CUSTOMS 2014 Freshmen Class

1. CUSTOMS 2014Freshmen Class

2. Seating chart Front (PPT screen/bottom of classroom) Windows Entrepreneurship, Business Education Information Systems Marketing Economics & Finance Management Business Administration Accounting Back (top of classroom) BAS S328

3. Today’s Goals • Understand the General Education curriculum • Review class scheduling tips • Review important dates • Meet a faculty member who teaches classes in your major area • Create your fall 2014 schedule of classes in preparation for registration of these classes tomorrow in the computer lab

4. Your Scheduling Tools

5. General Education for Business Open to pages 15 and 16

6. Course Sequence Junior/Senior Sophomore/Junior Freshmen/Sophomore

7. Selecting your Fall 2014 Schedule Honors Eligible Your suggested list of courses with alternate choices are listed here. If you see “REQUIRED” next to a course – that course must be in your current schedule. Course descriptions are on the salmoncoloredpaper. To pick a specific General Education course look at pp. 15 & 16 of Registration Guide and then use Open Sections List. Transfer Credits/AP MATH INFO

8. Using the Open Sections List

9. Scheduling • Courses meet either 1, 2, or 3 times a week • MWF: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (55 min) • TR: Tuesday, Thursday or MW: Monday, Wednesday (1 hr 25 min) • Or one night a week (3 hrs) • Avoid a two day a week schedule • Full Time vs. Part Time • Full time is 12-18 credit hours of class: This means 4 to 5 classes • Part time is anything below 12 hours • Most of you must be enrolled full time during fall and spring

10. POP QUIZ

11. Most of you need 120 credit hours of class to graduate from MTSU. If you take classes only during the fall and spring semesters, how many credit hours do you have to take each semester to finish in 4 years?

12. 15 to Finish A minimum of 15 credit hours

13. Scheduling Sciences • Pick out your Science course first and build your schedule around it • All Natural Sciences and HLTH 1530/1531 in Social/Behavioral Science include a Lab • You must register for the course and the lab at the same time • You must enter the 5 digit CRN for both the lecture and the lab at the same time • The 1030/31 Natural Sciences courses are designed for non-science majors Raider Learning Communities Look for “B” or “L” in the Section Number These courses are linked together and share a common cohort of students. Each community is made up of the same people so you will get to know your classmates well.

14. Setting Yourself Up for Success • If you like smaller classes with lots of interaction • Pick a honors course (H in section number) • If you can’t get out of bed in the morning • Don’t schedule an 8:00 AM class (we also have a 6:50 AM) • If you need consistent feedback from your instructors • Don’t pick an online class (D or R in the section number) • If you don’t know the answer • Ask someone who is trained to know the right one

15. Save these Dates July 22– Bills available on PipelineMT/RaiderNet (Fee payment and Financial Aid confirmation begins August 19 – Fee payment and Financial Aid confirmation deadline – check Registration Guide for specific times of day BEWARE OF “THE PURGE”! August 25 – 1st Day of Class November 10-21 – Course registration for spring 2015

16. Jones College Button Once you are registered for your fall classes tomorrow, show one of us your schedule and we will give you your button!

17. Contact Us Phone: 615-898-2764 Email: busadv@mtsu.edu Twitter: @MTSUBusinessAdv

18. QUIZ M M A S

19. Macroeconomics Microeconomics Accounting Principles I Statistics I

20. Questions