Final
Checklist: Undergraduate 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 needed, you may go back to the activities page to check out the information you have missed.
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Where, when & how to meet with an academic advisor |
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What kind of help I can get from an academic advisor |
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What I should prepare or know about before meeting with an academic advisor |
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What it means by being an undeclared-major student |
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The approximate time frame for an undergraduate to declare major |
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The correct process to declare my major |
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The consequence of not declaring major within the time frame allowed |
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The rules and regulations regarding credits transfer |
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The benefits of transferring credits between different institutions |
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The advantages and
disadvantages between taking classes at |
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The various methods to transfer credits |
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What an articulation manual is |
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How to use or understand the articulation manual |
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What General Education or GE courses are |
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The difference between the ‘Lower Division’ and ‘Higher Division’ GE courses |
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The roles of placement tests (i.e., EPT, ELM) that every student is required to take before being admitted to the university |
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The various methods to speed up or ‘skip’ GE courses |
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