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| Academic Information: First-year Student Summer Academic Checklist |
There are a number of tasks that we would like you to complete over the summer in preparation for your arrival on campus in August.
- Select a First-year Seminar. Read the information on First-year Seminars and complete the Advising Questionnaire as soon as possible.
- Prepare a Tentative Schedule. During orientation, you will meet with your seminar instructor, who is also your first-year advisor, to discuss your academic interests and finalize your schedule before registration on Monday, August 31. Between now and then, please take some time to become familiar with the fall term Schedule of Classes and the Academic Catalog. The catalog contains course descriptions, prerequisite information, and ESP general education codes. The schedule of classes will tell you which courses are open to first-year students (designated by * on the far left of the schedule), how many credits they are worth, when they meet, who the professors are, and whether they fulfill ESP requirements (which are designated by codes on the far right of the schedule of classes – see Education through Skills and Perspectives link for more information). A typical course load is four 4-credit courses per term (one of these courses will be your first-year seminar, which meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30-12:00), plus a sport or physical activity. In preparation for your first meeting with your advisor, please put together a list of between six and eight courses from the schedule that interest you. They should be from as many different subjects as possible.
- Take Online Placement Tests. Placement tests are available for French, Spanish, German, Latin, Chemistry, Math/Quantitative Reasoning, and Psychology. Please click on the Placement Tests link to find out which tests are required and which are optional. Placement tests must be completed between June 15 and August 1.
- Complete the Summer Reading. During the first part of July, you will be sent a book that you will need to read over the summer. This book will be discussed during orientation with your first-year seminar group.
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