Involvement
An event at the beginning of the semester that allows you to see all the student clubs and organizations you can join.
What is Get On Board Day?
A course that is NOT a requirement for your degree.
What is an elective?
They help you navigate the general education and your major curriculum by helping you identify classes and when to enroll in them.
What is an academic advisor?
A website that allows you to see your degree program and what classes go to fulfill your degree requirements.
What is DegreeWorks?
This office provides help with: determining a major,
identifying possible internships or job opportunities, and mock interviews, resume critiques and headshot photos.
What is the career center?
This is a website that you can visit to search every student organization by keywords.
What is the SOURCE?
A student's status when they enroll in at least 12 credit hours for the fall or spring terms.
What is a Full-Time Student?
An expert for a given topic, most often mental health or career navigation.
Who is a Counselor?
Your primary field of study and what you venture to achieve a degree in. Includes specific courses and credit hour requirements.
What is a Major?
This event occurs every Fall and Spring when businesses, government, education, and nonprofit organizations come and meet many qualified candidates in a short period of time.
What is the career fair?
Location on campus where you can see a tutor and an academic coach.
What is the Capstone Center for Student Success?
When you remove yourself from an individual course between the 2nd and 10th week of the semester.
What is a withdrawal?
Office who manages the university catalog, transcripts, credit inquiries such as transfer, the academic calendar, and others.
Who is the University Registrar?
A secondary field of study, with fewer required credit hours than a major.
What is a minor?
This is an online recruiting platform that allows students 24/7 access to search jobs and apply for on-campus interviews. Some call it the college student's LinkedIn.
What is Handshake?
Times during the week set aside by faculty to meet with you individually.
What are office hours?
Specific courses or subjects that you need to take (and get a passing grade of C- or higher) before you can take higher-level courses in that same subject.
What is a prerequisite?
Their primary responsibility is securing a firm financial future for the university and are the public face of the institution.
Who is the University President?
Commonly referred to as GPA, a calculation of grades earned in courses taken. It is calculated by assigning a numerical value to letter grades of courses taken.
What is a Grade Point Average?
This houses professional clothing students can borrow at no cost for interviews, career fairs, and presentations. Their inventory includes button-down shirts, blouses, blazers, pants, skirts, ties, and suits.
What is the Denise and Chandler Root Crimson Career Closet?
This is a social media platform that almost all The University of Alabama offices, colleges, and student organizations post their upcoming events and news.
What is Instagram?
When a student enrolls in at least the minimum number of credit hours for full-time status, generally 12 credits for fall or spring terms.
What is Full-Time Enrollment?
Their office overseas nonacademic services such as residence life, health services, counseling centers, career services, student activities, athletics, and diversity/equity/inclusion centers.
Who is the Dean of Students?
Your official academic record. Includes classes taken, assigned grades, GPA, and earned credits, as well as major or program designation.
What is a transcript?
Free service open to all University of Alabama students that offers: support and instruction tailored to student's individual needs, assistance with any kind of writing, whether it is personal, professional, or academic, and help for every stage of the writing process
What is the writing center?