All new students should check with the Office of Admissions to arrange attendance at a new-student orientation meeting. Those students with declared majors should also meet with an advisor from their academic department. New students should read and understand the 9 Goals of the General Education Requirements that begin on page 31 of this catalog, as well as the Major Requirements section that begins on page 32. New students should also read and understand the departmental requirements for the major of their choosing. Students with declared majors also receive advising from their academic departments.
Students develop a freshman-year plan during their first academic quarter.
A sophomore-year plan is done during the third academic quarter of the freshman year. Students with declared majors meet with advisors from their academic departments. Undeclared students are requested to see advisors in the Student Access Center. All sophomores develop a junior-year plan. Course registration is blocked if these two conditions are not met.