ADVISING, PLANNING & SCHEDULING GSR PROGRAM: SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 PLEASE GET THE FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME ON IT FROM THE FRONT OF THE STAGE. PLEASE SIT WITH AN EMPTY CHAIR ON ONE SIDE OF YOU. Thomas R. Webster, Ph.D. Dean, School of Fine Arts
Dec 31, 2015
ADVISING, PLANNING & SCHEDULINGGSR PROGRAM: SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
PLEASE GET THE FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME ON IT FROM THE FRONT OF THE STAGE.
PLEASE SIT WITH AN EMPTY CHAIR ON ONE SIDE OF YOU.
Thomas R. Webster, Ph.D.Dean, School of Fine Arts
Goals for Today
Each Student Should: Understand the Importance of Good
Planning in their Academic Career; Understand Your Role and that of their
Advisor; Learn What Resources are Available to
Help and How to Access Them; Commit to Being Responsible for
Academic Planning Throughout His/Her Academic Journey.
Nightmare Scenarios
Lacking Recital or Chapel Credits Lacking Upper-Level Hours Missed Course on Rotation Failed or Withdrew from a Required
Course Explaining to Mom and/or Dad why
you will not graduate as planned
Declare Your Major
Office of the Registrar Fine Arts Office
Check your degree audit to see if it indicates what you want your major to be.
Forms are available to officially change your major.
Understand Your Role and that of Your Advisor Accurate planning and correct
scheduling is the sole responsibility of each student.
Your faculty advisor is there to:Assist you with Scheduling and Course
RegistrationMentor you and guide you throughout
your academic journey. Registration is only a small part of that work.
Use Available Resources
Office of Student Advising and Career Development Bob Flannery; [email protected]; ext.
2079SCAR – 1st floor next to the elevator
Campus Connect University Catalog (current & filed) Music Department Website
Music Student ResourcesMusic Student HandbookSemester-by-Semester Plans – GUIDES
ONLY
Ensure Academic Success/Completion Know Your. . .
CatalogCurriculumDegree Requirements
Know When Classes are OfferedWhich SemesterTime/Days (anticipate conflicts)
Know What Electives You Want to Take & Plan Accordingly
Develop Personalized Semester-by-Semester Plans
Needed Resources Include: Degree Audit Curriculum Requirements Degree Requirements and Related
Information Course Rotation Schedule Semester by Semester Plan Template
Degree Audit
Official (available in the Registrar’s Office)
Unofficial (available online)Substitutions, Waivers, etc. may not
appear on unofficial versions
Learn how to read your Degree Audit
Unofficial Degree Audit Transcript Check Catalog Year Check Degree
Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Music
Check Major Music (BA)Music Education (BM)Music and Worship in Ministry (BM): Sacred
MusicPiano Performance (BM)Vocal Performance (BM)
Check Minor or Double Major if Applicable
Degree Audit
If any Degree Audit information is inaccurate. . .Report that to the Registrar using the form
provided. The Registrar’s files are official.
Report that to the Fine Arts office as well via email; [email protected] (the FA files are unofficial)
Make sure that information in the Registrar’s Office and the Fine Arts is consistent.
Curriculum Requirements Use the Catalog and/or Degree
Audit for official, error-free information
Websites, published documents, etc. are not official and may contain errors.
Curriculum Requirements Music (BA): Blue Sheet Music Education (BM): Ivory Sheet Music and Worship in Ministry (BM):
Yellow Sheet Sacred Music (BM): Brown Sheet Piano Performance (BM): Green Sheet Vocal Performance (BM): Orange Sheet
Degree Requirements
Gray Sheet in your Packet Most Common Problems
Item 4: GPA below 2.0Item 5: Grade below “C” in
departmental coreItem 6a: 39 advanced hours (BA)Item 7: Chapel Credits (Also Recital
Credits)Item 8: JQE
Course Rotation Schedule Gray Sheet – Back Side Courses are offered on specific
schedules:Every SemesterOnce Per Year (Ex: Fall or Spring)Once Every other Year (Ex: Fall Odd
Years)
To miss or fail a class may cost you more that two years depending on the prerequisite.
Developing Your Plans
Set Up Your TemplateStudent NameAdvisorDegree/MajorDate UpdatedCatalogYear for each Table/Term in the
document
Developing Your Plans
Write in Basic Musicianship Courses in Proper Sequence
Fall Freshman YearMUSI 1311 Elementary Harmony IMUSI 1116 Elementary Ear Training IMUSI 1181 Class Piano I (or secondary perf)MUSI 12_5 Applied ConcentrationMUSI _1__ EnsembleGeneral Education Courses (ENGL 1301, SPCH
1311)Other Classes You Took or Are Taking
Developing Your Plans
Repeat Process for. . .Spring Freshman YearFall Sophomore YearEtc.
Developing Your Plans Note Prerequisites, Corequisites and Sequences:
Music Theory (1311, 1312, 2312, 3303, 3203)Ear Training (1116, 1117, 2116, 2117)Class Piano (1181, 1182, 2181, 3104*)Conducing (3201, 3207*/3209*)Elementary Music (4201*, 4202*)English (1301, 1302, Sophomore Lit)HIST, RLGN, Music History (4301, 4302) do not require
a specific sequence.EDUC (3301, 3301, 3303 4307°, 4357°, 4335°°,
4336°°
* If required ° and °°Must be taken concurrently
Developing Your Plans
Note the Applied Lesson NumbersFirst Digit – 1235: indicates level○ 1=Fr; 2=Soph; 3=Jr; 4=Sr
Second Digit – 1256: indicates credit hours
Third Digit – 1245: indicates performance area○ 3=instrumental; 4=piano; 5=voice
Fourth Digit – 1256: indicates term○ 5=fall; 6=spring
Developing Your Plans
Applied Lesson Number Quiz224633551236
NOTE: These course numbers apply to lessons which count towards a music degree. There are other numbers which specify elective lessons and do not count towards the music degree.
Developing Your Plans
Consider your overall load for each semester including:Total hoursSpecific challenges/difficulty of coursesAdditional Time commitments (ensembles,
recitals, observation hours, etc.)Use of May and summer terms
Consider elective courses not accounted for in the music rotation.
Consider transfer credits which may affect your JQE.
Your Assignment
Continue to work on these plans while you are in this room today.
Do not leave until you have a draft of your plans ready to submit to your advisor.
Ask the faculty advisors present to assist you as needed.
Keep this folder and its contents for your entire college career. Add to this folder all updates to your plans and related documentation (course substitutions, etc.)
Remember: Plan Ahead Communicate Ask Questions
You are responsible for your course of study, scheduling, and academic persistence.
You will likely be self-registering in the near future, and these documents will prevent critical errors and make scheduling much easier.