1 Advisor’s Meeting: Pre-Health, Environmental & Agricultural

2 Objectives Fill out the registration worksheet. Designate registration locations for tomorrow.

What Are Environmental & Agricultural Majors? 3 College of Agriculture Community Development Environmental Studies Ecological Restoration Plant & Environmental Soil Science Bioenvironmental Science Park & Natural Resource MGMT Renewable Natural Resources Wildlife & Fishery Science College of Geosciences Environmental Studies Environmental GeoScience Geography GIS Spatial Science

What Are Possible Pre-Health Majors? 4 Nutritional Sciences Kinesiology Psychology, B.S. Biomedical Science Animal Science Political Science, B.S. Chemistry Genetics University Studies (any concentration w/ CHEM minor Biology (including Zoology and Microbiology Allied Health Sociology Community Health **Any major you want as long as prerequisites are met

Pre-Nursing 5 1.Stay at TAMU for 4 years, earn your Bachelor’s degree, any degree, while also taking prerequisite courses. 2. Stay at TAMU for approximately 2 years and complete your prerequisite courses. -OR-

Texas A&M Majors Accepted to Medical School in past semesters 6 Nutritional Sciences Kinesiology Psychology, B.S. Biomedical Science Animal Science Political Science, B.S. Chemistry Genetics University Studies (any concentration w/ CHEM minor) Biology (including Zoology and Microbiology)

Professional & Graduate School Advising 7 Great references for professional and graduate school No specific major needed for most health fields…simply need required coursework plus good grades OPSA

8 Forms Change of Major Certificate of Dependency Registration Information Worksheet Course Selection Worksheet Homework Assignment

9 University Core Curriculum Communication (6 credit hrs) Mathematics (6 credit hrs) Natural Sciences (8 credit hrs) Humanities (3 credit hrs) Visual and Performing Arts (3 credit hrs) Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hrs) U.S. History (6 credit hrs) Political Science (6 credit hrs) International & Cultural Diversity (6 credit hrs)* * This requirement can be overlapped with other core requirements.

10 Registration Worksheet

11 Registration Worksheet Complete (in full) the “Student Information” and “Future Major” sections of the registration worksheet. Remember to write your first and last name. No nicknames, please!!

12 Registration Worksheet Please check off all credit by exam (AP, CLEP, etc.) and/or college credit that you have earned or attempted. Once you have completed the front page of the registration worksheet, please double check that all information is accurate before signing your name.

13 Credit by Exam & Course Equivalencies

14 1. Communication If you checked any of the “English Composition” courses on page 1, cross out this item. If you did not check any of the “English Composition” courses on the previous page, ENGL 104 will be your communications option.

15 2. Mathematics If you checked any of the “Calculus” courses on page 1, consult with an advisor. For those with Math Assessment > 12, your math options will be: –MATH 141 or 142 for Agriculture –MATH 131 or 166 for BIMS & Health –MATH 150 or 147 for Biology * *You will need a score of 22 or higher to take MATH 147. NOTE: Advisors may drop a math course from a student’s schedule if he/she has not taken the online math assessment. Please go to to access the test.

Qualification to take MATH: 16 Students must complete the Math Placement Exam (MPE) with a minimum score of 22 to qualify to take MATH 147/151.

17 3. US History and Political Science History: –If you checked any of the “U.S. History” boxes, cross out the History (HIST) courses under this item. –If you did not check any of these boxes, HIST 105, 106, or 226 will be your History options.

18 3. US History and Political Science Political Science: –If you checked any of the “Government” courses, cross out the Political Science (POLS) courses under this item. –If you did not check any of these courses, POLS 206 & 207 will be your Political Science options. NOTE: When you register, sign up for only one class from the “US History and Political Science” category.

19 4. Science If you checked one of the science courses on page 1 (ex. Chemistry, Biology, Physics, etc.), consult with an advisor. If you did not check any of the science courses, the science courses listed under your intended major will be choices for your science credit. –Remember to only choose 1 from the list when you register!

20 5. Social Science If you checked one of the social science courses on page 1 (ex. Economics, Psychology, or Sociology), consult with an advisor. If you did not check any of the social science courses, any of the courses listed will be options for your social science credit. –Remember to only choose 1 from the list when you register!

21 6. Humanities If you checked one of the humanities courses on page 1 (ex. Geography, Anthropology, or Philosophy), consult with an advisor. If you did not check any of the humanities courses, any of the courses listed will be options for your humanities credit. –Remember to only choose 1 from the list when you register!

22 7. Visual & Performing Arts Any of the courses listed under this item will be options for your Visual & Performing Arts credit. Remember to only choose 1 from the list when you register!

23 8. Physical Education KINE 198 & 199 will be your Physical Education options. –Athletes: Please skip this item. Your kinesiology credits will be chosen in consultation with your Athletic Advisor. –Aggie Band: You must sign up for KINE

24 9. Additional Courses MGMT 105: Elective credit for those interested in business. UGST 181: First year seminar classes. AGLS 101: Intro. to Ag & Life Sciences. STLC 101: Study skills course.

Corps of Cadets Air Force ROTC Cadets: Take “AERS 101 and 105”. Army ROTC Cadets: Take “MLSC 121”. Navy/Marine ROTC Cadets: Take NVSC 101”. Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band: Take “KINE 199 – 596”. –Band members cannot take 8 am courses

Hours: Rm 105

27 Registration Session Tomorrow, students only (GAP policy) will meet at their assigned location by 1:00pm to register for classes. No parents allowed in building. Overcrowding may pose a safety risk Important step in the development of your student Advisors will be available to answer any questions during registration.

28 Registration Session The Course Selection sheet that you complete will be your ticket to enter your assigned registration area. Students need to register at the specified locations.

29 Registration Session There will be an opportunity for students to adjust their schedule during “open-registration” starting Aug 26. –Check your balance any time that you adjust your schedule. –Adding and dropping classes will sometimes alter your balance. –Failure to pay your balance in full may result in classes being dropped.

30 FOCUS students, student athletes and General Studies students with ≥25 hours of credit, go to the open access lab on the second floor of the Bright Football Complex. Registration Locations Kyle Field

31 FOCUS students and student athletes, go to the open access lab on the second floor of the Bright Football Complex. Registration Locations Kyle Field

32 Bright Football Complex – Nye Academic Center 2 nd Floor (students only) Registration Locations Kyle Field

33 All other General Studies students with <25 hours of credit, go to the first floor of the Student Computing Center. Registration Locations Student Computing Center You are here!

34 Student Computing Center 1 st Floor (students only) Registration Locations You are here!

35Homework!! Practice logging on to the “Howdy Portal” ( Select the “MyRecord” Tab In the “Grades and Transcripts” box, select the “View Holds” tab to ensure there are no holds that would prevent your registration. In the “Learn About the MyRecord Tab” box, look at the tutorials –Class Search Best Practices –Registration Tips and Best Practices –View Holds/Blocks –Register (Add/Drop Classes) Search the Fall 2011 Course Schedule to check for available courses and determine restrictions. Record the CRNs of any you wish to register for tomorrow. Take the Math Assessment Exam if you have not already done so (

Looking for Classes myEdu.com is not useful Select needed courses in favor of times, not professors Try for a balanced schedule It is usually not possible to avoid Friday classes Remember: you may be able to improve your schedule later

Looking for Classes

41 Review Your Schedule Items of special interest are highlighted in red TBA W Total Credits =

42 General Academic Programs Thanks for attending our presentation! Hotard Hall

43 Who is my Academic Advisor? Bonnie Bustos Dr. Chris Cherry Charity Joecks Dave Kincaid Neva Hughes Cheryl Rode Katie Marek Adrian Garza Andy Gibson Sherrice King

44 General Academic Programs General Academics is located on the 3rd floor of Hotard Hall on the north side of campus (between the post office and Neeley Hall). Please make plans to stop by for all your future advising needs!

45 Advising Location