Student Responsibilities
Before SOAR

Your advisor expects you to:

• Activate your myIPFW account and begin checking e-mail, which is your official source of communication at IPFW. (http://my.ipfw.edu)

• Take your placement tests.
  • Schedule a math placement test on campus by calling (260) 481-6600.
  • Complete the self-placement writing assessment, and look up your reading placement online. (www.ipfw.edu/testing)

• Register for a SOAR session as early in the summer as possible.
  
  
• Get a good night's sleep prior to your SOAR session.

Student Responsibilities
Day of SOAR

Your advisor expects you to:

• Bring placement test scores .
  
  
• Know user name and password from myIPFW.
  
  
• Bring any questions you might have about your degree program and IPFW.
  
  
• Be prepared to actively participate in the orientation and advising process.

Advisor Responsibilities
Before SOAR

You can expect your academic unit to:

• Make contact with you and provide information about how to contact your department.
  
  
  

Advisor Responsibilities
Day of SOAR*

You can expect your academic unit to:

• Provide you with information about IPFW, your degree program, and your advising office.
  
  
• Assist you with any challenges with your transitioning into college.
  
  
• Advise you about courses and course sequencing appropriate for your first semester and beyond.
  
  
• Assist the student with monitoring academic progress.
  
  

• Be a knowledgeable resource for information on university-wide academic regulations and degree requirements.
  
  

• Provide guidance as you register for your first semester classes.

  
  

* The advisor you meet at SOAR may not be your assigned advisor.