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Registration Information

Fall 2016 Ashley Corn

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Goals for Today

• Prepare a schedule for Fall 2016 only
• Planning for the rest of your college career will begin in the fall
• Required meeting with an academic advisor in the fall semester
• Nothing you do today will deter you from being successful at

Texas A&M

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Academic Advising Undergraduate Advising 238 Wehner 979-862-3850 swan.tamu.edu/mays Walk-in

Monday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

By Appointment

Monday – Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

**First Week Advising: Walk-in Available 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.**

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Core Curriculum

Government (6 hours)

ENGL 104 or COMM 203 or 243 ENGL 104 or COMM 203 or 243

Communication (6 hours)

MATH 140, 141

• r 166

MATH 142

• r 131

Mathematics (6 hours)

American History Elective American History Elective POLS 207 POLS 206

American History (6 hours)

Creative Arts Elective (3 hours) Language, Philosophy & Culture Elective (3 hours) Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective* (3 hours) * PSYC 107

recommended for MGMT

Life & Physical Sciences Electives

Life & Physical Sciences (9 hours)

Life & Physical Sciences Electives Life & Physical Sciences Electives

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Planning Your Fall Schedule

• The yellow sheets show equivalent TAMU course credit for dual enrollment

credit courses, AP and IB scores

• Assume you will receive credit for all AP and IB test attempts
• If you have specific questions, your advisor will answer them individually at the end
• Use the blue sheet to mark off all credit that you believe you have already

received by AP, IB and dual enrollment

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Typical Freshman Schedule

Creative Arts (3) Mathematics (3) Life & Physical Science (3) American History (3) BUSN 101 (3)

**Every student’s schedule will be different**

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Guide to Registration

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Guide to Registration

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What to Look For

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What to Look For

Course Reference Number (CRN)

• CRN is the 5-digit number required when registering
• Type numbers for your courses into boxes when registration opens at 2:00 p.m.

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What to Look For

Subject (Subj) and Course (Crse)

• Each subject you search has a specific 4-letter code abbreviation
• Each course has an assigned 3-digit number
• Subj + Crse columns combined identify the specific course you are searching

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What to Look For

Section (Sec)

• Each specific section offered has an assigned 3-digit number
• 200-numbered = Honors designated section; enrollment restricted to

students admitted in Business or University Honors program; see Attribute

• 500-numbered = General undergraduate course numbering, fall and spring

semesters; restrictions may apply

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What to Look For

Credit (Cred)

• Number identifies credit hours associated with specific course
• Most courses are 3 credits; can range between 1 to 4 depending on course
• 12 – 15 hours (4 – 5 courses) is typical for a first-semester freshman

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What to Look For

Restrictions/Details

• Check restrictions BEFORE adding a CRN to your trial schedule
• Click on “Restrictions/Details” link
• Restrictions may include, but not limited to, Major, Attribute, Classification
• If restriction lists requirements that you do not meet, the registration

system will NOT allow you to register

• See ISYS 210-200 restrictions example listed to the right

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What to Look For

Days

• Each course section has assigned meeting days
• Pay close attention to the day(s) on which a course section meets
• Meeting times per week can range from one (1) to as many as three (3) per

week

• T represents Tuesday and R represents Thursday

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What to Look For

Time

• The time class meets for instruction; length of time varies according to meeting

days per week

• Note the time of day for meeting; allow at least 20 minutes between each class

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What to Look For

Capacity (Cap), Actual (Act), and Remaining (Rem) Enrollment

• Cap is maximum number of student registrations allowed for section
• Act is number of students currently registered for section
• Rem is the number of seats remaining for registration

**If Rem column lists 0 or a (–) number, DO NOT plan to register for that section**

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What to Look For

Instructor

• Course instructor by section is listed; a highlighted name means it is linked to
• nline information about instructor
• When ‘TBA’ is listed it means the department has not yet assigned an instructor

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What to Look For

Date

• Lists the inclusive semester dates for class meetings
• In this example, ISYS 210-501 has common exam times. Exam dates &

times are included in the schedule, to ensure that when registering you do not schedule another course whose meeting time conflicts with exams

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What to Look For

Location

• Building and assigned room number for class meeting is listed
• When building your schedule, allow enough time to get from one class to the

next

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What to Look For

Attribute

• A course, or section, may have an assigned designation or ‘attribute’, e.g. Core

Curriculum, Honors, etc.

• If a course has an assigned attribute it will be listed in this column

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Guide to Registration

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Guide to Registration

CRNs

• Your registration opens at 2:00 p.m. sharp
• Enter each course CRN into the boxes shown
• Use your own individual strategy: Enter all at once or one at a time
• After CRN(s) have been entered, select “Submit Changes”
• A report will appear, showing what courses were added to your schedule

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Useful Resources

Green Sheet

• Create a trial schedule, including alternative back-up options

Blue Sheet

• Suggested Core Curriculum courses

Resource Tables

• Available in the Wehner Atrium, 11 a.m. – Noon
• Representatives from various Mays Business School centers, groups, and majors are

available to share information

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This Afternoon

1:30 Students and Advisors Meet WCCC (West Campus Computing Center) 1:35 Family and Guests Meet 113 Wehner 2:00 Registration opens 2:00 Mays Exchange opens to sell Mays apparel 2:30 Family and Guests Welcome WCCC

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First Semester Academic Advising: Fall 2016

Starting September 5, login to SWAN, swan.tamu.edu/mays, and schedule your individual one-on-one academic advising appointment

• Meet with your academic advisor before November 4 to ensure your

advising hold on Howdy is lifted to permit Spring 2017 preregistration ** Check your official TAMU Email account inbox throughout the semester for reminder emails about scheduling your academic appointment **

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Undergraduate Advising Staff

Peter Drysdale Director

• Dr. Linda Windle

Associate Director Patrick Williams Assistant Director Mary Ann Ricca Advisor Kyle Gammenthaler Advisor Ashley Corn Advisor Lauren Griffin Advisor Matt Willingham Advisor Eric Newman Business Honors Advisor Corey Stone Recruiter & Advisor Brittany Hammond Advisor Ana Davila Recruiter & Advisor

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Mays Business School Undergraduate Advising

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