Justin Zurita, Art Student Students, Looking for a college that is focused on teaching and learning? CFCC is the place to be! Welcome to the College Transfer/University Parallel programs (housed in the Arts and Sciences Division)! We offer you the following: State-of-the-art technology—Clickers in math classes for you to key in your responses; composition classes in computer labs; METIman (a wireless patient simulator used in the BIO 168- Anatomy and Physiology labs and includes trauma kit units) Veteran instructors with master’s and doctorate degrees and diverse backgrounds Flexible class times, Monday through Friday, from 8am to 10pm; Saturday classes, 9am to 1pm; classes on the North Campus and the Wilmington Campus; 16-week classes; 10-week classes; 8-week classes; and 5-week classes. An completely online Associate in Arts: General Studies degree A Fast-track Associate in Arts: General Studies program (mostly hybrid classes offered at night on Mondays and Wednesdays, instruction partially on-line and partially face-to-face.) A choice of over 230 classes—art and music, religion and philosophy, sociology and psychology, speech and composition, critical thinking and history, foreign languages, physical education (Self-Defense, Tennis, Basketball, Team Sports) Pre-curriculum or developmental classes for the student who needs a review of writing, reading, arithmetic and/or algebra skills—ENG 075, 085, 095; MAT 060, 070, 080. A choice of 24 transfer programs and 3 degrees (Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Fine Arts) A statewide agreement (Comprehensive Articulation Agreement) with the 16 institutions in the University of North Carolina System, thus enabling you to complete the first two years of a four-year degree at CFCC A statewide agreement with 23 private North Carolina colleges/universities, thus allowing you to complete the first two years of a four-year degree. College Day—A day when admissions staff from various colleges/universities come to CFCC and meet with you about transfer options An opportunity for your work/talents to be showcased in play productions, concerts, art exhibits, literary magazines, and forums Dynamic forums on contemporary or academic topics Your very own academic advisor A college that received no recommendations from its accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Free tutoring in any subject and an opportunity to tutor others An opportunity to join Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two-year schools and bring home many awards A Student Recognition Ceremony Cape Fear Community College, Page 2 A college transfer success course (ACA 122—College Transfer Success) whose content is study skills, test-taking skills, researching your transfer institution, procedures and policies about CFCC, and more. To remain current in academics, faculty/staff use the latest edition of texts, maintain close contact with some UNC institutions; participate annually in professional development opportunities; use technology and various teaching strategies; and foster 21st century skills—critical thinking, writing, oral communication, global awareness, team work, math, and more. Did you know that CFCC transfers more students to UNC institutions than any other North Carolina community college? In our latest transfer performance report, 86 percent of our transfers to UNC institutions earned at least a 2.0 grade-point average (GPA) after their first two semesters. The state’s standard was 83 percent; the UNC System’s standard, 87 percent. Excellence in academics is always at the forefront; therefore, aim for a 4.0 grade-point average and graduate! We are proud of our graduates! Just note our students’ contributions to this document: success tips, photographs of their participation in our Harlem Renaissance program (poetry reading and singing), and art work (the best). In summary, CFCC is an institution on the and has a great deal to offer. Join the family and together, we make dreams, realities! Orangel Daniels, Dean Arts and Sciences Anita Moore, Graduate Cape Fear Community College, Page 3 Know your program code, for CFCC offers a Business Administration program, a Criminal Justice program, and a Nursing program that are classified as technical programs. These two-year programs prepare students for the workforce after students complete the degree. They are not considered college transfer programs even though two of them may transfer to Pembroke University or Fayetteville State University under a special agreement. Most transfer courses require students to be proficient in reading. Students deficient in reading, writing, and/or math must take the required developmental course and must earn a minimum grade of “C” or better (If you have another acceptable placement score or the respective curriculum English and/or math course, you may be waived from having to take one or more developmental courses). If you are deficient in reading and/or writing, CFCC has a limited number of transfer courses you may take to help you have a full class load (minimum of 12 credit hours in the fall or spring). Included in this limited list are courses like ART 111—Art Appreciation, MUS 110—Music Appreciation, DRA 111—Theatre Appreciation, and ACA 122—College Transfer Success. Each transfer program requires at least 64 credit hours; many students will have more hours because some foreign languages and most math classes require labs. What should you take first? Take your General Education classes (44 hours for AA and AS degrees; 28 hours for the AFA degrees), including ENG 111, the appropriate curriculum math, and CIS 110 (may also count as the second math requirement in many programs). Writing is required throughout the curriculum, two math courses are required (except in the AFA programs), and students are required to use word processing to submit their compositions. We want our students to receive the maximum benefit from our Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA). You must meet all criteria; and if you are accepted at one of the 16 UNC institutions, all 64 credit hours will transfer and you would have met all the basic studies requirement of the receiving institution. If you don’t complete your degree, at least complete a transfer diploma (must earn a “C” or better in each transfer course). Without a transfer degree or a transfer diploma, you must come under the basic studies requirement of the receiving institution, which will then evaluate each of your CFCC courses on a course-by-course basis. Restated, without a transfer degree or diploma, you are not protected by the CAA. Always research your institution of choice and keep in contact with a counselor from that institution. How do senior institutions view a transfer student’s course repeat? When you enroll, must you have the grade-point average of the General College or of the respective major? Are you aware that once you enroll, your community college grade-point average may be wiped out and you must establish a UNC grade-point average? For some majors, an advisor may look at your community college grades. Cape Fear Community College, Page 4 If you plan to transfer to UNC-Wilmington, our primary transfer institution, you must have the following minimum requirements: At least 24 semester hours (including two English courses—ENG 111 and ENG 112 or 113 or 114 and a curriculum math course with an M-A-T prefix) A 2.5 grade-point average (GPA). Students with less than a 2.5 should remain at CFCC until they achieve a 2.5 or they will be told to return to CFCC and raise their GPA. (Interesting facts: The average GPA of UNCW’s entering transfers is 3.135. Business is a popular major for transfers, but they must earn a 2.7 before they are admitted to the program. UNCW usually doesn’t accept transfers in the spring semester, so transfers should plan to enroll at UNCW in the summer or the fall. (Don’t have a 2.5 GPA? The other option is for students to apply at an institution that accepts a 2.0 GPA.) Students planning to attend UNC-Chapel Hill (CH) should be aware of the following: All majors at CH require a foreign language at the intermediate level 3 or 4, like SPA 211 or 212. To bypass the SAT requirement at CH, transfer students must have 60 or more credit hours before transfer. Graduates at CH must take two 1-hour physical activity classes for graduation requirements. If two activity classes are successfully completed as part of the Associate in Arts (AA) or the Associate in Science (AS) degree, that requirement will be met at CH. If two PE activities are not completed as part of the AA or AS, they must be completed at CH prior to graduation. In addition, the swim requirement must be passed if the PE activities are not completed prior to transfer. As you can see, advising has many nuances and transferring to certain UNC schools is a highly competitive process. Research your institution of choice, for it is impossible for CFCC advisors/ counselors to know the latest about admission requirements or majors at UNC institutions or private colleges/universities in North Carolina that endorse the CAA. Inquiring Minds Want to Know Below are frequently asked questions and responses from the experts. 1. What is CampusCruiser? Students receive access to CampusCruiser after they register for classes. CampusCruiser, an important tool for success, is the official free e-mail address provided to students. It provides easy communication with instructors and fellow students and helps keep you informed about the news and activities at CFCC, such as your grades; pin numbers, which are need for telephone registration; and important announcements. You may access this account by visiting the CFCC website, clicking on the CampusCruiser link at the very top of the page, and then following the directions on the CampusCruiser website to log in. Cape Fear Community College, Page 5 You will use your login ID as part of your email address: [email protected]. This email account is provided to you as long as you are enrolled in classes and may be used for personal email as well as academic email. The email account is good for one year after you have taken your last class, which is good for students taking a semester off. 2. When may I register for classes? Once new students have completed the application process and are accepted into the college, they may register in our Advising Center or during a special registration for new students. Link to the Admissions Office to start the process: http://cfcc.edu/admissions/ After your first registration, all students will receive (via CampusCruiser) an advising letter from the Registrar, letting them know the name of their advisor and their registration priority. Priorities are assigned by your major and the number of credit hours earned at CFCC. The more credit hours you have earned, the earlier you may register via WebAdvisor. You may also register in our Advising Center or during regular registration at the North Campus or the Wilmington Campus. Those who register early have a better chance of getting the classes they want. Regularly check your CampusCruiser and delete unneeded messages; for if your mailbox is full, you will not receive registration notification. 3. How do I know what classes to take? Use program evaluation in WebAdvisor and meet with your advisor. A link to WebAdvisor is located on CFCC’s homepage www.cfcc.edu. Program evaluation lists the name of a student’s advisor. Dates for advising are listed in the college calendar (catalog & online). If transfer students are at a distance or do not wish to schedule a face-to-face meeting with their advisor, they may access the following College Transfer advising website: http://cfcc.edu/ transfer/Advising4.htm . It houses most of the advising information you need: prospective students, placement scores, placement into college transfer math courses, English Flow Chart, current students, choosing a program of study, UNC academic programs, transfer equivalencies, program requirements, class schedule worksheet, list of transfer advisors, the minimum admissions at UNCW, an advising video, and curriculum worksheets for each transfer program (housed online and in N203, S201, S202, S301, S312, S602 (Wilmington Campus) and the room outside of NA322 (North Campus). The curriculum worksheets have the courses listed on the back and cells on the front side for you to list every course you have taken and need to take. Some courses have already been listed in the cells for you. 4. How do I know what classes are offered and when they are offered? You can search the schedule of classes on our website: http://cfcc.edu/admissions/current/. After you register, use Web Advisor to print your schedule. 5. When and how do I pay for classes? Payment is due at the time of registration. You may pay online through Web Advisor or you may pay at the Business Office. Students who register early for the fall semester may be sent a bill at a later date if tuition rates have not been determined at the time of registration. If you do not make payment, you may be dropped from your classes and/or incur additional charges. If a CFCC official says that your class has been “purged,” this means that your class schedule was been deleted from the system because of non-payment. You must register for classes again and pay the day that you register. Cape Fear Community College, Page 6 6. I registered for a class but do not want to take it. May I just not show up for the class? If you do not want to attend a class, you must drop it (prior to start of classes) or you must officially withdraw (after classes begin). If you decide not to attend CFCC after registering for classes, you must complete a withdrawal form for an official drop before the first day of the semester. Follow this step is you are withdrawing from one or more classes. The withdrawal form must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office for processing, and you should keep a copy for your file. Failure to follow this step will result in you being charged for tuition and fees. Financial aid will be cancelled or reduced according to the number of credit hours you are enrolled in. Financial aid will not pay for classes that a student does not attend. Students must inform the Financial Aid Office of any changes in their schedules. 7. I am currently in a class that I do not want to attend anymore. May I just stop going? If you want to stop attending a class, you should withdraw officially and try to make certain that you are passing at the time of your withdrawal. If not, you may receive a grade of “F.” No withdrawals may be requested after the 80% point of the class. If you are receiving financial aid, make sure you know about the 60 percent rule and if /how your financial aid will be impacted. Students earn financial aid each time they attend class. For that reason, Federal funds (Pell Grant, Academic Competitiveness Grant, FSEOG, Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loan, and PLUS Loan) may need to be returned if you withdraw before the end of the semester. You must complete 60 percent of the semester (usually 11 weeks of a sixteen-week semester) or you may be required to repay all or part of the financial aid disbursed for that semester. 8. What are the differences in receiving a W, WP, or WF? A grade of “W” or “WP” does not negatively affect your grade-point average ( GPA). A “WF” is the same as an “F” and will negatively affect your GPA. “Ws,” “WPs,” and “WFs” all negatively affect your successful completion rate for financial aid purposes. 9. How do I find out my grades? Grades are posted in Web Advisor only. They are not mailed. Always check them after they are posted to make sure that they are accurate. If they are not accurate, contact the faculty member within six weeks of the subsequent semester or contact the respective department chair. 10. I moved. Do I need to update my address? A up-to-date address is required. Holds will be placed on your account for returned mail. Addresses may be updated in Web Advisor or at the Student Development Office on either campus. 11. How do I apply for financial aid and find out my status? Application is done online only. You may connect to financial aid websites through CFCC’s website. You may check your financial aid information through Web Advisor. 12. If a student has a felony (drug conviction) on his record, may he receive Pell Grant and student loans? The question on the FAFSA asks if a student was convicted while he/she was receiving financial aid. If that answer is "no" the student would be eligible even though the student has a previous conviction. Cape Fear Community College, Page 7 Cape Fear Community College, Page 8 Below is the organizational chart for the Arts and Sciences Division. This is how we are structured. Organization Chart for the Arts and Sciences Division Advice from the Real Experts: Current Students Current CFCC students were asked to write what they wished they had known before they had started college or what great advice they could impart to new students. Wisdom from the masters follows: “Pay attention to the attendance policy, or you will fail your classes because of it.” “Be on time, and if you have classes online, keep your email checked always.” “Make sure you know the subjects you really need to take first because if you don’t it will set you back. Ask a counselor to be sure.” “I wish I had known that classes from high school affect you when you get to college. Do your best or it will put you behind in certain areas.” “Take advantage of all that CFCC offers and don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do it. You CAN!” “Make sure you know what field of study you want to take. Learning is much easier when you are enjoying the subject. “Be sure you are going to take college seriously.” “My advice would be enter with an open mind and have the knowledge to know you are really going to work hard. Nothing is given out.” “Do well on the placement test so you can place out of some of your classes. I didn’t realize how much the scores affect you, and there’s no way around your scores.” “I was used to being in high school and it’s a huge jump from high school to the real world. It shocks you at first.” “CFCC is a great school. I love the instructors. The campus is very secure, and everyone has a wonderful attitude and is willing to help meet your needs. The sky is the limit!” “Don’t get sidetracked or behind on assignments or it can be a nightmare trying to play catch up.” “Late work is never accepted! Do the homework.” “Save your absences, and beware of the good weather.” “Leave early because parking is horrible and lateness isn’t tolerated.” “Do not enter a program right away! Take the necessary basic classes first, then go into your program.” Cape Fear Community College, Page 9 A Sampling of Some Classes English 200-Level Literature Classes by Mr. John Metzger, English Instructor For students interested in an advanced study in literature, the 200-level literature classes offer a challenging and rewarding academic experience. A step above general survey classes such as English 131—Introduction to Literature, the 200-level classes offer a more in-depth study of a particular literary discipline while still fulfilling the general education requirement of the Associate in Arts and the Associate in Science. The 200-level English classes promise to be informative and entertaining, whether the student is an English major or a Nursing major. Cape Fear Community College English Department offers a variety of 200-level literature courses. These courses range in content from studies from a specific region such as American Literature or Southern Literature to the broader scope of World Literature. The following courses are offered at CFCC and fulfill all necessary transfer requirements for four-year institutions: ENG 231—American Literature I—Works in American literature from its beginnings to 1865 (settlement to just after the Civil War). What are the literary origins of our country? What constitutes an American? ENG 232—American Literature II—Works in American literature from 1865 to the present. This course emphasizes works by American authors from the end of the Romantic period to postmodern literature. ENG 261—World Literature I—This course covers the beginnings (the very beginnings) of our species first narrative tales. The course usually begins with the first known written narrative, the tale of Gilgamesh, and concludes with the Renaissance in Europe. Students can expect to cover a wide range of cultures and regions in this class. ENG 262—World Literature II—Like World Literature I, students will be exposed to a wide variety of literature composed by many different cultures and regions of the world. This class covers the Renaissance in Europe to the modern world and the postmodern era. ENG 272—Southern Literature—A very popular course among students, ENG 272 focuses on works of literature by American writers from the South. Cape Fear Community College, Page 10 ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH-GRADER? BIO 168—Anatomy Version by Dr. David Covington, Biology Instructor 1. An adult human being has 206 bones. How many bones does a newborn baby have? A. B. C. D. 206 270 106 200 Babies have more bones because the larger adult bones have not yet finished fusing. For example, each adult hip bone in the baby is three separate islands of bone joined by cartilage. This assembly will later calcify into one big bone. 2. An adult human being has 206 bones. What portion of these are in the hands and feet? A. about fifth B. about one fourth C. about one third D. about one half The total for hands and feet is 106. This includes the wrists and ankles, the palms and soles, and the fingers and toes. 3. A. B. C. D. What does the longest voluntary muscle in the human body do? It places one ankle on top of the other knee, thus "crossing your legs." It extends the spinal column so you can stand up. It extends from shoulder to fingertips so you can bend your arm fluidly. It moves food from the stomach through the digestive tract. This muscle is called the sartorius, and is named after the old term for a tailor, who would sit cross-legged to sew. It runs from the outside top front of the hip, down to the inside of the leg just below the knee. 4. A. B. C. D. What does every hair of your body have connected to it down inside the skin? a sweat gland a small involuntary muscle a small bag of pigment cells a small lymph node Each muscle is called an arrector pili and functions just to give that hair a goosebump. 5. The consistency of the brain inside your head at 98.6°F is most similar to this: A. Jell-O B. a raw egg C. warm modeling clay D. maple syrup You can buy a fresh split hog head at Wells Pork Products in Burgaw for $3.50. I think that handling such soft brains convinces all of my students to drive slower and to use their seatbelts! Cape Fear Community College, Page 11 6. A. B. C. D. How long are the nerve cells that the brain uses to control your voluntary muscles? about 1 inch about 3 feet about 3 mm microscopic A neuron of the brain going to the spinal cord will be 3 feet long in a six-foot person. Then the neuron from the spinal cord to, say, a muscle of the toes will also be 3 feet long. 7. If all of the DNA of the 46 chromosomes in one human cell were unwound, its total length would be: A. 2 inches B. 1 foot C. 6 feet D. 21 feet The chromosomes will be microscopically thin, so you still won't be able to see them. But we do DNA extractions in biology labs and there is so much DNA clumping together that it looks like wet cotton. 8. The common name for the structures in your heart that hold onto its valve flaps is: A. cockles B. heartstrings C. ventricles D. atria These heart strings look like narrow white fishing line, about an inch long, and are called chordée tendineae. Whereas the cockles of the heart are the valves themselves, which can look a bit like cockle shells. 9. 40% of American men die of heart-related ailments. For American women, this percentage is: A. still 40% B. around 25% C. around 15% D. nearly 50% Same percentage, but causing problems about 15 years later in women than in men, likely because of the protective effects of female sex hormones in developing arterial deposits. 10. A woman who has hypertension of the pulmonary (lung) arteries will often be prescribed: A. beta-blockers B. Tamiflu C. Lasix D. Viagra Viagra for this use may be sold under the name Revatio. It is great at relaxing the arteries! Cape Fear Community College, Page 12 11. What do most of the white blood cells in the bloodstream generally do? A. They ride around and around in the bloodstream looking for germs. B. They move to the lymph nodes and stay there forever. C. They crawl out through tiny crevices in the vessel wall and creep over over the other cells of the body like amoebas, looking for problems. D. They stick to the inside of the blood vessel wall and wait for trouble to come floating past them. If all of your body were to disappear except for its white blood cells, you would look like a cloud of amoeba -sized white (literally) cells crawling around in the shape of your body. 12. How many times does the average human heart beat in a 13. lifetime? A. 2.5 billion B. 2.5 million C. 2.5 trillion D. 250,000 The math is 70 beats per minute times 60 minutes per hour times 24 hours per day times.... 13. Which of these transplants has not actually been done? A. voice box B. face C. tongue D. all of these have been developed in the last 10 years So you can sound like, look like, and react to tastes like somebody else. 14. What part of the pig did farm children used to inflate in order to have a ball to play with? A. lung B. bladder C. heart D. large intestine When a pig's bladder is inflated, it will be the size of a large softball and semi-transparent. 15. Once your food has been digested inside your intestines, the very next organ that this newly-nutritious blood goes to is the: A. pancreas B. liver C. heart D. brain Yes, food is nutritious, but it is also full of foreign things that your body does not need, many of which will be harmful. For example, do you really need the chlorophyll molecule in your body? The liver is champion at detoxifying all these new substances before the blood is allowed to go anywhere else in the body. Cape Fear Community College, Page 13 Photography Courses (Electives): ART 261-Photography I & ART 262-Photography II by Mr. Frank Carter, Humanities/Fine Arts Chair Ms. Sherrie Whitehead is the awesome instructor of the college transfer photography classes. She is a photographer, historian, and documentalist. Students come to her with ideas, and she returns them to society with the tools to make those ideas concrete, visual bits of reality. Ms. Whitehead helps students to Terry Rivenbark, Photography Student see the sides of life that often are not pretty, but are completely real and often revealing of deeper, underlying factors that help shape our society. She moves photography students toward a better understanding of their environment through observation and, as she notes, “They have paid attention to each other and their environment and have a renewed reverence for their world and themselves.” Sounds like more than a photography course. And it is. ART 261 is an exploration into the visual world that is often a blaring example of excessive noise to find islands of insight. “I believe in my students. I listen to them. I honor their stories. I hope that in seeing each other, and trusting in their own voice, that their world becomes more open. And in that process, there is the creation of space for other people and more liberty for them to be who and whatever they want to be,” she says. “Students may also take courses in digital photography,” Ms. Whitehead continues. “The principles are no different, but the methods of seeing and print manipulation are entirely different.” The computer comes into play with the finished product rather than the darkroom and those who take the course find a world of effects and changes that may take images in completely different directions. The science of digital photography is a marriage of art and technology that was bound to happen at some time and has rapidly accelerated through the past few years. CFCC offers courses in both as well as computer art and design courses taught in our new lab facilities. We see it as a field where the only limits are in the imagination of a student. At this point, anything that can be visualized can be produced in some way through digital photography. Now, back to Ms. Whitehead. Three of her students were finalists in the Photographer’s Forum competition this spring and have been selected to have their photos published in the Best of College Photography (to come out soon). “This is an honor for them and a milestone for our college,” says Instructor Whitehead. “To have students recognized at this level is empowering. It represents the strength our students have and where they fit in the world of visual arts. If you ask me, they are right at the top. . .where our students should be. I am very proud.” And we are proud to be the home of instructors, like Ms. Whitehead, who cheer our students on to higher levels of artistic expression. These students pave the way for others in our community to achieve as well. Ms. Whitehead states that "Ultimately, it is the development of a legacy of belief in themselves that I hope for my students. Learning that their voice can be heard and can be strong is the most important message I can relay, no matter what the media. Once you recognize the importance of listening and being heard, the world becomes a place in which that gift can easily be passed on.” Once a door is opened, it may be open wide enough for many to enter. This is why the Humanities/Fine Arts Department has graced this instructor with so many labels, none of which is more important than that of “teacher.” Debbie Anisko, Photography Student Cape Fear Community College, Page 14 College Transfer Programs of Study Associate in Arts General Studies Art Education Business Administration, Accounting Economics, Finance, and Marketing Business Education and Marketing Education Communication/Communication Studies Criminal Justice Elementary Education English English Education History Information Systems Mass Communication/Journalism Middle Grades Education Nursing Political Science Psychology Social Work Sociology Special Education Associate in Science Associate in Fine Arts Art (Fall of 2010) Drama Music and Music Education College Transfer/Advising information – http://cfcc.edu/transfer/ Academic Programs at UNC Institutions – http://www.northcarolina.edu/programs/index.php Academic Programs at NC Private Institutions – http://www.ncicu.org/degree_offerings.html Cape Fear Community College, Page 15 Rebecca Patman Curtis Shortell Annie Wall Ryan Landis Nathan Verwey Saralyn Earp Amber Morris Cape Fear Community College, Page 16
© Copyright 2026 Paperzz