Freshman RegistrationA Student Success Center

Presentation2011-2012

Liberal Arts Education: What is it?

Registration @ NCWC

Freshmen register last (“paying your dues”) Consider your strengths/ weaknesses, interests, etc. What classes were most successful in high school? Balance interesting classes with less interesting ones Classes have caps; high-demand classes close fast

General Education Requirements

Understand course sequencing & pre-requisites

C ourses, Advising & Majors

Tracking your requirements (my.ncwc.edu)

First-Year Advising / Honor Student AdvisingCollege Catalog online: www.ncwc.edu/academics/catalog

Declaring majors/minors in the spring

Faculty advising after first year

ACADEMIC POLICIES

Y our College Catalog One of your best resources is your College Catalog, which

contains valuable information about…

MAJORS, MINORS AND CLASS

DESCRIPTIONS

AND OTHER USEFUL TIDBITS

The requirements in your freshman catalog are the ones

you follow the entire time you’re here at NCWC!

When should they be completed?

G eneral Education Requirements Why are General Education Requirements

important? Why must ALL Wesleyan students complete them in order to graduate?

A checklist of the General Education Requirements can

be obtained from the Student Success Center in

Pearsall Classroom Building 192!

Pick yours up today!

Explore major interests with low-level courses that have no pre-req

Look for overlap between Gen Ed, major and/or minor

More about Gen Ed Requirements

Avoid Writing Intensive classes until after ENG 111/112

C ompleting Your Registration Form

Transfer information for your chosen classes from the

available class list to this form

Pay close attention to section numbers, which reflect specific

times, days, professors and even locations!

Always select alternate courses to replace classes that are

closed (especially for classes needed for your major).

Don’t forget to sign & date your form! Your advisor will need to

do this, too!

Fill in your personal information, including the semester for which you’re registering (e.g. Fall 2010)

M y.ncwc.edu Student Resources There are a number of useful resources on “my.ncwc.edu”

to help students keep track of their academic performance, Gen Ed/major requirements and more!These tabs

will lead you to important

academic information,

as well as information about your

major, minor and Gen Ed

requirements!

Your Course History (all the classes you’ve taken to date)

Your class schedule for

any given semester

Mid-term & final grades for each

semester

Additional tools like the GPA Calculator, as well as “unofficial”

copies of your transcript!

Within the “Degree Information” section you will find information about the courses you need to complete your degree, but you can also use the “Major

Exploration” tool to determine what might happen if you changed your major (e.g. classes you’ve taken that will fulfill the major’s requirements, courses you will need

to take, etc.).

For more information about Freshman

Registration, please contact your advisor or

visit the Student Success Center!

A Student Success Center Presentation

2011-2012