BlueLine 4 Dummies
Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Campus Slang
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How to Graduate in 4 Years
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This is how you find your grades in BlueLine.

What is clicking on your course and clicking on the grades tab?
100

This place is often abbreviated "KFC"

What is the Kiewit Fitness Center?

100

Two things to call a professor

What is professor and doctor?
100

Creighton was founded in this year.

What is 1878?

100

This is how many credit hours you need in order to graduate?

What is 128?

200

This tab on BlueLine will let you access handouts and documents the professor wants you to see. 

What is the Files tab?

200

This is often abbreviated "SLIC"

What is the Student Leadership & Involvement Center?

200

Three greetings to use in an email to a professor.

What is hello, good morning, good afternoon, dear, etc.

200

This is how Creighton communicates safety related issues.

What is an email from Public Safety?

200

These are ways to stay organized in an online class.

What is use a planner, work on the assignments at the same time every week, email/go into office hours for any questions, don't wait til the last minute to work on it, etc.

300

These are two things you can do on the Discussion tab.

What is read replies, post your own answer, and reply to other people. 

300

This is the nickname for Public Safety.

What is Pub Safe?

300

This is the general format of an email to a professor.

What is greeting, introduction, explanation of assignment, question, sign-off, signature.

300

This is a site to network with Creighton students and other professionals.

What is LinkedIn?

300

These are the differences between the Magis Core, a major, and a minor.

What is the Magis Core is a selection of required courses that all students in a college or institution must take, a major is a student's area of specialization (usually 18-36 credit hours), and a minor is a secondary area of expertise (usually 18 hours)?

400

This is how you can see the calendar for one specific class.

What is click "calendar" and unclick all but one class, or click on a class and click "course calendar" on the right hand side. 

400

This is often abbreviated "FLPA"

What is the Faculty Lead Program Abroad?

400

These are differences between your high school teacher and your college professor.

What is college professors have higher expectations of you (don't remind you of assignments, don't always require attendance, etc.), they want and expect you to come in for help, and they have knowledge and connections to help you in your career.

400

These are reasons you would use CU Involved.

What is join organizations, submit applications for the SLIC, run an election, maintain a roster, sign up for events, etc.
400

This is why an internship is so important.

What is it provides real-world experience, allows you to develop your soft skills, is a great learning opportunity, can count towards class credit, and can potentially lead to a job.

500

These are two ways to see announcements professors send out to the class.

What is clicking "announcements" on the left side, clicking "announcements" within a specific course, or your email.

500

This is often abbreviated "SCSJ"

What is the Schlegal Center for Service & Justice?

500

Ways you can form and continue a relationship with your professor.

What is introduce yourself on the first or second day, ask them for help, participate in class, chat with them before or after class, research opportunities, continue to communicate with them even after you finish their class.

500

This is how Creighton communicates weather cancellations and other campus wide changes.

What is they call multiple times, leave voicemails, send texts, and send an email.

500

These are four sources you can go to for help with your career.

What is the Career Center, your professors, the Dean's Office, other students, parents, and the EDGE. 

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