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STEP 4: ADVISING TOOLS & ADVISEMENT REPORT The "Advising Tools" link on PAWS will allow you to access your Advisement Report (Academic Requirements), Transfer Credit Report and information about your advisor and evaluator. To access these tools, click on the "Advising Tools" link on the left side of the Student Center homepage on PAWS. - The Academic Advisement Report in PAWS lists all the courses necessary for you to complete in order to receive your TCNJ degree. You should always view it prior to registration and when meeting with your advisor. For more information on how to use and understand the Advisement Report, watch a helpful video tutorial at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=vPTWF85p0Yc&feature=youtu.be - The Transfer Credit Report in PAWS lists all the courses you have taken at a previous institution, whether or not TCNJ accepts those credits and, if accepted, what the course equivalent is at TCNJ. Transfer credits from your last semester cannot be posted until your final transcript has been sent to TCNJ. Upon receiving the final transcript, it will take up to two weeks for all transfer credit equivalencies to be processed. - An Academic Advisor will be assigned to each student and will help him or her with various academic needs, such as scheduling and course selection. - An Academic Evaluator will be assigned to each student, but should not be contacted in regards to scheduling or course selection. Evaluators process transfer credit, post Advanced Placement and other test credit, process exceptions and waivers to student records, and a host of other services. STEP 5: TRANSFER CREDIT FACT SHEET After reviewing your Academic Requirements Report, please carefully read over these important facts for transfer students before building your schedule: • TCNJ is on a unit system (1 unit = 4 credits). • 3 credits in transfer equals .75 TCNJ units. • 16 units (64 credits) is the transfer credit maximum from a two-year institution. • 20 units (80 credits) is the transfer credit maximum from a four-year institution. • Minimum grade of C is required to transfer a course. • Courses and credits transfer, not the letter grade. Students will start at TCNJ with a 0.00 GPA. • Placement testing is required for all students wishing to transfer second language courses to TCNJ. • Students transferring with less than 8 units (32 credits) will be classified as a Freshman Level Transfer Student. • Freshman Level Transfer Students will be required to complete all courses that our "first year" freshmen students are required to complete, including the First Seminar Program (FSP) course and the Civic Responsibilities (courses in Race, Gender and Global). • Students entering TCNJ with 8 units (32 credits) or more will not be required to complete the FSP course or any Civic Responsibilities at TCNJ. 6

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