This document summarizes a student's completion of activities using their campus website and college catalog. The student lists information found on their campus homepage, academic calendar, library page, degree programs, and campus events calendar. They also identify topics in the student handbook and organizations they would be interested in joining. Finally, the student describes scholarships/loans they could be eligible for based on their intended major outlined in the college catalog. They compare course descriptions and requirements between their first and final terms.

1. Activity: Using Your Campus Website and College Catalog
NAME: Samantha Degen SLS 1001 Ref. #423849
Instructor: Leith Mazzochi
PART 1: Campus Website
Complete the following:
1. List three items you can find on the campus homepage:
1. myBC login
2. Blackboard login
3. Student email login
2. Locate the following information from your academic calendar:
1. When is the last day to withdraw from courses? March 20 2012
2. What holidays occur this term? Martin Luther king day, Spring Break
3. What is the last day of classes? May 2 2012
4. When do finals begin? End? April 26 2012-May 2 2012
3. List three items you could find on campus library page:
1. Adress
2. Phone number
3. Hours
Does the library have an online catalog that you can use to see if a particular book is in the library?
xYES ____NO
4. Find the list of degree or certification programs. List three that interest you.
1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degrees
2. Emergency Medical Services
3. Nursing
5. Find the calendar of campus events. List one event that you would like to attend and its date/time.
Open climb challenge sat April 21 11:00 am

2. 6. Find the student handbook. List three topics within it.
1. Impact of withdraw
2. Childcare services
3. Student clubs
7. Find a list of student organizations. List one that you would be interested in joining.
African American Student Union
8. Find information on financial assistance. Identify one type of financial assistance on your campus.
Student loans
9. Find information about any other campus office or service that interests you. List the office or service
and describe why it interests you.
The central campus P.R.I.D.E program its interest me because it supports academic needs.
PART 2: College Catalog
Use your college print or online catalog to complete the following.
1. Find and record information about two scholarships/loans for which you might be eligible.
Federal direct unsubsidized Stafford loans and foundation scholarship
2. Find the curriculum in which you plan to major.
a. Compare/contrast courses suggested for your first term with those suggested for your final term.
How do you account for similarities/differences?
They are pretty much the same the only differences are some may be a little harder
b. Examine the curriculum carefully. Locate two courses in your major area and read their descriptions.
Which will you find more enjoyable? Why?
I think I will find anatomy more enjoyable only because its interesting
c. Read the description for each of the courses in which you are now enrolled. How do the descriptions
compare to the actual content of the course? What conclusion(s) might you draw about the courses and
descriptions you identified in b?

3. some were easier than I thought
3. Using your college catalog glossary or other campus resource, define each of the following terms in your
own words:
Academic calendar: The date and important things you should know during a term
Drop: to drop a course
Withdrawal: to withdraw from a course
Residency: living somewhere
Elective: an optional course
Syllabus: an outline of the class
Transcript: a printed version of your scores and grades
Prerequisites: prior condition for something else to happen
Transfer credit: procedure of granting
Credit hour: academic credit

4. Activity: Identifying Campus Resources
Campus Resources
Now that you have completed the Scavenger Hunt of what’s on your campus. Go to each of the following
locations on your campus and find out what it offers in order to answer the following questions:
1. College Bookstore. Other than textbooks, what does the bookstore sell?
School supplies
2. Library. Other than books for checkout, what other materials and/or services are available at your library?
Internet access, movies, cds
3. Career Services. What resources are available at your campus career services office?
Help you choice a career and learn more about it
4. Learning Resource Center. What resources are available at your campus learning resource center?
Test taking and mandatory labs
5. Student Life. What resources are available at your student life center?
Campus recreation
6. Campus Safety/Security. What resources are available at your campus safety/security office?
Crime reporting and crime awareness
7. Academic Advising. What resources are available at your campus academic advising office?
New student orientation
8. Registration. What resources are available at your campus Registration office?
Register for classes
9. Dean of Student Affairs. What resources are available at your campus Dean of Student Affairs office?

5. Helping you make your educational plan and any questions you may have
Atkinson, R., & Longman, D. (2012). Choosing Success in Community College and Beyond. Module 2.1 Understanding the Language of Your
School: Catalog and Website Content. McGraw Hill