Looking Toward Spring & Pre-Registration Week 11

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The WHY We want you to understand how pre-registration works, and as a result, become a knowledgeable participant in your educational journey

The HOW You’ll need to know: Your registration time Timing of courses Click on My Profile icon on Howdy, then Registration Notices in top right Timing of courses (e.g. offered once a year; what prerequisites are needed before) Resources that can help you Academic Advisors Departmental website Degree plans per the catalog (catalog.tamu.edu) Transition Academic Programs

Resource Highlight - Academic Advisors Advisors can help you understand: Course timing Equivalent courses Overrides and force requests AP credit and transfer/dual credit Course restrictions and prerequisites Degree plan flow Degree requirements Process of registration Q-drops Minors Changing your major Campus resources Think about: How can I best prepare to meet with an advisor? What questions should I prepare? Could creating a draft schedule help me understand what questions I need to ask? If I look at a degree plan for my major, what flexibility, if any, do I have? If I made an appointment before my registration time, how could this benefit me?

Which mindset would serve you best? Why? Victim Creator Blaming Seek solutions and resources Complaining Take action Repeating the same behaviors that do not yield anticipated/wanted results Find and implement new strategies for success Focus on weaknesses/deficits Focus on growth and how to improve “I’ll try to do better” “To do better next time, I need to…” See themselves as victims (i.e. things happen to them) Accept responsibility for their choices, outcomes, and experiences Adapted from On Course, by Skip Downing, 8th Edition (2017)

Full Group Discussion What’s a reason someone might visit an advisor? What do you consider a productive meeting/what’s the outcomes? If it was a productive meeting, what’s next? And if it wasn’t, what’s next?

Small Group Discussions Form groups of 3-5 students What kinds of questions do you have for your advisor as you head into pre- registration time? What resources can you use to help you answer these questions?

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