Letters & Science Undeclared Major Advising Orientation 2019
Introductions • Name • Where are you from? • How did you choose UC Davis?
L&S Undeclared • Exploration is good! • There is not one “right” major • Major ≠ Career
ls.ucdavis.edu
L&S First Year Seminars/Connection • Aggie Explorers • First Year Seminar • The Course Awakens: Star Wars and Choice • • Introduction to the majors, This seminar provides a requirements, and personalized plans comprehensive introduction to • This Connection is about the to help guide you in your first year. university life. It is designed to help choices made by the Star Wars students establish the strong • 1 unit (LTS 1) characters, choices you make, foundation necessary for a highly and the impact on your • successful career at UC Davis. P/NP grading academic life. • • 1 unit Fridays 10:30 – 11:50 am; • Not for Credit Aggie Wall Main Lounge • P/NP grading Connection • CRN – 63909 • • See us for more information related opportunity.ucdavis.edu/ag • to the class You can also choose to live in the gie-connect Aggie Explorers Living Learning Community for the academic year. Update your preferences in your Housing Agreement.
Where To Go • Letters & Science (L&S) has a decentralized advising structure • L&S Undergraduate Education & Advising • Major Departments
L&S Undergraduate Education & Advising • Help with: • University Requirements • Entry Level Writing, General Education • College Requirements • English Composition, Foreign Language • First-Year Mandatory Advising
Major Departments • Help with: • Major requirements • Research and internship opportunities • Getting involved *You do not need to be declared in a major to talk to a major advisor*
College Requirements • College English Composition • Foreign Language (A.B.) • Area Breadth Requirement (B.S.) • Unit, scholarship, & residence requirements
Fall Quarter Advising • Units • Prerequisites • Enroll in approximately 15 • Requirements that must be units met before moving on to higher-level courses • Balance • AP • Schedule major & GE courses • Review the Admissions AP together charts www.ucdavis.edu/advanced- placement-exam Everything Counts!
Online Resources • OASIS • Schedule Builder
Splitting Into Groups
Building Your First Quarter Schedule • Step 1: • Step 4: • Entry Level Writing or Lower-Division • Computer Science – check potential major requirement Composition • Step 5: • Step 2: • Foreign Language – for A.B. students • Math – check potential major requirements • Step 6: • Step 3: • General Education – taking a class to • Chemistry – check potential major explore a major interest requirement
Step 1 sisweb.ucdavis.edu Yes UWP 1/ENL 3* Have you satisfied Entry Follow your Level Writing? No UWP placement** elw.ucdavis.edu** *Other courses include: COM 1, 2, 3, 4 or NAS 5 **Paper Worksheet
MAT 12 – Step 2 Pre-Calculus MAT 16 series – Social Science majors Yes* MAT 17 series – Pre-Health/ Bio majors Considering a major MAT 21 series – that needs Math? Physical Science/ Engineering majors Find other No appropriate Science & Engineering GE’s *Confirm that you have the necessary placement exam score
Step 3 Yes* CHE 2 series* Considering a major that needs Chemistry? Find other No appropriate Science & Engineering GE’s *Confirm that you have the necessary placement exam score
Step 4 Yes* ECS 36A* Considering Computer Science? Find other No appropriate Science & Engineering GE’s *Confirm that you have the necessary placement exam score
Step 5 Check your SAT II, AP, or IB scores Yes Complete a language Considering a placement exam* Bachelor of Arts major? Your Bachelor of Science major will No have an Area Breadth requirement * Some foreign language exams will be offered on Day 2 of Orientation **Paper Worksheet
Add a Seminar or Elective • Aggie Explorers • First-Year Seminars • CRN: 63909 • fys.ucdavis.edu • 1 unit P/NP • Elective/class of interest • Fridays 10:30-11:50
Step 6 Search the ‘Subject Yes Area’ for lower- division classes Do you already know your major? Add GEs from each No Topical Breadth area
Schedule Building Time
E-mail Undeclared Advising Session Worksheet to us • Wendy wahaws@ucdavis.edu • Leo leojr@ucdavis.edu • Kate creveling@ucdavis.edu
Questions? Drop-in Advising Tomorrow 9-11:30 am 200 Social Science & Humanities Bldg.
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