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Doug Peacock – Wayne State University. University Advising Center 10/3/2022 You just finished a successful first year of college at your institution. If your plan is to transfer for the following year. Here is what you should be doing and you should expect in the following year leading up to you starting at your nextContinue reading “Transfer Planning (One year in advance)”

by Doug Peacock, Wayne State University. University Advising Center We recently started visiting some of our two-year partners again. I missed seeing some of the marketing materials and events for transfer students.  It’s always interesting to me to see what other schools are doing for transfer students. My next blog will be about how youContinue reading “What is a 3+1 Transfer”

By Doug Peacock – Wayne State University – University Advising Center A quick post about transfer students and housing. Once in a while I will speak to a student that wants to transfer with a super low amount of transfer credits. I usually try and advise a student to get the 24 minimum or atContinue reading “Transferring for Housing”

By Amber Neher, Advisor for Warrior Way Back, CLAS Phoenix, and Adult Learners at Wayne State University – University Advising Center Returning to campus after an extended time away, even if it is now virtual, can feel like taking a step back in time. Maybe you are remembering your recent high-school graduate self and allContinue reading “Are Adult Learners “Starting Over” or “Restarting”? Coming back doesn’t mean going back to square one”

By Doug Peacock – University Advising Center at Wayne State University For the last 19 months we have been meeting virtually with transfer students. I think about some of the students that I have met with.  Some students are ready to transfer! Some students need additional transfer assistance to successfully transfer.  Here are some do’sContinue reading “Transfer readiness (Do’s and Don’ts)”

by Doug Peacock – University Advising Center – Wayne State University Whether you are trying to send your four-year credits to a two-year college for the Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) or an Associates or just to show you have completed some pre-requisites. There are some steps to follow to successfully complete a reverse transfer: ReverseContinue reading “How to complete a reverse transfer”

By Doug Peacock University Advising Center Wayne State University I absolutely enjoy working with adult students. It gives me the opportunity to bring credits from multiple places together and get a student restarted toward a degree.  It is a little like cooking. It is fulfilling to me to bring together someone’s college credit past intoContinue reading “Bringing your credits together – Adult Students”

by Doug Peacock – University Advising Center at Wayne State University Hi everyone, It has been a while since I blogged. It has been a busy transfer student month. The Wayne State Transfer Student Success Center and myself presented at the NISTS-National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. Had a great virtual time learningContinue reading “Changing Community Colleges? (Michigan Reconnect)”

Are you transferring and changing majors? Are you going to lose a lot credits? The answer is “maybe” It depends on the major you now want. Some majors are built with electives in them. Majors like Business, Engineering, Social Work, and Nursing are packed with requirements that will put you at 120 and above.  But,Continue reading “Transferring with Electives”

by Doug Peacock – Wayne State University I would like to congratulate Joyce Lien, Academic Advisor at Wayne State University in the College of Engineering for winning the 2020 Advisor Training Academy Transfer Champion Award. In conjunction with the Wayne State Transfer Student Success Center, this award is given to an advisor that exhibits strongContinue reading “Congratulations Joyce Lien – 2020 Advisor Training Academy Transfer Advising Champion Award!”