Academic Planning & Advising (APA) Guide Welcome to Rutgers and the beginning of your college career! This booklet is a roadmap for your Academic Planning & Advising experience. We trust that you have some ideas about your personal interests and educa onal goals. You’ll now use this guide to learn how to explore them through the academic opportuni es available at the School of Arts and Sciences. Our work—helping you understand the philosophy of a liberal arts educa on and carefully plan your courses– begins now! The Big Picture School of Arts and Sciences students must earn at least 120 credits to graduate. You’ll earn credits by taking courses to complete the SAS Core Curriculum, a major, a minor, and elec ve credits. Every course you take moves you closer to comple ng your degree, so you can feel comfortable studying a variety of subjects here! How do I get started? Your course requests should reflect your academic interests, your thoughts about post-college plans, and the many opportuni es at Rutgers. Advisers will help you, but here’s how you’ll get started: 1. Review informa on about majors and minors on pages 2-5. 2. Explore elec ves and interests on pages 6-7. 3. Get acquainted with the SAS Core (see separate Core Curriculum booklet). 4. Consider including special academic op ons for first-year students such as our Byrne Seminars, First-Year Interest Group Seminars (FIGS), and/or Learning Communi es in your schedule (separate booklets for each). 5. Complete your course request form. 2 Warning: Wordiness Ahead This booklet contains a lot of words. We have tried to add pictures and color to break up the text, but words are the currency of educa on. We are hopelessly stuck with communica ng important informa on about your educa on through words. Please be pa ent with us, read carefully, and ask good ques ons. Your First Semester Schedule Use your first few semesters to explore your academic interests. Request courses that interest you and that provide you with informa on about possible majors and minors. In general, your first semester schedule will look something like this: Course Name or Department Credits How to choose* Expository Wri ng 3 cr. Based on placement Course for major explora on 3-4 cr. See pages 4-5 Course for major explora on 3 cr. See pages 4-5 Minor course/SAS Core/Elec ve 3-4 cr. See pages 6-7 and Signature course booklet Byrne Seminar/First-Year Interest Group Seminar (FIGS) 1-2 cr. See separate Byrne and FIGS booklets =12-16 credits *Advisers will review your requests and make necessary adjustments based on placement test results, AP/IB scores, prior college coursework and appropriateness based on department recommendaons. A few words about minors A minor is an important component of your degree. Minors do not need to “go with” or match your major and there is a strong argument that, in fact, they shouldn’t. Most minors are 18-21 credits and provide an opportunity to demonstrate a diversity of intellectual curiosity, and pursue a discipline that either supports or is unrelated to your career plans. A minor is required, except for the following: • Students comple ng credit-intensive majors are strongly encouraged to complete a minor, but are not required to do so. Credit-intensive majors are indicated as such at sasundergrad.rutgers.edu/majors. • Students comple ng mul ple majors are not required to complete a minor. • Students who complete the 5-year teacher educa on program through the Graduate School of Educa on are not required to complete a minor. Exploring Majors 3 School of Arts & Sciences students can choose from over 160 majors, minors, specializa ons, and cer ficates. We’ve grouped the majors into broad academic areas below. Match the background color of that box with the header color on one of the grids on the next two pages for informa on on suggested course requests. Visit sasundergrad.rutgers.edu/majors for a full list of programs. Life and Natural Sciences Social Sciences & Humanies Biological Sciences Biomathema cs Cell Biology & Neuroscience Ecology, Evolu on, & Natural Resources Exercise Science - op ons in Applied Kinesiology, Exercise (Majors in bold require study of a foreign language) Physiology, and Exercise Science Gene cs Geological Sciences Marine Sciences Medical Technology Microbiology Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Public Health Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathemacs (STEM) Astrophysics Chemistry Computer Science Informa on Technology & Informa cs Mathema cs Physics Sta s cs Sta s cs/Mathema cs Business & Communicaon Communica on Economics Exercise Science & Sports Studies-Sport Management Human Resource Management Informa on Technology & Informa cs Journalism and Media Studies Labor Studies & Employment Rela ons Pre-Business Majors (transfer to RBS) Fine Arts Art Music Dance Theater Arts African, Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Literatures (AMESALL) Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Art History Chinese Classics Compara ve Literature Criminal Jus ce East Asian Languages & Area Studies English European Studies French Geography German History Italian Italian Studies Jewish Studies La n American Studies La no & Hispanic Caribbean Studies Linguis cs Medieval Studies Middle Eastern Studies Philosophy Poli cal Science Portuguese Psychology Public Health Public Policy Religion Russian Social Work Spanish Women’s & Gender Studies Exploring Majors 4 These pages offer SUGGESTIONS for planning your fall schedule; they are not prescribed schedules and can vary to accommodate your interests. The first row color corresponds to the academic areas listed on the previous page. We’ve also included grids for students planning to transfer to the School of Nursing and School of Engineering. Students planning to transfer to the School of Pharmacy should follow the Life Sciences grid. You should explore the majors in which you’re interested by reques ng a course or two within that department. Some majors also require courses offered by academic departments other than the major; that informa on is noted in italics in each grid. Science, Technology & Mathema cs Business & Communica on Expository Wri ng (3 cr.) Expository Wri ng (3 cr.) Calculus I for Math & Physical Sciences (4 cr.) Course for major explora on (3 cr.)* Course for major explora on (3 cr.)* Course for major explora on (3-4 cr.)* Course for major explora on (3 cr.)* SAS Core/Signature course/Elec ve (3-4 cr.) - See elecve suggesons on pages 6-7 Byrne Seminar (1 cr.) Byrne Seminar (1 cr.) First-Year Interest Group Seminar (1 cr.) First-Year Interest Group Seminar (1 cr.) *Recommendaons for specific majors: *Recommendaons for specific majors: Computer Science: speak to an adviser about your background in programming. Informaon Technology & Informacs: Calculus not required. Stascs or Stascs/Mathemacs: Intro to Computers 110 or Intro to Computer Science. 111 All other majors, request courses within the department on the Course Request Form. Pre-business and Economics: Calculus I and Intro to Microeconomics. Exercise Science—Sport Management Opon: Intro to Communicaon or Intro to Media Systems & Processes, General Psychology or Intro to Sociology. Human Resource Management: General Psychology, Intro to Sociology. For spring: Intro to Human Resource Mgmt. All other majors, request courses within the department on the Course Request Form. Transfer to School of Nursing Transfer to School of Engineering Expository Wri ng (3 cr.) Expository Wri ng (3 cr.) Sta s cs I General Chemistry for Engineers (3 cr. ) Intro to Sociology Analy cal Physics 1A (2 cr.) Elec ves in History, Poli cal Science, or Anthropology Calculus I for Math & Physical Sciences (4 cr.) Byrne Seminar (1 cr.) Byrne Seminar (1 cr.) First-Year Interest Group Seminar (1 cr.) First-Year Interest Group Seminar (1 cr.) For summer: Anatomy & Physiology For spring: Engineering Orientaon Lecture 5 Undecided and Exploring Life Sciences Expository Wri ng (3 cr.) Expository Wri ng (3 cr.) Course for major explora on (3 cr.)* General Biology (4 cr.)* Course for major explora on (3-4 cr.)* General Chemistry (4 cr.)* SAS Core/Signature course/Elec ve (3-4 cr.) - See elecve suggesons on pages 6-7 Calculus I (4 cr.)* Byrne Seminar (1 cr.) Byrne Seminar (1 cr.) First-Year Interest Group Seminar (1 cr.) First-Year Interest Group Seminar (1 cr.) *Don’t rush to meet SAS Core learning goals at the expense of your explora on—we’ll ask you to declare your major in 3 to 4 semesters, but you have un l gradua on to complete the SAS Core. *Recommendaons for specific majors: Biomathemacs: Request Calculus I for Math & Physical Sciences Exercise Sciences For Spring: appropriate Stascs course. Public Health: Request Intro to Planning, Policy & Health instead of General Chemistry. Social Sciences & Humani es Marine Sciences: also request Intro to Oceanography. Expository Wri ng (3 cr.) Course for major explora on (3 cr.)* Course for major explora on (3 cr.)* SAS Core/Signature course/Elec ve (3-4 cr.) - See elecve suggesons on pages 6-7 Byrne Seminar (1 cr.) First-Year Interest Group Seminar (1 cr.) All other majors, request courses within the department on the Course Request Form. Health Professions: We generally recommend students take General Biology and General Chemistry in their first term; however, that is a challenging course load for new students. Students concerned about taking a heavy science course load in their first term should speak with an adviser about alternate ways to complete the science courses. Review the Health Professions Office website at hpo.rutgers.edu. *Recommendaons for specific majors: Majors in bold on page 3: Request related foreign language course. Fine Arts Expository Wri ng (3 cr.) American Studies: Development of US I. Course for major explora on (3 cr.)* European Studies and Medieval Studies: Development of Europe I, Emergence of Middle Ages, Foreign Language Course for major explora on (3 cr.)* Psychology: Plan to take Quantave Methods in Spring. SAS Core/Signature course/Elec ve (3-4 cr.) - See elecve suggesons on pages 6-7 Public Policy: Intro to Planning, Policy & Health; Biology, Society & Biomedical Issues; Intro to Microeconomics. Byrne Seminar (1 cr.) All other majors, request courses within the department on the Course Request Form. First-Year Interest Group Seminar (1 cr.) *Contact the appropriate MGSA department in the summer regarding porRolio review or audi on. Incorpora ng Elec ves 6 What is an Elec ve? An elec ve is a course that does not fulfill a requirement within a student’s major, minor, or SAS Core, but earns credit toward gradua on. All students need elec ves to graduate. We can’t stress this enough: Explora on is the key to craSing a meaningful academic experience. The Course Request form includes over 200 classes, all of which will help you broaden your thinking about your academic plans. As you review the form, you’ll start to no ce that topics in which you may be interested are some mes found in unexpected places. We know that many high school students may not have had opportuni es to consider courses beyond their requirements, and advisers will help you become more comfortable with that freedom. To get you started, we’ve created some groupings here to illustrate that topics might be found in unexpected places on the Course Request Form. Feel free to use these as a guide...or just as a springboard to create your own groupings! Film & Cinema Studies Global Climate Change Law, Jus ce, Poli cs Global Climate System (Geography) Naguib Mahfouz’s Egypt (AMESALL) Israeli Film (Jewish Studies) Sea Change: Rise & Fall of Sea Level & the Jersey Shore (Geology) Jus ce) Intro to Film (English) Energy & Climate Change Current Moral & Social Issues Being Human (Compara ve Literature) (Interdisciplinary) (Philosophy) Conserva on (Geography) Intro to Ethics (Philosophy) Black Experience & Film Medium (Africana Studies) A-Bomb Literature & Film in Japan Law & Poli cs (Poli cal Science) (Japanese) Literature Korean Cinema (Korean) Jesus in the Movies (Religion) Offerings in Comparave Literature and English, plus: Classical Literature of Africa, Middle East & South Asia (AMESALL) Health Professions Intro to Human Evolu on (Anthropology) Being Human (Compara ve Literature) Science & Society (History) Current Moral & Social Issues (Philosophy) Intro to Ethics (Philosophy) General Psychology (Psychology) Death & ASerlife (Religion) Sociology of Medicine & Health Care (Sociology) Intro to Criminal Jus ce (Criminal General Psychology (Psychology) Intro to Religious Social PaTerns (Religion) Intro to Social Jus ce (Social Jus ce) Intro to Sociology (Sociology) Intro to the Literatures of Africa Social Analysis of Social Problems (AMESALL) (Sociology) Chinese Literary Wri ngs (Chinese Studies) Major French Writers in Translaon: Desire in Literature (French) A-Bomb Literature & Film in Japan (Japanese) Modern Jewish Culture: Key Texts & their ASerlives (Jewish Studies) Korean Literature in Transla on (Korean) Intro to the Bible I: Torah and Prose (Religion) New Testament (Religion) Art & Arts Baroque Magnificence (Art History) Chinese Drama & Performing Arts (Chinese) Theater of France (French) Italian Opera (Italian) Art & Visual Culture of the Caribbean (La no Studies) 7 Technology & Data Business Intro to Computers & Their Applica ons (Computer Science) Intro to Microeconomics (Economics) (Africana Studies) The Contemporary American Intro to Mul media Composi on (American Studies) (English) America: Past and Present Black Experience in America Asian American Experiences (Asian (History) Science & Society (History) General Psychology (Psychology) Informa on Technology & Informa cs (ITI) Intro to Labor Studies & Employment (Labor Studies) Work & Society (Labor Studies) American Government (Poli cal Science) Minority Groups in American Society (Sociology) Intro to Interna onal Rela ons (Poli cal Science) Studies) Planta on to the White House Intro to Ethics (Philosophy) Development of the Labor Movement (Labor Studies) Current Events The Contemporary American (American Studies) Also consider studying a foreign language! The Cultural History of Now (English) France in the World—the World in France (French) The Power of Language Language & Society of Africa, Middle East & South Asia (AMESALL) Music History & Culture of Hip Hop Planta on to the White House (American Studies) (History) Popular Music in the US (History) Intro to Modern Middle East (Middle Eastern Studies) Intro to Music Theory (Music) Work & Society (Labor Studies) Intro to Linguis c Anthropology (Anthropology) Language, Power & the Power of Language (Arts & Sciences) Language & Iden ty in Modern China (Chinese) Being Human (Compara ve Literature) Literature Across Borders: Hate SAS Signature courses Signature courses are foundaonal courses covering topics of grand intellectual sweep and enduring importance. They are taught by awardwinning instructors. Ex nc on (Anthropology) Once Upon a Time: Why We Tell Stories (English) (Compara ve Literature) Conserva on (Geography) The World in France—France in the World (French) Sea Change: Rise & Fall of Sea Level & the Jersey Shore (Geology) Energy & Climate Change (Interdisciplinary) Intro to Linguis c Theory (Linguis cs) Explora on using Byrne Seminars & FIGS See the Byrne Seminars and First-Year Interest Group Seminars (FIGS) books for interes ng topics; these popular 1-credit op ons also help you explore your academic interests! 8 A few final thoughts about reques ng courses…. ⇒ Ask ques ons! Talk to advisers to iden fy courses and subjects in which you are interested. ⇒ Don’t overextend yourself! We recommend 4-5 courses (12-16 credits) in your first semester. Four courses will NOT put you behind for gradua on. One college credit requires one hour of classroom me and two hours of independent studying each week. That’s at least a 9 hour commitment each week for one 3 credit course and 36 hours per week for a 12 credit registra on! ⇒ Enjoy your summer! Once you’ve made your choices, the deans will review your requests, placement test results, AP scores, and prior college courses to design a schedule for you. We’ll email you on August 20 when it’s ready to view online. You will have the op on to make changes during add/drop in the first week of classes. Plan to aTend a Registra on Workshop during Fall Orienta on to learn more about that process. What R U doing this summer? The first-year deans generally suggest that you use your summer to relax, work, or spend me with friends and family before you start the hec c life of a college student! We do not recommend summer courses, but if you are considering them, please contact us. Any summer classes MUST be preapproved or you risk the credits not transferring. Go to nyurl.com/ruthinkingofsummer to see our blog post on summer classes and email us with ques ons! Thinking ahead to the fall…. It’s no secret that college students struggle in their first year. Many students, including those with strong grades in high school, some mes earn low grades in their first semester because they don’t know how to study effec vely, they underes mate how many hours of studying are necessary to succeed, or they get caught up in the new freedoms in college. Visit an academic coach or aTend a workshop at the Rutgers Learning Centers (rlc.rutgers.edu) in your first semester for help with structuring your me or improving your study strategies. [email protected] @SASAdvising SAS Academic Services Office of Academic Services Busch Student Center School of Arts and Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 604 Bartholomew Road, Room 172 Piscataway, NJ 08854-8074 sasundergrad.rutgers.edu p: 848-932-8888 sasfroshblog.blogspot.com
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