The Advising Center

Advising is often equated with course registration twice a year, but there can be a lot more to this relationship than just a PIN. The advisor is one more person who can serve as a mentor and help you know your options in and out of the classroom.

The Advising Center works with faculty advisors across campus to provide support and guidance to all our students.

Placement Testing

The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education and Framingham State University require ALL students to complete “common core courses” in writing and math. 我们回顾调整后的高中gpa, 标准化考试成绩(如有), 以及已经获得的大学学分(AP学分), dual enrollment, and college level courses taken prior to enrollment at FSU) to determine which course level a student is eligible to register for. Students are also required to take a language course or demonstrate proficiency in a language (other than English) to complete degree requirements

并不是每个学生都需要分班考试. We review each student and will contact students when placement testing is appropriate.

WRITING

All students must complete ENWR110 (Composition II) to fulfill the common core writing requirement. 高中平均绩点调整为3分的学生.0 or higher are eligible to enroll in this course without a writing placement test.

平均成绩低于3分的学生.0人被要求参加写作分班考试. The test is used to determine which level of writing is most appropriate. The Director of the First Year Writing program will contact students with a GPA of less than a 3.0 by e-mail (student’s Framingham State e-mail account) with instructions on how to access the test online.

MATH

Students in the STEM majors will take several math courses based on their specific field of study. STEM students are asked to take a math assessment to determine the most appropriate math course to begin with. The University will contact STEM students regarding math assessment.

Students who are undeclared or have declared a major that is not a STEM major, are eligible to register for math courses based on adjusted high school gpa. If the gpa is less than 2.7, they are required to register for a math course which includes math lab emporium. "Math lab" is an additional 2 hours per week of instructional support designed to help a student master course material. Students have the opportunity to take a math placement test to determine if they can have the math lab requirement waived. The University will contact students who are eligible for a math placement test with additional information.

LANGUAGE

The World Language requirement can be fulfilled by taking one semester of a language or by demonstrating proficiency in a language other than English.

Language courses offered at FSU include American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Students who plan to take a course in one of these languages will be asked to take a placement test if they have academic and/or heritage experience with that same language. It is important to assess fluency and comprehension to determine appropriate course level. Students who do not have any experience with the language course they plan to take do not need to take a placement test.

Students who speak a language other than English will have the opportunity to be assessed for a waiver through a standardized test or an assessment with a member of the World Language Department. 评估方法取决于语言. 弃权书不计入课程学分, however, it allows the student to choose from a selection of other courses to fulfill the domain requirement. Please e-mail placement@lbbn.net if you have any questions to register for a language placement test.