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Plan your Schedule
Planning a schedule for an upcoming semester is not as difficult as it might at first seem. The general plan to consider is that half or more of your schedule each term (whether you are going full-time or part-time) should consist of courses that fit requirements for your degree.
English and Math Requirements
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Beginning freshmen, for example, should start working on their English requirements right away using the placement test results for the proper starting point. They should start working on their mathematics early also because while different degrees may require different math classes or math-related classes, virtually all degree programs expect students to complete work that is quantitative in nature. For example, pre-nursing students must satisfactorily complete several chemistry courses which require a strong background in algebra.
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Requirements for your Major
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If you know what your major is going to be, it's a good idea to take one of the basic requirements in that area if you are eligible to do that. This is where the Bulletin comes in handy; you can check prerequisites to see if it's OK to sign up for a course you have in mind. On the other hand, if you do not know what your major is going to be, you might try a course to explore a discipline in which you think you might be interested. (Once again, be sure to check for prerequisites.) That class might end up later being just an elective in your program, but that is usually not a problem. You just don't want to take too many electives at the beginning of your college career.
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General Education Requirements
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Round out your program with general education requirements. These are courses from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences that are specifically required for your degree or are general enough that they will probably fit into your program later on when you have decided on a major. One of the advantages of taking general education courses is that often students discover an area of particular interest while they are in the process of taking them.
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Balanced Approach
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Using this approach you'll have a good mix of varied types of material to study as well as different types of studying to do. In other words, you'll have a lot of variety in your subject matter, and all of your classes won't be reading courses or writing courses or "mathy" courses or memorization courses--a situation that can be deadly!
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Use this Worksheet to Help Plan your Schedule
Schedule Planning Worksheet (PDF)
Note: This file is in PDF format. You must have Acrobat
Reader to view it.
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