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| Liberal Arts & Sciences: Frequently Asked Questions | |
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On this page (click below): What LAS courses do I need for my major? When do I take my Liberal Arts & Science courses? How am I advised for Liberal Arts & Sciences? What if I am interested in taking an Independent Studies course? What if I have Transfer Credit? Why do I take an English Placement Assessment? What if I have a diagnosed disability? Courses Off-Campus What if I want to take a course at another college during Summer? Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act What student information is kept confidential under FERPA? What do I need to get started? What kind of programs will I need to use for an Online course? How do I communicate with my instructor? What if I don't check my Otis Email?
Why do my textbooks cost so much? Why don't we have a campus bookstore? Can I order my books through another website? What if I am not sure where I will be living and don't know where to have the books delivered? What if I am having problems with my order?
What LAS courses do I need for my major? Please go to the Course Catalogues. The one for you is dated to your FND year. Look under Degree requirements for a full listing of what LAS courses you will need to take to complete your major. When do I take my Liberal Arts & Science courses? Sophomores take courses Monday at 3:15 pm and all day Tuesdays. Juniors take courses all day Wednesdays and 8:00 - 11:00 am on Fridays. Seniors take courses on Thursday. How am I advised for Liberal Arts & Sciences? Based on the requirements for your major, the courses you need to take for Liberal Studies are filled out on an advisment form in addition to your studio courses. We expect each student to take the courses listed on their advisement form. However, if there are any questions or concerns each studio major has a corresponding LAS Faculty advisor. Please see Faculty for a list of the LAS advisors. You will first be advised by your Major (Studio) Department. If your advisement form says you are "Off-Track" you will need to speak with an LAS Faculty member who will advise you on the courses to take in order to get yourself back "On Track." Once you have a complete advisement form, you register online. What if I am interested in taking an Independent Studies course? You will want to meet with Debra Ballard, Chair of Liberal Arts & Sciences department. It is a good idea to have an idea in mind as well as a faculty member whom you would particularly like to work with. Transfer credit is determined by the Admissions office during the application for enrollment process. All transcripts from all schools should be submitted at that time. If you have any questions regarding your Transfer credit you should contact the LAS office. Go to Integrated Learning for more information.
The English Placement Assessment is a tool that ensures you are placed in the appropriate English course for your skill level. For more information please click here. The Otis equivalent of a minor is the Interdisciplinary Concentration. It is offered for Art History, Creative Writing and Cultural Studies. Please select here for more information. What if I have a diagnosed disability? Please visit the SRC for information.
What if I want to take a course at another college during Summer? Please see the Procedure for Course Approvals. You may NOT take and English or Art History course off-campus. You may NOT take a Junior and Senior level course off-campus. Come to the LAS office after reading through the "Procedure for Course Approvals", some majors are limited in what courses they can take off-campus.
What student information is kept confidential under FERPA? The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or Ferpa, is the federal statute governing the privacy of student records. It prohibits the university from sharing certain student information with anyone other than the student. For more information, please see the following article published in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
What do I need to get started?
How do I register? Registration begins May 8th. Come see Marsha is the LAS office and she will fill out an advisement form. You will take that signed form to Registration so they can give you a new pin number to then go and register online. What kind of programs will I need to use for an online course? You will need to be able to use email (particularly being able to attach documents to your email), O-Space, Microsoft Office and depending on your class, wikis and/or blogs and library databases. The Library website has a lot of helpful instructions on how to use this software. How will I communicate with my instructor? Initial communication will begin through O-Space and via email. You need to make sure that on May19, 2008 you check your Otis email and O-Space weekly. How will I know when things are due? What if I don't check my Otis email? Start to - as of July 2, 2008 you will no longer be able to forward emails to your personal email accounts. Get in the practice of regularly checking your student account. It will be required to use your Otis Student email. How do I turn in homework? How much work will I have? Each course will require 4 hours of work (equivalent to the time you would have otherwise spent in class) and 4-6 hours of homework each week. How do I withdraw? Notify instructor and they will send you a withdrawal form. Who do I contact for help? For Tech Support: Sue Maberry maberry@otis.edu Your Instructors Summer 2008 :
Jeanne Willette
Heather Joseph-Witham
Jean-Marie Venturini Office Phone: LAS 310.665.6920 Library 310.665.6930
All of your required Liberal Arts and Sciences coursebooks are purchased online and can be pruchsed AFTER you have registered. You will need the Student Schedule printout that was provided by the Registrar. Please go to Books & Readers for Students. 1) select the blue link that corresponds to your intended payment method 2) wait for the website to load (do not click anything) it will take approximately 5 seconds 3) select "Order My Books" 4) select Term and Year (ex. Fall, 07) 5) selct "Continue" to access the course list 6) using the SUBJ, CRSE, SEC, and TITLE information from your Student Schedule printout (see example, below), find each course on the online list and select each using the check boxes CRN SUBJ CRSE SEC CMP TITLE CREDITS 50087 FNDT 110 A G Form and Space I 2.00 50089 AHCS 120 C G Visual Culture 3.00 7) click Submit Course ID Selections (If you do not see a course listed, it means no books are required for that course). The next page will display textbooks and/or Readers required for each course selected, and you can Add them to your Cart. NOTE: If you register in June or July, you may order your books as of August 15th, and have them in time for the first class meeting. If you register in August, you must order your books immediately upon completing registration, so they will arrive in time for you to bring them to classes in the second week of school. If you delay you may have to pay additional shipping charges! Why do my textbooks cost so much? Textbook prices have risen obscenely in the last several years. The average cost of a text now exceeds $100 and the average student’s bill for textbooks is over $900. The faculty have made efforts with both the textbooks and the readers to hold costs down wherever possible. Why don't we have a campus bookstore? Although we would love to have a campus bookstore, at present room constrictions prohibit it. If students would like to pursue that further, they should contact Student Affairs. Can I order my books through another website? The college does not care where you buy you texts, only that you have them for class by the second class meeting. We will post the book list for fall online in July. Feel free to shop around for better prices. However, note that many students have ordered their books on sites like Amazon only to discover too late that their orders were back ordered and not coming in on time for the beginning of the semester. NOTE: If you order your books through MBS in time to get them by the second week and MBS cannot for whatever reason ship, we will put chapters up on OSpace until the course material is available. If you order it through other venues we will not. Otis has no business arrangement with the online service we use, MBS, other than the service they provide us. The college looked at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders, and other online text book suppliers and found this one to have the overall best service and the cheapest prices. What if I am not sure where I will be living and don't know where to have the books delivered? If you are unsure where you will be at the beginning of the semester, you may have your books delivered to the college. Please contact Student Affairs at 310.665.6960 What if I am having problems with my order? If you are having any problems with your book order please let the appropriate department (the department who runs the class) know ASAP! To avoid the higher cost of rush orders, please order your books ahead of time!
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