Day 1
1. Decided on a major and a school that you want to research. Tell Mrs. Warner which of each you would like to research.
2. Find the course catalog on your college website.
2. Find out if your school is on the quarter or semester system. This is crucial for planning purposes.
3. Find out the number of units one needs to be considered full time.
4. Find the General Eduacation requirements. Start planning out the sequence of courses that you want to take for your GE. Make sure you take into consideration any requirements for your major. For instance, sometimes you have choices in which math class you take; however, one math class will not work for a math heavy major. Make sure you are checking for prerequisites.
2. Find the course catalog on your college website.
2. Find out if your school is on the quarter or semester system. This is crucial for planning purposes.
3. Find out the number of units one needs to be considered full time.
4. Find the General Eduacation requirements. Start planning out the sequence of courses that you want to take for your GE. Make sure you take into consideration any requirements for your major. For instance, sometimes you have choices in which math class you take; however, one math class will not work for a math heavy major. Make sure you are checking for prerequisites.
Day 2
If you did not finish any of the tasks from Day 1, then please begin at the last task you completed. At this point in time, there will be no changes in majors or schools.
1. Today is the day that you begin researching your major. First, decide if you will have a focus in your major. For instance, I (Mrs. Warner) was a Political Science major, but I had a choice of focusing on International Relations, American Political Systems, Urban Politics, Constitutional Law... I chose to focus on Constitutional Law. Some majors require a focus, some give an option for a focus, and some have no option for a focus. Read the descriptions for your major and think about the career you may have in mind for that major. Then choose whether or not you will have a focus. If you do have a focus, you need to follow its requirements when choosing your classes.
2. Schedule the classes for your major. Remember to keep in mind the number of units you need to be taking to be considered a full time student. Also keep in mind that most colleges and universities require special permission to take extra classes. You can't cheat the system.
3. If you finish plotting out your courses, start examining the course descriptions. Keep track of the courses that sound interesting and those that don't.
1. Today is the day that you begin researching your major. First, decide if you will have a focus in your major. For instance, I (Mrs. Warner) was a Political Science major, but I had a choice of focusing on International Relations, American Political Systems, Urban Politics, Constitutional Law... I chose to focus on Constitutional Law. Some majors require a focus, some give an option for a focus, and some have no option for a focus. Read the descriptions for your major and think about the career you may have in mind for that major. Then choose whether or not you will have a focus. If you do have a focus, you need to follow its requirements when choosing your classes.
2. Schedule the classes for your major. Remember to keep in mind the number of units you need to be taking to be considered a full time student. Also keep in mind that most colleges and universities require special permission to take extra classes. You can't cheat the system.
3. If you finish plotting out your courses, start examining the course descriptions. Keep track of the courses that sound interesting and those that don't.
Day 3
Remember that all of your tasks need to be done using the school's course catalog.
1. Check over the previous daily goals. If you have not finished any tasks from those days, begin there.
2. Plan the remainder of the classes for your major. There will probably be several categories where you have some choice in picking your classes. Please be sure to read the course descriptions to choose the course that is the most interesting for you.
3. Start plugging your courses into your Excel spreadsheet. You can determine the order of your classes by reading the course descriptions and checking for prerequisites. If a course has prerequisites, then that means you need to take the courses listed before taking that course.
1. Check over the previous daily goals. If you have not finished any tasks from those days, begin there.
2. Plan the remainder of the classes for your major. There will probably be several categories where you have some choice in picking your classes. Please be sure to read the course descriptions to choose the course that is the most interesting for you.
3. Start plugging your courses into your Excel spreadsheet. You can determine the order of your classes by reading the course descriptions and checking for prerequisites. If a course has prerequisites, then that means you need to take the courses listed before taking that course.