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New Freshman Academic Advisement

Step 3: Creating your course request form.

We have developed an online form to assist you in the process of selecting the courses for your first semester, and as a way for you to give us other important information we need to make your schedule.  The Course Request Form will prompt you to choose courses that are listed on the first semester of your MAP.

For example, here is the first semester of the Anthropology MAP:

A Ant 108

Arts Gen Ed

US Diversity and Pluralism Gen Ed

Elective

Elective

"A Ant 108" is a required major course that all students choosing this MAP will take.  Any specific course that is listed on the first semester of your MAP is a required major course, and will already be listed on your Course Request Form.

"Arts Gen Ed" and "US Diversity and Pluralism Gen Ed" are courses that will satisfy general education requirements.  Students following this MAP will be presented with lists of available courses in each category and are prompted to identify 5 classes of interest from each list, to allow for flexibility in creating an appropriate schedule.

"Elective" means any course offered at the university.  Students following the Anthropology MAP will be presented with appropriate elective choices, and will be prompted to identify 5 classes of interest for each Elective slot.

There is a link to the course descriptions for all available classes, at the top of the Course Request Form.  You should use this link to fully explore your course options before making final decisions.

To be sure that the advisor creating your course schedule has all the necessary information to prepare an appropriate schedule for you, the Course Request Form requires that you complete each question/section fully.  In this example, if you select only 4 classes in the Arts category, your form will not transmit successfully, and will direct you back to select a 5th class.

 Click here to see a sample of a completed Anthropology Course Request Form.

Other Things To Consider:

Read the options below and click the appropriate links for information that pertains to your academic plan.  Once you have read through the information, proceed to the bottom of this page to start the Course Request Form.

1. AP, IB, and College credit

New students sometimes enter their freshman year with college credit from Advanced Placement Exams, International Baccalaureate Exams, and local college and university courses.  As part of your Course Request Form we will ask you to list all exam and college credit that you have already earned or that you think you may earn.  (We realize that you may not have received all of your AP scores yet.)  Your advisor will take this information into account when creating your schedule.  For example, if you have taken the Psychology AP exam and your MAP requires you to take A Psy 101, your advisor will make an appropriate substitution.

To learn more about AP Exam equivalencies click here.  To learn more about IB exam equivalencies click here

2. Pre-Health Students (opens in new window)

3. Pre-Law Students (opens in new window)

4. Honors College (opens in new window)

5. Math Placement Information

If you plan to take a Calculus course, please click here.

 

 

 

 

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