Undergraduate Students' Academic Advisement

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Declaring your Major		Transferring Credits		Speeding up General Education (GE) Courses

It is alright if you are not certain which major you would like to select while studying in the university. In the U.S., many freshmen are entering the university with an 'undeclared-major' status. The following activities allow you to learn more about general rules and appropriate academic practices you need to know in making a decision about or 'declaring' your major.

Print out the pre-meeting checklist and use it as a preparation guide for questions or issues you may want to discuss with your academic advisor during the meeting.

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Visit this Web page to learn more about an academic advisor and use the information read to fill out the pre-meeting checklist provided in Step 1.

View the following video clip. While viewing, pay attention to these issues:

    1) The type of help or options that are available for undeclared major students at this particular university.
    2) Ask yourself which option you would go for if you were in the same situation as the student shown in the video clip.
 

Incorporate the information learned from Steps 1 - 3 to complete this multiple-choice activity. 

In the U.S. higher education system, students have an option to transfer their credits from one institution to another midway through a degree as long as certain requirements are met. The flexibility of this credit system allows students to combine credits taken from different institutions towards their degree requirements as long as the credits transferred are acceptable in place of the credits at the institution where the degree is pursued.

View the following video clip. While viewing, pay attention to these issues:

    1) The type of classes the student can take from another institution.

    2) The process needed to follow when transferring credits.

    3) How the courses at these two institutions are being compared using the Articulation Manual.
 

Use the information learned from Step 1 to complete this multiple-choice activity.

To better understand how the Articulation Manual works, print out this sample courses articulation chart.
 

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Use the printout chart in Step 3 to complete this matching activity.

General Education (GE) courses are courses that every undergraduate student is required to take in order to fulfill degree requirements. These GE courses cover diverse fields of study including politics, economics, sociology, written and oral communication, critical thinking, mathematics, as well as arts and literatures. Usually, it takes one to one and a half year to fulfill GE requirements, however, if you want to complete them faster, there are options that you can take to fulfill such needs.

View the following video clip. While viewing, pay attention to these issues:

    1) The options available for this student to fulfill his needs.

    2) Ask yourself whether you would also like to speed up your GE courses? If so, which option would you take? If not, why?
 

To learn more about another option to speed up GE requirements at California State Universities, read the EPT & ELM tests page.

 Incorporate the information learned from Step 1 and Step 2 to complete this multiple-choice activity.