aid services are offered through Enrollment Services. Students are provided access to publications such as “9 Ways to Pay for Classes at Florida State College at Jacksonville,” the 2011-2012
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“Financial Aid 101” and publications from the U.S. Department of Education. Sample documents will be available onsite for visitors. In addition, a number of scholarships are available through the College. The scholarship search page is designed to help students identify scholarships by providing a personal profile that is matched against related scholarships in Florida State College at Jacksonville’s scholarships database. Students may also search the alphabetical listing of scholarships
(http://www.fscj.edu/mydegree/financial-aid/scholarship/index.php
Services for students with disabilities are outlined in the College catalog at
http://floridastatecollegecatalog.fscj.edu/content.php?catoid=21&navoid=2581 (page 43). Services to support education can address a variety of disabilities including chronic system conditions, hearing loss, learning difficulty, impaired mobility, psychiatric disorders, and problems with vision.
Florida State College has four (4) levels of employees who provide advising and counseling functions. The level assigned is based on the function of the job. The first level, Advisor I, provides students with basic information about the College and receives forms and documents from current and prospective students. The second level, Advisor II, provides student development services including academic advising and academic planning. The ADN program advisor is at Level II. Student Success Advisors carry additional duties above the Advisor II level including financial aid advising responsibilities. Each Advisor level requires an increased level of appropriate educational background. The campus is also staffed with master degree level counselors who provide academic advising, career development services and the appropriate agency referrals for students with more intensive intervention needs. Assistance to students begins before registration with explanation of application and registration processes on site, using the on-line College website, the College intranet named CONNECTIONS or telephone processing. The Department of Student Success is under the leadership of the Dean of Student Success who has a Master in Counseling degree and over thirty-eight (38) years of experience in student services.
New student orientation for ADN students is prepared and delivered by the Associate Dean- Associate Degree Nursing, ADN faculty, the Nursing Advisor, and professional staff at a scheduled orientation meeting before classes begin. This student orientation is required for all students in each entering class (Spring 2012 Agenda available on site). Orientation to the Library and Learning Commons
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is included as part of the first semester course work and is typically presented by a Florida State College at Jacksonville Librarian.
Career Development Centers on each campus are available with services such as career assessment, career counseling, exploration workshops, job placement services, and career library and software resources. Details on these offerings are available in the Career Development Centers’ brochure http://floridastatecollegecatalog.fscj.edu/content.php?catoid=21&navoid=2695, page 40) which will be available to visitors on site. In addition to the aforementioned services, the North Campus Career Development Center schedules annual job fairs to provide students the opportunity to interact with various employers.
Within the Nursing Department there is a full time Advisor covering both the North Campus and Deerwood Center. The current advisor, Cheryl James, is located at North Campus and has been in this position since 1990. She brings years of knowledge to the program, College, and students. With over twenty years of experience and knowledge, she is able to efficiently and effectively assist potential and current nursing students.
The nursing department has a full time master degree prepared nursing tutor, Emily Kuschnereit. Her job responsibilities will be available on site for review. She has been in the position since 1991 and has extensive knowledge of the curriculum design as well as individual course content. Ms. Kuschnereit has a Master degree in Education and is currently enrolled in a MSN program at Benedictine University.
The nursing program also employs a full time Nursing Laboratory Coordinator. Dana Morris, is a Master in Nursing Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner prepared and is available to the nursing students for skills development on both the North Campus and the Deerwood Center. Her job responsibilities will be available on site for review.
The ADN program is not a distance education program. However, the College provides Distance Education students the same access to student services as any other student enrolled at Florida State College at Jacksonville. Technological support for distance learning is among the services offered. The Distance Learning Office supervises the Learning Support Center which addresses the needs of both students and faculty as related to online classes. At the present time we have no on line courses.
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A comprehensive list of student services is available for review on site. Table 3.2.1 (Appendix H) lists the support services that are available to all students (regardless of method of instructional delivery) at Florida State College at Jacksonville:
Criterion 3.3. Student educational and financial records are in compliance with the policies of the