Final Checklist: Graduate Students
Academic Advisement
Let's check how much you have learned so far about the U.S. academic life!
Using this self-evaluation chart to see how much you have learned as a result of these video- & Web-based activities.
(i) Print out this checklist and use it to evaluate your progress and overall comprehension. Go to a printer-friendly page (You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to access this page).
(ii) Give yourself a check [
] in the YES! column for
each of the topics that you have learned.
(iii) If necessary, you may go back to the activities page to check out the information that you have missed.
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The role of an academic advisor |
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The purpose of a program planning |
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What a ‘prerequisite’ is and its importance |
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What a ‘required course’ is and its importance |
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What an ‘elective course’ is and its importance |
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The types of courses that students can take as electives |
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The purpose of having students take elective courses |
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What a ‘degree completion option’ is and its importance |
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What a ‘thesis’ option is and its importance |
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What a ‘project’ option is and its importance |
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What a ‘comprehensive examination’ option is and its importance |
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What a ‘program contract’ is and its importance |
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The type of information required on the program contract sheet |
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The process the student needs to follow in order to make changes to the information entered on the program contract |
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How the student contacts the academic advisor after this meeting |
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How to keep track of all the courses to be taken while studying in the program |
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What the MBA program is about |
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The type of information provided on the MBA program Web site |
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The admission services that are provided 'online' for applicants |
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The steps the applicants need to follow when submitting their applications for the MBA Program |
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The application filing periods for the desired quarter of admission |
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The difference between ‘domestic’ and ‘international’ applicants |
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General admission requirements (minimum GPA, GMAT and TOEFL test scores, etc.) required for ‘international’ applicants |
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