Putting College Students Putting College Students BACC in Circulation: BACC in Circulation:

Behavioral Academic and Behavioral Academic and Career CounselingCareer Counseling

Senior System Manager: Tamina Senior System Manager: Tamina StuberStuber

Junior System Manager: Melissa Junior System Manager: Melissa AinslieAinslie

Undergraduate Assistant: Austin Undergraduate Assistant: Austin MifsudMifsud

Advisor: Dr. Richard MalottAdvisor: Dr. Richard Malott

What is BACC?What is BACC?

►Behavioral Academic and Career Behavioral Academic and Career Counseling.Counseling.

►A supervisory system aimed at A supervisory system aimed at undergraduate students.undergraduate students. Specifically, students in Dr. Malott’s classes.Specifically, students in Dr. Malott’s classes.

►P360, P460, P100, GRE, SM, Basic, Intermediate, P360, P460, P100, GRE, SM, Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Practicum, etc.and Advanced Practicum, etc.

►Supervised by Dr. Richard Malott.Supervised by Dr. Richard Malott.►Operated and ran by MA students in the Operated and ran by MA students in the

Behavior Analysis Training System (BATS).Behavior Analysis Training System (BATS).

BACC Mission StatementBACC Mission Statement

► The main purpose of BACC is to The main purpose of BACC is to provide undergraduate provide undergraduate psychology students with the psychology students with the information necessary to information necessary to achieve their academic and achieve their academic and career goals.career goals.

► This is done byThis is done by providing 1-on-1 providing 1-on-1 counselingcounseling interviews with interviews with BATS MA students.BATS MA students.

Is BACC Is BACC reallyreally necessary? necessary?

► Isn’t it true that Isn’t it true that once students once students enter college they enter college they suddenly are suddenly are infused with any infused with any and all information and all information they may need to they may need to succeed, both succeed, both during and after during and after college?college?

For those not divinely For those not divinely inspired…inspired…

► It seems as undergrads, It seems as undergrads, people expect you to people expect you to know what’s going on at know what’s going on at all times…all times… How to discover your How to discover your

dreams anddreams and How to achieve your How to achieve your

dreamsdreams► But, nobody has even But, nobody has even

told you the steps you told you the steps you must take to graduate!must take to graduate! (Yep, you don’t just have (Yep, you don’t just have

to meet course to meet course requirements; there are requirements; there are more steps!)more steps!)

Your Dreams…Your Dreams…

► You may know exactly You may know exactly what you want to do when what you want to do when you graduate; that’s great!you graduate; that’s great!

► ……but some people don’t.but some people don’t.► If you are someone who is If you are someone who is

unsure:unsure: We want to provide you with We want to provide you with

information on available information on available opportunitiesopportunities

And how to take advantage And how to take advantage of those opportunities.of those opportunities.

Fine, fine, I get the point…Fine, fine, I get the point…so how’s it work?so how’s it work?

► You sit down with a You sit down with a delightful Graduate Student delightful Graduate Student Instructor; you may Instructor; you may recognize them as your recognize them as your own…own…

► And together, you fill out a And together, you fill out a ‘How to Achieve Your Goals’ ‘How to Achieve Your Goals’ form!form!

► Basically, you get to discuss Basically, you get to discuss all of those academic and all of those academic and career issues that are most career issues that are most important to you!important to you!

Important things like…Important things like…

► Available classes that may interest youAvailable classes that may interest you► How to raise your GPAHow to raise your GPA► Practicum OpportunitiesPracticum Opportunities► How to get Research ExperienceHow to get Research Experience► How to get into Graduate SchoolHow to get into Graduate School► Employment Opportunities…Employment Opportunities…

Is it really excitement time?Is it really excitement time?

► Definitively yes, because we have Definitively yes, because we have info on…info on… Counseling PsychologyCounseling Psychology Clinical PsychologyClinical Psychology Cognitive PsychologyCognitive Psychology Behavior AnalysisBehavior Analysis Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior

Management, andManagement, and

► I would go on, but you I would go on, but you understand, that anything you understand, that anything you want to know about, we got your want to know about, we got your BACC! (erm, you know what I BACC! (erm, you know what I mean).mean).

Simultaneous Appointments=Fun!!!

Appointment 2

Appointment 1

What now?What now?

► The undergraduate student (i.e. you) will The undergraduate student (i.e. you) will decide on some goals.decide on some goals.

► Your goals may be to figure out what you Your goals may be to figure out what you want to do. This may include…want to do. This may include… Researching a University that you are interested in Researching a University that you are interested in

(which, incidentally, we may have info on).(which, incidentally, we may have info on). Or figuring out what you can do without continuing Or figuring out what you can do without continuing

on in school.on in school.► Not just what you CAN do, but what you would like!Not just what you CAN do, but what you would like!

► Or, maybe you already know what you want…Or, maybe you already know what you want…

Hah! I already know what I Hah! I already know what I want! See, you can’t help me!want! See, you can’t help me!

►No no, you got us all wrong! If you know No no, you got us all wrong! If you know what you want, then we can still help you what you want, then we can still help you with the steps to get there. Whether that with the steps to get there. Whether that means…means… Signing up to take the GRESigning up to take the GRE Finding the most effective way to write Finding the most effective way to write

a Resumea Resume The Graduate School Application The Graduate School Application

ProcessProcess Graduating from here sans a Graduating from here sans a

headache!headache!

Is BACC enjoyable? Survey Is BACC enjoyable? Survey says…says…

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Cool! Now don’t forget…Cool! Now don’t forget…

►You will want to You will want to come to the come to the appointment with appointment with questions ready questions ready to ask!to ask! You know, just You know, just

to give you the to give you the best experience best experience possible!possible!