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Home > Current Students > Academic Advisement > Academic Advisement Handbook 2008-2009 > General and Degree Program Requirements > Hints for Registration
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  1. Arrange a series of meetings with your advisor early in the semester to discuss your interestes, skills and abilities, as well as plan your courses.
  2. Schedule an appointment to meet with your advisor in advance of your registration date. Review the Liberal Studies requirements with your advisor to check which areas you have completed and which areas you need to complete. Review the requirements fo the Liberal Studies Program (see section on Liberal Studies Program in this web site). Schedule Liberal Studies courses to maintain balance from the varios areas. If you have declared your major, review with your advisor your major program requirements. If you are in the Exploratory Program, use the Liberal Studies Program to select courses in a specific area(s) of interest. Often, these interest areas will develop into a major program in the future.
  3. Review with your advisor your needs in the Basic Requirements area.
    Basic Requirements
    College Writing I 24101
    College Writing II 24103
    Public Speaking 13200
    Interpreting Literature 24210
    Additional basic skills competency courses not included in the Liberal Studies Program:
    Developmental Math 18109
    Beginning Algebra 18110
    Connecting Reading and Writing 24099
    • If you are registered for 24101 this semester, you should register for 24103 for the next semester.
    • If you are registered for 18109 this semeste, you should register for 18110 next semester.  If you are registered for 18110 during this semester, you have completed the math requiremenent for the Basic Requirements area.
  4. Pick up a Master Class Schedule from one of the offices listed on the previous page.
  5. Use the Master Class Schedule (list of courses), the Liberal Studies Guide, the Major Program Guide, the Advisement Handbook, and the College Catalog on-line (course descriptions) to make a list of courses that interest you.  Check the College Catalog for descriptions and or prerequisites.
  6. Prepare a tentative schedule for your registration appointment.  Complete the blocks as shown in the example.  Bring the tentative schedule to your advisor when you are scheduled to register for classes.
    • Plan at leaslt 4-5 alternative courses (in addition to your first preferences).
    • Reveiw your schedule carefully to insure that you have not scheduled any conflicts.
    • Plan to register for 15-16 credits if you are a full-time student.

 


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