ACADEMIC ADVISING
TIPS FOR BUILDING YOUR FIRST QUARTER SCHEDULE As you are thinking about your fall quarter schedule, please keep the following tips in mind. You are not expected to build your entire schedule before meeting with an advisor, but please take some time to consider what you would like your schedule to look like. • Consider the credit load . Full-time students enroll in 12 to 18 credits each quarter. We encourage new students to aim for 14 to 16 credits. Most courses are 4 or 5 credits so most new students will enroll in 3 courses along with UNIV 101: Transition to CWU. • UNIV 101 is a one credit course designed to support students through their transition to Central. All new students, except those starting at CWU with 45 transfer credits or more, must enroll in UNIV 101 their first quarter. • Start with the Engage: First Year Experience courses. The Engage: First Year Experience section of the General Education Program (page 16) is a great place to start. Consider taking a PADstone (184), Academic Writing I, or Quantitative Reasoning course. If you placed into developmental courses for Academic Writing I or Quantitative Reasoning we encourage taking those courses as soon as possible. • Personalize your schedule. In many of the requirement areas, you will have several course options to choose from. We encourage you to be intentional about these choices. What course topics are you most interested in? What new areas do you want to explore?
• Create a balanced schedule. We encourage you to build a schedule that includes a variety of disciplines. • Consider course modalities and times. Are you planning for all in-person courses? Or are you looking for online and hybrid options? What time of day do you prefer to take classes? (See the My Academics module in CENTRAL 101/301 for details about each course modality.) Note: At this point in the process you will not yet be choosing your exact class days, times, or modalities. You will work on those details when meeting with your advisor, but we encourage you to think about your preferences and scheduling needs before your advising meeting. See page 36 to view specific course modalities. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? WRITE THEM DOWN HERE. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Curious how potential majors might fit within this? Feel free to view/download “program degree planners” as detailed on page 10 the Spring Edition of the Wildcat Guide.
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