Academic Planning
Why is planning so important to Heavenly Father?
Plan of Salvation
Plan of Happiness
Stay on a path
Loss of opportunity costs
Like you, Rey is enrolled in the first course of her introductory certificate alongside PC 103. To achieve her Introductory Certificate, she needs to earn 15 credits. She is taking 6 credits this term. If she continues to take 6 credits per term, how many terms will it take her to complete the Introductory Certificate?
3 terms
University
This is a higher education organization that grants certificates and degrees
What are the three main parts of the Learning Model?
The three main parts are Prepare, Teach One Another, and Ponder and Prove.
Matriculate
When you matriculate to a university, you start actively earning credits towards certificates and degrees. While a student in PathwayConnect (PC 101, 102, and 103), you are not a matriculated student. This means that the credits you have earned while in PathwayConnect do not yet count for certificates or degrees.
What is the prize King Benjamin Spoke of and how does it apply to academia?
Salvation
Degrees
Credits
Certificates
The Associate of Communications has 60 credits total. If Rey takes 6 credits per term, how long will it take her to complete this academic prize?
10 terms
Certificate
This is a series of about five courses that are focused on job-ready skills in a certain industry like accounting or social media marketing.
When is our gathering?
Thursday 11 am PST
ecclesiastical endorsement
a written confirmation from a religious leader or church authority stating that an individual is in good standing with their faith and is qualified to represent their denomination in a specific setting, often as a chaplain or in a specialized ministry role, signifying they meet the necessary spiritual, doctrinal, and ethical standards to do so
What does it mean to be diligent?
Also what is a challenge someone might face in going to school?
Diligent means working regularly on something. It means you keep going even if you have challenges.
The Bachelor of Communications has 90 credits total. If Rey takes 6 credits per term, how long will it take her to complete this academic prize?
15 terms
Credit
A credit is a unit of measurement used by many universities to indicate how much a course is worth. Courses can be worth one credit, two credits, three credits, etc. To attain a bachelor’s degree through BYU-Pathway Worldwide, a student must earn about 90 total credits
How often should you attend?
100%
Stewardship
the job of supervising or taking care of something, such as an organization or property.
How long will it take to win the academic Prize?
Why is this important?
Bachelor’s Degree (about 90 credits). This takes the longest to attain.
Associate Degree (about 60 credits). This takes less time than a bachelor’s degree
Rey decides to go a little faster. Calculate how long it will take for Rey to win each academic prize depending on her pace:
9 credits per term
12 credits per term
Associate of Communications__7___ Bachelor’s of Communications___10__
Associate of Communications__5___ Bachelor’s of Communications__8___
Term
A term is a period of time where you complete a course. Terms can be called semesters or blocks. Semesters are fourteen weeks long. Blocks are seven weeks long.
Who is the instructor for PC 103
Sarah Jackson
opportunity costs
Opportunity costs are the costs you pay when you delay graduation.
You can go faster if you take more classes per term. What does someone need to do to their life schedule if they want to take more classes per term?
Discuss
Rey takes all her classes in 7-week terms. She will complete 6 terms per year. How many years will it take for Rey to complete… a. 30 terms _____ b. 20 terms _____ c. 10 terms _____
30 -
20 -
10 -
General Education Courses
These are courses that you typically take toward the end of your associate and bachelor's degree programs. They are not part of a certificate. These are courses in general subjects such as writing, math, and science. Students take these courses even if they are not directly tied to their certificate or degree to broaden their understanding of many disciplines and sharpen useful skills that can be applied across courses.
Who are our contacts for the gathering?
Marvin McCrary and Dennis Levi Jackson
Academic
s an adjective that relates a noun to learning or school