Freshman Facts 2011 CS 110

CS 110 Survey Was ODU your first choice? – Yes – 38 – No – 25

CS 110 Survey Where do you live? – On campus – 43 – Off campus – 21

Top Subjects in High School – Math 27 – Science 8 – CS 18 – English 6 – History 17 – Engineering 2 – Social Science 1 – Sports 3 – Music 4

Credit Hours Less than 12 or unknown –> 3 12 – 15 -> – 18 -> 5

Study Hours Too little –> –> 4 11 – 12 -> 5 13 – 15 -> 4 15 – 20 -> 7 LOTS -> 33

Anticipated Problems – Overwhelmed – Lost on campus/having to walk everywhere – Time management – Work required to be successful – Traffic/commuting – Parties – Budget – Eating healthy – Being away from home – Safety

Anticipated Fun Meeting people Preparing for the future - Learning Clubs Parties Computer classes Being away from home

CS 110 Survey Outside Interests – Band/music – Gaming/writing games – Football/basketball – Swimming/surfing – Soccer/lacrosse – Camping/scouts – Travel/movies – Rock climbing – Friends/sleep – Ping pong/tennis – Dance/read – Truck repair – Programming – Wrestling/hockey – Photography/illustration – Track and field – Disk golf/sports – Martial arts – Military studies

Credit Hours Students must enroll in more than 12 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in 4 years Excluding summer courses, at least 5 classes per semester is required

Minor Requirements Courses required for the completion of a minor may have prerequisites May have to begin these courses early in order to graduate on time

Syllabus IMPORTANT! – Grading scale – Graded elements – Topics – Important dates – Academic honesty policy – Contact information

GPA Calculations A (4.0) A- (3.7) B+ (3.3) B (3.0) B- (2.7) C+ (2.3) C (2.0) For each course (Grade received * credits)/credits in semester C- (1.7) D+ (1.3) D (1.0) D- (0.7) F (0.0) Pass/Fail courses have no impact on GPA