1. Meet with his or her advisor twice during the semester
2. Complete an "Exploration Exercise"
3. Complete a "Four Semester Plan"
In this blog, I will discuss and explain the "Exploration Exercise," and I want to especially point out a terrific opportunity that was sent out to all students over last weekend through email. It's also on our homepage. At the end of the blog, I'll also address how appointments are going so far this semester!
"Exploration Exercises" are just that...activities in which LTSC requires students to explore the UM campus and find out more about possible majors. It's not something they can do from the comfort of their dorm rooms; it's an activity that requires them to literally and physically move about the campus. These exploration activities may range from taking an introductory major course, attending an information workshop, taking UNIV100, meeting with a department advisor, shadowing a professional in a particular field, or meeting with a career advisor in the Career Center. Students work with their advisors to determine which type of exploration activity will be appropriate for their situation.
It's a simple exercise, but one students often put off or find difficult to complete for untold reasons. For a shy or bashful student, seeing a departmental advisor may seem challenging. However, his or her LTSC advisor is absolutely willing to help that student develop some questions with which he or she might "kick off" a conversation. Once started, most advisors will take over the conversation as they know what students are looking for. With Career Services, it may simply be a matter of darkening the door of the office. (The elevator to their office in Hornbake literally opens right at the reception counter!) Once there, Career Center staff know exactly how they can assist stduents and will guide them through the process.
Any exciting opportunity occurs next week in which any student can easily get information. It's called "Explore Your Major" week, and all students have been sent information about it. Here's the email all students in LTSC received over the weekend:
LETTERS AND SCIENCES EXPLORE YOUR MAJOR WEEK!
Monday, 10/10/2011 - Friday, 10/14/2011
Explore Your Major Week is a LTSC event that brings together representatives from numerous campus departments or Colleges who host workshops for LTSC students interested in that major or college. This is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about admissions requirements (LEP's), degree requirements, the change of major process, minors, possible career opportunities and other information.
Do you know what major you plan to pursue? Still Searching?? There is an event for you!
Visit the LTSC website, www.ltsc.umd.edu for the dates and registration information for each event. Registration is mandatory and space is limited. Register now!
Special Interest Sessions:
-Are you interested in Law School?
-Are you interested in Studying Abroad??
-Are you interested in accessing the great opportunities in Washington DC through the Federal Semester Program?
AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION*
-The A.J. Clark School of Engineering
-The College of Arts and Humanities
-Biology (& specializations), Bio-Chemistry, Chemistry, & Bio-Diversity & Conservation
-The College of Education
-The Philip Merrill College of Journalism
-The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences: Anthropology, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Government and Politics, Hearing & Speech, Psychology, and Sociology
-School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
-The School of Public Health (Kinesiology and Family Science)
-Agricultural & Resource Economics
-Environmental Science and Technology
-Plant Sciences, Turf & Golf Course Management, Urban Forestry, Landscape Management, & other fields
-Landscape Architecture
-Individual Studies Program and the Federal Semester Program
-Communication
-Asian American Studies (minor)
-Art Education
-Israel Studies (minor)
-American Studies
-German Studies
-Philosophy (major and minor)
-Persian Studies
-Jewish Studies (major) and Religious Studies (minor)
-Women's Studies and Black Women Studies
Registration is mandatory and space is limited. Register now!
PLEASE GO TO THE LTSC WEBSITE, WWW.LTSC.UMD.EDU FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION*
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Again, this is a great opportunity because office around campus make this event special for LTSC students! Our hope is that students will take full advantage of the opportunity.
As you can easily see, there are many ways to explore difference majors around campus. It's simply a matter of a student making time in their schedule and looking outside of their dorm room or classes to find just what makes Maryland...Maryland!
Student Appointment Updates...
Finally, I wanted to again mention scheduling appoinments with advisors. All advisors have now reached out to their students with emails, introducing themselves and asking students to come in for their first appointments. Some advisors' schedule are full now for up to a week or two in advance. It's okay for a student at this point to have to wait a week to see his or her advisor, but now it's mostly important for them to keep their appointments! With advisor caseloads, it's impossible to see everyone at once; advisors want to give students one-on-one attention. As the semester passes by (we're already in our 5th week!) things will get busier and busier and schedules will fill. We hope students realize how important it is to schedule early and show up for their appointments! It makes the end of the semester so much easier.
As always, if you have any questions or want a certain subject addressed here, please let me know!
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