Dr. Otakuye Conroy-Ben's presentation on Choosing an Undergraduate Transfer Program given at the 2016 MATC Scholars Program.

1. Choosing an Undergraduate
Transfer Program
Dr. Otakuye Conroy-Ben
Arizona State University
October 27, 2016

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4. Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to AI
Women outnumber men in sciences
Men outnumber women in engineering
American Indians are most likely to pursue:
•Social sciences
•Psychology
•Computer science
American Indians are least likely to pursue:
•Physical sciences
•Mathematics
•Engineering
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5. Engineering Degrees by the
Numbers
American Indian = 0.5%
American Indian = 0.3%
American Indian = 0.3%

6. EARNING POTENTIAL

7. Decision Factors
 Location
 College or University
 Major
 Finances

8. Undergraduate Research
 University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center
◦ Native American Alcohol Research Center
 Genetic basis of alcoholism
◦ ISS/ILS mice
◦ Extraction of brain tissue
◦ mRNA  cDNA
◦ Comparative sequencing
 4 publications
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9. Graduate School
 University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
 2000-2010
 M.A. Chemistry
◦ How to measure and detect chemicals
 M.S. Environmental Engineering
◦ Engineering systems that affect the environment
 Ph.D. Environmental Engineering
◦ Wastewater Reuse
◦ Minor – Analytical Chemistry
 Alfred P. Sloan Scholar

10. Academia
 Teaching
◦ Introduction to Environmental Engineering
◦ Groundwater Remediation
◦ Contaminant Fate & Transport
 Research
◦ Grants & publications
◦ Mentoring of graduate and undergraduate
students
 Service
◦ University search committees
◦ Proposal & manuscript reviewer
◦ National organizations
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11. “ A vast array of pharmaceuticals including
antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and
sex hormones have been found in the drinking
water supplies of at least 41 million Americans…”
-Associated Press , March 9, 2008
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12. Choosing an Undergraduate
Transfer Program
Location
Degree
Course transfer
Finances

13. Location, location, location!
 Benefits to staying close to home
◦ Support system is nearby
◦ Familiar faces at school
◦ Finances
 Benefits to moving
◦ Focus on school
◦ Experience something new

14. Look at Articulation
Agreements
 Transfer Admission Guarantee
◦ Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC)
◦ Dine College
 Transfer Pathway Programs

15. ASU’s Degree Search
Program
 https://webapp4.asu.edu/programs/
◦ Play the game

16. Meet with Counselor

17. Credits that Transfer
 Know your major
◦ How many units to graduate
◦ What are the pre-requisites or core
classes
◦ Select courses that will transfer
 Transfer Credit Guide
◦ https://webapp4.asu.edu/transfercreditgui
de/app/home

18. Evaluate Financial Aid
 TCU and CC courses are often more
affordable
 Pell grant good for 6 years
 Scholarships
◦ Transfer student
◦ Major
◦ Native American scholarships
 American Indian College Fund

19. Once you get there…
 Find your support network
 Get involved in organizations
 Meet your professors
 Visit office hours
 Seek help when you need it
 Internships/research experiences

20. Questions?