Work with your academic advisor to map out a path to graduation, Levy said. That can ensure you're on track, and help head off potential issues, like making sure you get into that required class that's only offered once a year. You might have other avenues to pull together enough credits to graduate on time, too, from coming in to college with advanced placement credits to intercession or online courses you can take outside the typical semester. Many students are already on campus and ready to start classes.
Pay attention to your college's deadlines to add or drop a course, Levy said. You may have only a few weeks to change your schedule if you want to bulk up your courseload — or drop a class if a heavier load proves unsustainable. Skip Navigation. Key Points. College freshmen who take fewer than 15 credits per semester are less likely to graduate on time. VIDEO College Game Plan. If you don't take that extra class, you're going to have to make it up somewhere.
Jessica Dickler. You could soon use your plan on your student loans. Don't have one? You're not alone. If you took a class and did not earn a grade if you audited a class or have a W , do not include that class in the points or the credits for the GPA. A term used to define classes at the master's or doctoral degree levels and students who are working toward these degrees. Some schools in the state of Colorado guarantee admission to Colorado community college students who have completed an AA or AS degree with at least a 2.
Some majors will have additional admission requirements. Contact the school to which you wish to transfer or your academic advisor for more information. Courses offered in a format that provides an opportunity for the student to study intensively a specific topic under the direction of a faculty member.
Help is available on request. A supervised career experience where students begin working in their field of interest while pursuing a degree. Students get work experience and have the opportunity to meet people already working in the field. Typically, students work a certain number of hours per week for a set period of time for example, 10 hours per week for one semester. Internships can be paid or unpaid, required or optional for some degree programs, or something a student can participate in without earning credits toward a degree.
Contact your advisor or career services for more information on internship opportunities. Courses and degrees generally accepted as equivalent and transferable to the universities. See "Associate of Arts A. The first two years of college work, i. Community colleges typically only offer lower division coursework. It is a secondary field of specialized study and requires fewer credits than a major to complete. Aims Community College does not offer minors. Official record of the classes a student has taken, along with the student's grades in those classes.
Students usually need to send an official copy of their Aims Community College transcripts with their transfer applications. A policy that permits students to enter the college and enroll in course work. Entrance into specific courses, however, is limited to those who have demonstrated the ability to handle the work. A subset of a Career and Technical Education A. A graduate degree, often following a master's degree.
Sometimes referred to as a "terminal degree" when it's the highest degree possible in a given field. PhDs typically take three or more years to complete. The process of advising a student to enroll in a particular course based on prerequisites, a valid standardized test or other multiple measures. A requirement which must be completed prior to enrollment in a course. Prerequisites are listed in the course description. At Aims, you can click on the CRN number to see them.
Also called "prereqs. Credit earned from a semester system. One 1 quarter-credit hour equals. Courses in this catalog are indicated in semester terms and total hours of instruction. In many states it is required for a person to reside in that state to be considered eligible for in-state tuition at one of its public colleges or universities.
If you plan to transfer to another state, you can check with the transfer school to find out its residency requirement and the tuition difference for in-state and out-of-state tuition. These courses are designated with a GT guaranteed transfer number in the Aims catalog.
See: "Official Transcript" also. A term used to define classes at the associate and bachelor's degree level and students who are working toward these degrees. An unofficial record of the classes a student has taken, along with the student's grades in those classes. Upper Division: the last two years of college work, i. Upper division work is not offered by or generally accepted in transfer at Aims Community College. Box 69 Greeley, CO Here is a list of common terms used by the Registration and Records Office.
Advisor A faculty member or other individual designated to assist students in the educational process through planning their program of study. Advisory Committee A representative group of individuals from a given career field who assist and advise regarding programs representing their career area.
Articulation Agreement A formal agreement between colleges and universities that identifies courses on one campus that are comparable to courses on another campus. Many majors have extra requirements that students may not be aware of quite yet. For example, health science majors usually need to take introductory science classes with hours of labs each week.
These labs can be incredibly time-consuming. Taking a heavy load of required core classes along with required major classes is usually a bad idea for brand new college students. Many scholarships have stipulations about maintaining a credit load or a GPA-level.
If finances are a major concern, your child needs to plan her schedule around keeping her scholarships. You are excited for the opportunities college will provide. These new exciting experiences should be taken into account when registering for college classes. She is at college to get a degree and develop skills and independence. But you certainly hope she does make new friends , have exciting experiences, and discover what she enjoys doing. During her college years, your child will have other responsibilities outside of studying and going to class.
She may need to work part-time while in school. This responsibility will then need to be one of her top priorities, so her number of work hours will impact her college credit load. If, however, she will work hours a week, she probably will not be able to manage more than 13 credits her first semester assuming she is an average or slightly above average student. While she may not know the particulars of her work schedule yet, help her choose a manageable course load now.
Your child will have other responsibilities as well. She may choose to get involved in campus clubs, groups, sororities, or societies. These groups can take up a good amount of time for new students. For example, your child joins a music group on campus.
While this group requires an audition, it is not required or related to her major. Rehearsals and performances should be considered as one of her college responsibilities as they will impact how many credits she can handle.
Before I began this blog, I chatted with several parents of college students. Almost every single parent mentioned time management. Even if a student is incredibly responsible in high school and involved in every possible extracurricular, managing a college schedule is difficult.
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