Electronic Form 48 Instructions for Planned Academic Program

1. Electronic Form 48 Instructions Planned Academic Program • What You Need • Rules • How to fill out the Electronic Form 48 Fall 2013

2. What You Need • Electronic AF Form 48 (Det Website) http://afrotc.tamu.edu Current Cadets  Resources Holm Center Forms/IMTs • TAMU Undergraduate Course Catalog http://catalog.tamu.edu/ • The list of Aerospace Science classes (slide 8) • A list of any credit you have previously obtained to include AP, CLEP, Community College, or other institution transfer credits

3. Rules • Include ALL 4 years of AERS classes • Include ALL the classes you need to obtain your degree • Include a summer block for EVERY summerEVEN IF THERE WILL BE NO CLASSES TAKEN • Project a realisticplan for completion of your degree (i.e. any more than 15 hours per semester is most likely NOT realistic) - IF IN DOUBT, SEE YOUR INSTRUCTOR!!!

4. How to fill out an E-Form 48 • On your computer, fill out Blocks 1, 3 and 5 on the FIRST page of the form

5. E-Form 48 – Labeling Terms • Fill in your name at the top of each sheet • Fill in TERM blocks sequentially: Fall, Spring THEN Summer (ALL SUMMERS) & YEAR above each semester block in sequential order

7. E-Form 48 – AERS Classes • Fill in the Course Number (AERS###), Course Title and Credit hours (1 or 3) for all Aerospace Science classes in the appropriate term/year even if you do not desire a commission • Enter the words “FIELD TRAINING” in the summer between your sophomore and junior year • IF you will take more than 4 years to graduate, you WILL NOT take any more classroom classes, but WILL still participate in Lead Lab (AERS 105/106 for Fall/Spring terms) during your 5th year

8. Aerospace Science Classes

10. Continue with AERS Classes until your projected graduation date. Remember that if you go beyond 4 years, you will still take Leadership Lab (AERS105-Fall, AERS106-Spring)

11. E-Form 48 – ID’ing Credit • From your TAMU Undergraduate Course Catalog, find the section that tells you what classes you need to take to complete your degree • Make a list of previously obtained credit, determine which courses you will NOThave to take and notate that beside the course • AERS Upper-Level course credit:for most majors, AERS 303, 304, 403 & 404 count for HIST 105 OR HIST 106 PLUS POLS 206 OR POLS 207 (1 of each, 6 credits total) - Page 26 in 2013-2014 Catalog • Include these credits in your plan. Some departments count these classes towards other electives as well. • If you brought in both History or both POLS classes, your AERS classes could count for additional electives/Core classes – ASK YOUR ADVISOR

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13. E-Form 48 –Planning Classes • Map out in your course catalog degree plan what classes you would like to take in which semester IMPORTANT things to consider: • Some classes have prerequisites, make sure you DO NOT schedule a class before its prerequisites • If you struggle with a subject, DO NOT load your semester with classes in that subject • You don’t HAVE to follow the suggested plan, put your career together in a way that is best for you • DO NOT be unrealistic…more than 15 hours in any semester could be setting yourself up for failure • You DO NOT have to choose exact classes for upper level electives; entering “Technical Elective” and credit is acceptable

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15. E-Form 48 – Completing Course Info • Once every class has an assigned semester, fill the Course Number, TitleandCredit Hoursfor each class • Add additional semesters if you can’t finish degree in four years • Include summer courses you plan to take, even if they will be completed at a different university (put course #you’re getting credit for) • If your plan is more than 4 years, include Lead Lab (AERS 105/106) on your 5th year schedule (1 credit hour) • Total the hours for each semester in the “Total Credit Hours Attempted” box at the bottom of each semester block – Form does this automatically but double check

16. E-Form 48 - Remarks • Complete “REMARKS” section with the following info: • List any additional classes that DO NOT fit in the semester block • List the classes for which you have previously obtained credit • TRANSFER CREDIT • AP TEST CREDIT • DUAL CREDIT

18. E-Form 48 - Approval • Take completed Form 48 to your department academic advisor for review, approval and signatures in the following places: • Block 4 on the first page • Up to AND INCLUDING CURRENT Semester’s Advisor Signature Block ONLY – NO FURTHER • Sign your name in your box under Block 5 on the first page • DO NOT Sign in each semester’s block, this will be accomplished with your instructor • This assignment is complete when Steps 1-13 are done and you turn the form in to your instructor

20. E-Form 48 – Key Points • DO NOT Sign block 6 • Include summer semesters AND Field Training • Upper Level AERS credit: HIST 105 or 106 PLUS POLS 206 or 207 • 5th Year: include Leadership Laboratory • Academic Advisors sign NO FURTHER than current semester • Take pride in your work – format correctly (font size, alignment, spelling, grid completeness, etc.) • If you are in a SAF-approved 5 year major, project a realistic degree plan, use 4.5-5 years • Reminder: AF Scholarship does not pay for Summer classes