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THERESA LAWHEAD, M.S. Counseling Department Counselor/Instructor
Office Phone: (408) 855-5545 Appointments: (408) 855-5030 Office Location: Main Building, first floor - C1-122 Mailbox: Located in the Counseling Office
(E1-301) E-mail: theresa_lawhead@wvm.edu Counseling Department: http://missioncollege.org/depts/coun
EDUCATION
- M.S.
Counseling, CSU Hayward
- B.A.
Psychology, Communication minor, San Jose State University
- A.A.
General Studies, West Valley College
EXPERTISE
- Providing
High School Outreach (assisting high school students that are interested
in attending Mission College while they
are in high school or after).
- Engineering,
Computer Science, Industrial Technology
- Psychology,
Sociology, Social Work
- Business
(Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Management, Marketing, MIS)
- Graphic
Design, Graphic Arts
- In
addition to providing Counseling, Theresa teaches Counseling 12 (Careers
& Lifestyles), a class designed to help students identify and/or
clarify their educational and career goals.
AWARDS
- Outstanding
Adjunct Faculty of the Year, Mission College A.S.B., 2000-2001
- Teaching
& Leadership Excellence Award, National Institute for Staff &
Organizational Development (NISOD), 2001-2002
BIOGRAPHY
- Theresa
joined Mission College in
1993. She has been a Mission College Counselor since 1996 and she began teaching Careers and Lifestyles (Counseling 12) in 2000.
- In addition to her experience at Mission, Theresa has worked in the high tech sector and at San Jose State University. Theresa managed the College Recruiting program at Amdahl Corporation, where she was responsible for hiring interns and recent colleges grads from 35 universities across the nation. Most recently she was the Engineering Career Counselor at San Jose State University.
FUN FACTS CSU APPLICATION
MATERIALS-FALL 2007
1. CSU Application Workshop materials (or http://salsa.missioncollege.org/files/lawhead/CSUApplicationWorkshop.pdf). This booklet will help students get organized before they sit down to complete the online application (12
pages 1.2MB)
2. CSU
GE Requirements: http://www.missioncollege.org/depts/coun/documents/CSU_GE_Reqs.pdf
3. Detailed application instructions from CSU Mentor. Look for the "Transfer Instructions" booklet at http://www.csumentor.org/AboutMentor/counselor_educator
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SJSU SPRING 2009, UPPER
DIVISION TRANSFER STUDENTS
UPDATE SJSU will soon open to
undergraduate applicants for the Spring 2009 admission cycle. Because we expect
to have record enrollments for this coming fall and to balance out our academic
year enrollment, SJSU will significantly limit the application period for the
spring term. Please advise students to apply early and meet all deadlines.
APPLICATION PERIOD
* Applications will be accepted between Aug. 1 31, 2008 for Spring 2009 admission. SJSU closes for all undergraduate
applicants at 11:59 pm PDT on Sunday, August 31, 2008. Apply early - DO NOT wait until the last
day.
* Apply at http://www.csumentor.edu
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants MUST be fully
eligible for admission as an upper division transfer student and meet the
following minimum requirements:
* Complete 60 or more
transferable semester units with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better in all
transferable units attempted,
* Be in good standing at
the last college or university attended,
* Complete at least 30
semester units of general education courses, graded C or better in each course,
including the following four basic skills courses listed below.
Basic skills courses must be completed by FALL 2008. (revised 8/7/08). However, students will not be able to register for spring courses until grades
are officially verified for these courses. Note: Students who
plan to apply for Spring 2010 must complete the four basic skills by the Summer
of 2009.
1. One
course in written communications, 2. One
course in oral communication, 3. One
course in critical thinking, and 4. One
course in mathematics/quantitative reasoning.
DOCUMENT DEADLINES (After you have applied for admission)
The document deadlines for
Spring 2009 are posted on the applicants' MySJSU accounts. Students should monitor their admission
status through MySJSU.
QUESTIONS? * MC Counseling Office (408) 855-5030.
Summer hours: Mon-Thurs. 10-6PM and Friday 10-3PM. * SJSU Office of Enrollment and Academic Services,
http://www.sjsu.edu/eas, PH: (408)
283-7500, located in the Student Services Center
below the 10th Street
Garage at San Fernando.
Posted by Theresa Lawhead on 11/20/06; 2:53:47 PM
from the dept.
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