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The First-Year Testing, Counseling, & Advising Program
The First-Year Testing, Counseling and Advising Program (FTCAP),
conducted by Penn State's Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS), assists new,
first-year students in evaluating their educational plans by providing them,
prior to initial registration, with a comprehensive program of testing and
individualized educational planning and academic advising. This program is the
first stage of academic advising, and provides students with an understanding of
their scholastic preparation, academic abilities, educational and professional
interests, and introduces them to the academic structure and degree programs of
the University. For more information, visit the
Penn State FTCAP site.
Testing - The testing component of FTCAP is used for
educational planning and academic advising purposes, to determine a
student's appropriate starting levels in English, mathematics, and chemistry
course sequences, and for basic skills purposes. The testing component
involves approximately 3 hours or less of the student's time. For more
information, visit the
Penn
State FTCAP testing site.
Counseling and Advising- The educational planning and
academic advising component of the program provides students and families
with an understanding of each student's academic preparation and abilities
as compared to other Penn State students through the Profile of Academic
Abilities. The advising component of FTCAP also provides each student with
an individual interview with a FTCAP advisor in order to discuss the
student's educational plans. The program also familiarizes students and
families with the wide range of degree programs available at Penn State,
acquaints them with the campus and some of its procedures and helps students
to select courses for their first semester of study. For more information,
visit the
Penn
State FTCAP advising site.
For further information please review the
Penn State Altoona
FTCAP website.
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