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LS&A
orientation
ORIENTATION
During your orientation to campus, you will engage
in a number of activities that culminate in your registering
for Fall Term classes. These sessions, resources, and experiences
are designed to help you make decisions about your first term
at UM and to help you begin to consider the larger issues involved
in planning your degree.
Before
you arrive on campus
- Complete the questionnaire and the student interest
survey that were mailed with your orientation package and
return them as soon as possible. These will help you identify
your interests and the subjects you would like to pursue at the
University of Michigan.
- Browse through the First-Year
Course Guide (enclosed in your orientation package).
Read the course descriptions and note the range and variety of
courses available.
- Make a list of courses that match your interests and
skills. This should be a long list, not just a list of the courses
you want to take your first term.
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LS&A
ORIENTATION OVERVIEW |
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Day
One
9:15am Welcome
10:15am MCard
10:30am Money Matters
11:15am Campus Tour & Lunch
1:30pm Placement Exams
4:30pm Dinner
6:30pm Community at Michigan
7:30pm Res Rep Summer Theatre Troupe
9:30pm Evening Social Activities
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Day
Two
7:00am Breakfast
8:30am Academics at Michigan
Introduction to Technology
11:30am Lunch
1:00-5:00pm
Group & Individual Academic Advising
5:00pm Dinner
6:30pm
Learning Communities
7:30pm
LS&A Peer Advising
9:30pm Evening Social Activities
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Day
Three
7:00am Breakfast
8:50am-noon
Final Academic Advising
followed
by REGISTRATION
12:00noon Lunch
1:00pm Residence Hall Tours
2:30pm Marching Band Auditions
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Once
on campus
- Take Placement Exams (math, chemistry, and/or language).
It is important to take these tests seriously because they may
determine where you begin in a course sequence.
- Attend Group Advising Meeting. In a small group setting
you will be introduced to the LS&A degree requirements and
basic college policies and procedures. Afterwards, you will meet
with your advisor one-on-one.
- Attend Individual Advising Appointment. At this meeting
you can discuss your goals, interests, and level of preparation
and receive your placement test results. If you have taken any
Advanced Placement exams, please let your advisor know. You will
not select courses at this time.
- Later that evening, meet with LS&A Academic Peer Advisors.
- In the evening of Day Two you will meet with several Peer
Academic Advisors in a large group to learn how to use the
LS&A Online Course Guide and Wolverine Access and
to make up a list of 10 to 12 courses from which you will create
your final Fall Term schedule.
- Also that evening, consult with peer advisors representing
the Living/Learning
Programs [Lloyd Hall Scholars Program,
Women in Science and
Engineering (WISE), Michigan Community Scholars
Program, Undergraduate
Research Opportunities Program (UROP), Health
Sciences Scholars' Program, and Comprehensive
Studies Program (CSP)]. If you belong to any of these programs,
you will need to check in with the
appropriate peer advisor. They will provide information on special
courses and course sections which are being held for you, and
they will explain how to register for those courses.
- Create your course list. A lot of thought should
go into the list of courses you compile. They should be courses
that you are interested in and which you would like to take.
When you finally register, you may find that some courses on
your list are closed, conflict with another course, or require
some additional preparation. Should that happen, you want to
be in a position to substitute another course that is equally
satisfying. Your list should also include a wide range of courses.
This is an ideal time to explore new subject areas or pursue
topics that interest you. We suggest that you also look closely
at the First-Year Seminars (the First-Year Seminar
brochure was included in the orientation packet) and other
special courses which are offered for new students.
- Registration. The next morning, you will meet again
with your academic advisor. As you make a final selection of
Fall courses, your advisor is there to guide you as you make
your choices, not to choose your classes for you. The peer advisors
will also be available in the registration area to help you complete
the registration process.
It is important to consult with your academic advisor
on a regular basis as the term progresses to discuss your experiences
and classes.
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