Advising International Undergraduate Students: Undergraduate Students:

Perspectives from Key Campus U it Units

February 8, 2013

Berkeley International Office

*Jesús Arciniega L&S Office of Jesús Arciniega, L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising

*Luisa Giulianetti, Student Learning Center, g

*Rebecca Sablo, Berkeley International Office

*Lorena Valdez, Transfer, Re-entry & Student Parent Center

*Christine Zho Co nseling & Ps chological *Christine Zhou, Counseling & Psychological Services

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*OutcomesOutcomes

*International Student Population

*Student ConcernsStudent Concerns

*Case Studies

*Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers

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1. Understand the challenges that 1. Understand the challenges that international students experience at Berkeley and the way these challenges manifest in advising sessions

2. Promote an inclusive and supportive campus environment by showcasing the services and advising strategies used to

d promote student success3. Connect students to resources across

campus to support their successp pp

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* International Studentste at o al Stude ts

* INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT2003-2012

*UC Berkeley currently hosts 4,926 international UC Berkeley currently hosts 4,926 international students (not including students at Summer Session or UC Extension).

*57 84 % of all students are undergraduate level57.84 % of all students are undergraduate level*In Fall 2012, 1,878 students began a new

program of study:*439 F h *439 Freshman *408 Transfer *320 Exchange Students

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International Undergraduate

800

International Undergraduate Degree Seeking Students

500

600

700

753607300

400

500

190 156 1260

100

200

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0China S. Korea Canada India Hong Kong

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Freshman

Rank Country of Citizenship Total

Transfers

Rank Country of Citizenship TotalRank Country of Citizenship Total

1 China 162

2 Korea, South 653 C d 2

Rank Country of Citizenship Total

1 Korea, South 132

2 China 893 83 Canada 42

4 India 38

5 United Kingdom 15

3 Hong Kong 48

4 Indonesia 34

5 Taiwan 16

*Top Undergraduate Programs of Study

Rank Major Total

1 Undeclared: College of Letters & Science 1108

2 Economics 1572 Economics 157

3 Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences 147

4 Statistics 944 Statistics 94

5 Chemical Engineering 83

6 Business Administration 70

7 Applied Mathematics 617 Applied Mathematics 61

Mechanical Engineering 61

9 Architecture 53

l10 Civil Engineering 46

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Freshman Transfers

Rank Declared Major

1 UNDECLARED L&S 348

Rank Declared Major

1 UNDECLARED L&S 1361 UNDECLARED - L&S 348

2ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCES 17

1 UNDECLARED - L&S 136

2 ECONOMICS 55

3 STATISTICS 26

3 ARCHITECTURE 10

4 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 10

5 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 9

STATISTICS 26

4ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCES 19

5 ARCHITECTURE 135 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 9

6 UNDECLARED - CNR 9

7 CIVIL ENGINEERING 8

5 ARCHITECTURE 13

6 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 13

7 APPLIED MATHEMATICS 12

8 CHEMICAL BIOLOGY 7 8 PSYCHOLOGY 12

*Student ConcernsStude t Co ce s

Personal*

Social & Cultural*S h l/lif b l*Finances/Financial

support*Post-graduation

*School/life balance*Communication &

Cultural Differencesgemployment

*Housing*Friendships with

Americans

Academic*Keeping up with reading,

writing assignments

*Discussion participation

*Difficulty participating in

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Difficulty participating in study groups, group work

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Thinking Critically……………………….........…...Rote Memorizationg yInteractive Classroom…………...……………….........…..Lecture StyleSelf-selected classes…………...………………..Pre-established classes

Competition………………………...............................…...CooperationCiting………………………...............................................…...Copying

Direct Communication…………...………….. Indirect CommunicationFocus on Originality………….........………………..Focus on TraditionFocus on Individual………….............…………..Focus on Community

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*Case Studies Case Studies

*Over the past few years, you’ve gotten to know Kevin who Over the past few years, you ve gotten to know Kevin who is a responsible and hardworking student and has overcome numerous obstacles along the way.

*He visits your office in the 2nd week of Spring 2013 clearly y p g ydistraught. He confides that his family is unable to continue funding his studies.

*Kevin just learned that his father was diagnosed with j gcancer 6 months ago and has since left his job to pursue medical treatment. His family didn’t share this with Kevin earlier because they didn’t want to burden him with these medical and financial problems medical and financial problems.

*Kevin is 1 year away from graduation, and fears he will have to drop out of school if he cannot obtain funds. He feels his only option is to increase his courseload from 14 feels his only option is to increase his courseload from 14 to 21 units for Spring 2013, and enroll in 12 units to graduate in summer.

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**Jung Soo, a Korean transfer student, started Berkeley in

Fall 2012 with Economics as an intended major. He found the first semester to be extremely challenging and was the first semester to be extremely challenging and was overwhelmed by his courseload and class demands.

*In Fall 2012, Jung Soo dropped one of his Economic prerequisites because he wasn’t getting the A’s that he was used to at the community college.

*Now it is 10 weeks into Spring 2013 and he is struggling Now it is 10 weeks into Spring 2013 and he is struggling again. When he comes to your office he is visibly stressed, nervous and worried that he may fail 2 of his classes.

**You start to discuss his options including the option of pursuing another major but it is evident that your advice is not registering. g g

*Jessica, a freshman from Bolivia, comes to you upset because she has been cited for plagiarism by her professor. She tried to p g y ptalk to the professor about it but he refused to discuss it and asked her to work with the Center for Student Conduct.

*Jessica explains that she wrote the essay herself and just Jessica explains that she wrote the essay herself and just incorporated some ideas she found on Wikipedia. She was trying to be resourceful after the professor criticized her 1st essay He told her that it was just a compilation of lecture notes essay. He told her that it was just a compilation of lecture notes that lacked original thought.

*Jessica was a top student in her home country, but she admits that it’s been really difficult to keep up with the reading. Since English is her second language, Jessica feels like she has to spend more time than most students on grammar and sentence

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*ResourcesResources

*Academic Service Center Tutoring Program in Residential Halls: Academic Service Center Tutoring Program in Residential Halls: Academicservices.berkeley.edu

* Berkeley International Office: Internationaloffice.berkeley.edu*Advisor Resource Site: http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/

ucb_departments/fj_students

*Student Resource Page: http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/Student Resource Page: http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/students/current/f-1

*Center for Student Leadership: http://campuslife berkeley edu/cslhttp://campuslife.berkeley.edu/csl

*College Writing Program’s "Writing Resources" page: http://writing.berkeley.edu/writing-resources

*Counseling & Psychological Services: http://uhs.berkeley.edu/students/counseling/cps.shtml

*Hofstede’s National Cultural Dimensions:*Hofstede’s National Cultural Dimensions:http://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html

*L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising: L&S Office of Undergraduate Advising: http://ls.berkeley.edu/undergraduates

*Student Advocates Office: http://advocate.berkeley.edu/

*Student Learning Center: http://slc.berkeley.edu

*SLC Recommended Links:* SLC Writing Program page: http://slc berkeley edu/writing SLC Writing Program page: http://slc.berkeley.edu/writing* SLC Writing Program Links with useful resources that students can use during their writing process: http://slc berkeley edu/writing/links htmhttp://slc.berkeley.edu/writing/links.htm* SLC Study Strategies page: http://slc.berkeley.edu/studystrategies/index.htm* R f A d i S t C l * Resources for Academic Success at Cal: http://slc.berkeley.edu/studystrategies/acadsuccess_resources.htm

*Transfer, Re-entry & Student Parent Center: http://trsp.berkeley.edu/