Academic Advising

Your Advising Appointment

100

Where can you schedule your academic advising appointments?

MavTrack

200

True or false: Your advisor will have suggestions for spring courses, so I don't need to do much research beforehand. 

F A L S E. Prepare. Your advisor will love you forever. 

300

True or false: You will be registered for classes when you leave your advising appointment. 

Trick question - it depends! 

You cannot enroll in courses before your assigned advising time (listed in MavLink). 

400

Name three things your academic advisor can help your with during your advising appointment.

- Review academic progress

- Talk about your academic goals

- Help deciding a major

- Choosing courses with you

- Talk about your interests and skills

- Discuss campus resources

- Make an academic plan

- and more!

500

Name two things you can review to prepare for your academic advising appointment. 

- Look at your DegreeWorks

- Review General Education courses and select a few that look interesting to you

- Review the course catalog and programs you are interested in

- Think about areas that you are interested in

How to Enroll

100

Where do you enroll in classes?

A) In your advisor's office 

B) In MavLink

c) In the pep bowl 

B) In MavLink

200

Some students are unable to enroll in courses because of holds on their account. Where can you go to view student holds?

MavLink

300

Some courses require placement exams before you can take them. Where can you register for a placement exam?

MavLink

400

How does getting on a waitlist for a class work?

You must put yourself on the waitlist for a course, and if a spot opens up, you will be automatically enrolled in that course. 

500

Before enrolling, students should consider how many credit hours they would like to take. How many credit hours are recommended to take per semester to graduate in four years?

15. (Sidenote: full time is only 12)

General Education Requirements

100

What grade is required for a course to count towards a general education requirement?

Students must earn a grade of C- or better for the course to count toward general education completion.

200

Where can you view what general education requirements you have completed or need to complete?

DegreeWorks (in MavLink) 

300

If you change your major, do you have to take new general education classes?

No. The general education curriculum is the same for all students regardless of their major.

400

How do you know if a course counts toward a general education requirement?

It is listed in the "course attributes" when you search for classes. Pro tip: Sometimes courses can count for two different general education requirements, aka "double dipping." 

500

Explain the purpose of general education courses in your own words. 

You can gain: 

• The ability to think clearly about complex problems;
• The ability to analyze a problem to develop workable and creative solutions;
• An understanding of the global context in which work is done;
• The ability to apply knowledge and skills in new setting; and
• A strong sense of ethics and equality