Orientation Programs

Camp War Eagle (CWE)

CWE is Auburn’s 3-day, 2-night orientation experience for incoming freshmen. While at CWE, students are introduced to Auburn’s academic programs, services, and traditions. Students also register for fall semester courses with the help of camp counselors and academic advisors. NOTE: I think they are using 10-two-day sessions this year.

Each summer, Auburn hosts 8 sessions of CWE that run from late May to early July. CWE session dates can be found at the Freshmen Year Experience website: www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/undergrad_studies/fye/cwe/

Transfer students need to register for an S.O.S. session by using directions from the following website:
www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/undergrad_studies/fye/cwe/howtoregister.html

Math Placement Test (MPT)

All incoming freshmen are required to complete an on-line Math Placement Test prior to coming to Auburn for CWE.

Effective for fall 2010 freshmen, the MPT was restructured into two tests - an algebra test and a trig test. Students must have a requisite score on the MPT in order to register for a specific math class at CWE. The registration will be controlled in Banner, and students will not have the ability to register for a higher math class than their MPT score indicates, unless they have met one of the other pre-requisites (transfer credit, AP/IB, etc). The Math Department will be very inflexible in allowing any exceptions to this.

Students are made aware of this through a letter in their CWE confirmation packets.

The goal of this effort is for students to know their math placement before summer school starts. If the student places into a math class that is lower than the lowest required math class in his/her curriculum, the student will know this in time to take steps to address that over the summer. For example, if the first math in an Engineering student's curriculum is calculus, but the student's MPT places him/her into pre-cal, then the student could take pre-cal over the summer in order to start in calculus in the fall at Auburn.

There are two web sites you can look at for more information.

http://www.auburn.edu/~smith01/mathexam/ This is the main page for the MPT.
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/undergrad_studies/fye/cwe/mathinfo.pdf
This is the document the students see after completing the test in Blackboard. It walks the student through the process of understanding what the MPT score is, what math is required for each major, and what math the student will be placed into. There is additional information on the individual math classes, placement into classes, and ways to achieve the desired placement.

Successfully Orienting Students (S.O.S.)

S.O.S. is a one-day orientation for students who are transferring to Auburn University from another institution. Students meet with their academic advisor individually and/or in groups (as designated by each unit on campus) to discuss transfer credits and registration for classes. In addition to focusing on their academics, transfer students are also introduced to University services.

Transfer students who submit all completed Auburn University application paperwork, including the Transfer Student Plan of Study and college transcripts, AND submit their deposit by the designated deadline will be pre-registered by their Auburn University academic advisor.

For transfer students who are entering Auburn during a summer or fall term, the designated deadline for submitting application paperwork and the deposit will generally be in early February. The deadline for students who are entering Auburn in a spring term will generally be in early September. All deadlines will be communicated by the A.U. Admissions Office and/or Freshman Experience Office.
Advisors will use the WebXtender document system to view and print images of Transfer Student Plans of Study, college transcripts and other accompanying letters or documents.

Transfer students need to register for an S.O.S. session by using directions from the following website:
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/undergrad_studies/fye/sos/howtoregister.html

Additional information about S.O.S. can be found at http://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/undergrad_studies/fye/sos/