What’s Your Major?

START HERE

Academic Advising Center

University of Utah

advising.utah.edu

HSUP

orientation

COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE

what do you need to know?

CLASS SCHEDULING

where do you even start?

UNIVERSITY SUPPORT

who is here to help you?

NEXT STEPS

WHY COLLEGE? WHY HSUP?

explore

new topics

explore

a major

work toward

college

requirements

WHAT’S

purpose?

your

interests

values

skills

[geology, film, biology, literature]

[writing, math, photography, design]

EXPLORE A

NEW TOPIC

[sustainability, relationships, leadership]

course resources

check out the suggested course sheets to begin exploring by interests or by college

 take

 identify

resources

a 1000+ level introductory course

Websites

www.majors.utah.edu

www.catalog.utah.edu

EXPLORE

A MAJOR

the major(s) you want to explore

QUICK

LOOK

Search by interest or college

Find all majors, minors, and

certificates offered at the U

STEPS

1. Visit majors.utah.edu

2. Select “Quick Look”

 choose

 watch

resources

courses which will fulfill

general education requirements

the graduation requirements video

• Graduation requirements video

• Spring 2021 Class Schedule

• Suggested Course Sheet

explore through general education

WORK TOWARD

REQUIREMENTS

EXPLORE

GEN ED

Search classes in the University

of Utah class schedule

Filter classes by

“Gen Ed” Courses

STEPS

1. Log-in to CIS

2. Select “Spring 2021

Class Schedule”

exploration

as an HSUP student

Explore a path in a major

majormaps.utah.edu

Search through majors available!

majors.utah.edu

Find all requirements and courses

catalog.utah.edu

UGS 1050: Major Exploration

Explore by college

(

see suggested course sheet

)

Explore by interests

(

see suggested course sheet

)

Explore by general education

(

see suggested course sheet

)

take a class

explore online

COLLEGE

knowledge

High School

things

to know

non-matriculated

university transcript

pre-requisites

class syllabus

academic calendar

withdraw / drop

navigating CIS

What is non-matriculated?

• Allowed to take classes without being admitted as a

degree-seeking student

• Courses taken by a non-matriculated student may later count

toward a degree

• Earning college credit / not yet earning a degree

What does it mean

to have a transcript?

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Minimum 2.o cumulative gpa

67% completion rate

Applying to colleges and majors

• A class you need to take before registering for another course

• Minimum grade required—often a C

• Find all prerequisites information in the General Catalog / www.catalog.utah.edu

What is a prerequisite?

• Contract of expectations and requirements for a class

• Important information for the class

• Professor’s contact information and office hours

• Course description and requirements

• Assignments and deadlines

What’s a syllabus?

Professor’s contact information

and office hours



Course assignments & deadlines

ANATOMY OF

A SYLLABUS



Course description and goals

CIS Student Homepage / cis.utah.edu

4. 5. 6.

• Record of all important dates

and deadlines

• Located on your CIS Student Homepage,

in the Student Resources tile

What’s the academic calendar?

DROP a class

*SPRING 2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR DATES

WITHDRAW

from a class

• withdraw from a course through registration in CIS

• course is removed from class schedule but will still show

on official transcript as a W

(in place of a grade)

• student will not receive tuition back

WITHDRAW DEADLINE: March 12

• drop course through registration in CIS

• course is removed from class schedule

and will not show on transcript

• student will receive tuition back

DROP DEADLINE: January 29

After the withdrawal deadline, petition with

documentation of non-academic emergency

is required for consideration.

IMPORTANT

scheduling

CLASS

how to

Take a class to explore a topic

For example: take HEDU 1010: Health Lifestyles to explore health

choose

classes

Take a class for a future major

For example: take SOC 1010: Intro to Sociology if you want

to major in sociology

Take a foundational course

like math or writing

For example: take WRTG 1010: Intro to Writing

college

courses

are an opportunity

ASTRONOMY

communication

theatre

geography

GEOLOGY

PHILOSOPHY

ECONOMICS

entrepreneurship

gender studies

ART

course details…

3 credit class x 2-3 hours = 6-9 hours of study/prep time outside of class

homework

Classes are between 1 - 5

credit hours. Majority of

classes are 3 credits.

credit hours

only take lower-division classes, 1000+ level and 2000+ level courses

start with intro level classes

classes for one semester

College classes are for one semester only

—a semester is 15 weeks.

academic standing…

HSUP students must

maintain a 2.0 or higher

cumulative GPA.

If a student's GPA falls

below a 2.0 in HSUP

courses, they will be

placed on probation

and dismissed from the

program.

U of U Grading System

Letter Grade

Grade Points

4.0

3.7

B+

3.3

3.0

2.7

C+

2.3

2.0

1.7

D+

1.3

1.0

0.7

0.0

2.0

= good standing

1.7

= C- grade in a course

brush your academic teeth

time management

• College classes require different study habits than high school classes

• 2 hours of study for every 1 hour in class, maybe more! (i.e. CHEM)

• Get a planner (online or printed), and set aside time to study for every class

• Good habits = good grades

KNOW YOUR

support

academic advisor

student success advocate

admissions counselor

build

tutors / the learning center

… who is supporting you?

team

your

exploration

major

advisors advocate for

students as they

navigate their personal

journey of higher

education.

ACADEMIC

ADVISING

• Help you decide if the major is the right fit

• Advise on major requirements

• Discover additional academic or

extracurricular opportunities

• Major Exploration

• General Education & Policies

• Preprofessional Advising

(prelaw, premed, predental, etc.)

advising

Academic Advising Center

general department

advising

Departments & Colleges

schedule an appointment @

appointments.utah.edu

schedule an appointment @

advising.utah.edu

academic advising for exploring students

general education

academic policies

campus resources

Academic

Advising

enter

advising.utah.edu

• Academic Advising Center / advising.utah.edu

• A-Z Index / utah.edu/a-z

• General Catalog / catalog.utah.edu

• Math Tutoring / math.utah.edu/lectures

• Student Success / ssa.utah.edu/tools-for-success

• Tutoring / learningcenter.utah.edu

• Student Handbook / registrar.utah.edu/handbook

• Undergraduate Bulletin / undergradbulletin.utah.edu

student resources

next steps for class registration

Choose classes / use resources on HSUP website

Set up your FERPA pin / use video guide on HSUP website

have

questions

about

classes?

Reach out to an advisor

By appointment:

www.appointments.utah.edu

By phone: 801-581-8146

By email: [email protected]