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Freshman
Biology Major Orientation. Take ownership
of your academic career!!!!!!!!!!! It's your career
and future, and
you have to take responsibility for it. Be proactive and do things that
pave
the way to that future. What are
your goals?? What do you want to
be doing in 10 years?? How do you
get there???? Sure you have a
plan A (getting into med school and becoming a
physician) but what about a plan B, if plan A fails??? Careers paths
for the
biology degree are many and varied, so educate yourself to all of the
possibilities and alternative you may not realize exist!!!!! Know the degree requirements!!!!!!!! First of all,
know the college and departmental
requirements for attaining your
degree. Keep
a check-list of all the courses
you take
and in this way you can track your progress through the years. See a departmental faculty advisor every term whether you are a freshman or upper
classman. Consistently see the
same advisor through out your career. In this way he or she gets to
know you as
a person and this can be of great benefit to you in the future (Letters
of
recommendation). Plan out your career at YSU (the next four years of
courses)!!!!!!!!! Some
universities require students
to design a rough four year study plan, as a way of focusing their
efforts
towards attaining the degree they desire. This is an excellent way to
start at
the university. Sit down with the undergraduate
bulletin, departmental requirements and
map it all out in accordance with your career goals. Play especial
attention to
course prerequisites this will give you information of which courses
need to be
taken before others. In addition to departmental requirements there are
University requirements for General
Education
Requirements (GER). Make sure
you know all
of the requirements for the degree. When
in
doubt, ask questions!!!!! The undergraduate bulletin that is
current when you declare your major will apply to you throughout your
career,
regardless of changes in degree requirements. Execute the plan that you have
designed!!!!!!!!!! Seeking advisement can save you a lot of trouble, time and
expense!!!!!!! Be prepared
when you come to see the faculty advisor. Questions
to be asked
should clearly stated so think about what precisely you want to ask. If
you
need course placed on the advisement page for scheduling
have all your courses
written out with department abbreviation
and catalogue number of the courses you want (course code is
optional but
inclusion of it can possibly limit your option of section). Do not give
course
title or course codes. The computer only recognizes department that
offers the
course not the title Engage in out-of-class room experiences |