Four Year Plan to Graduate on Time

FOUR YEAR PLAN TO GRADUATE ON TIME

Freshman Year

• Meet with your academic advisor before registration for the next semester.

• Join a campus organization in an area of interest ().

• Validate your major choice by reviewing the Career Exploration area of the Career

Services web page.

• Attend a Resume/Cover Letter Workshop given by Career Services.

• Begin to work on your resume.

• Research and apply for a summer job or internship.

Sophomore Year

• Meet with your academic advisor every semester at least 2 times to:

• Plan your coursework for the coming year.

• Meet with your career counselor to further define your goals.

• Join a campus organization related to your major or your career goals.

• Update your resume.

• Start gaining experience in your chosen field, e.g. health career.

• Finalize plans to study abroad this year or next year

• Participate in a volunteer/community activity.

• If you plan on becoming a teacher, take the CBEST this summer.

Junior Year, Fall Semester

• Begin soliciting letters of recommendation from professors and mentors

• Apply for a summer job/internship/research fellowship or Co-op.

• Meet with academic advisor to review four semester plan to graduation.

• Prepare (study) for LSAT, MCAT, GRE, CSET exams.

Junior Year, Spring Semester

• Discuss graduate/professional school and career options with academic advisor/career

counselor.

• Begin working on personal statement if applying to professional school.

• Find out requirements for senior project from your department and begin talking to

faculty about possible projects.

• Schedule professional school/health profession entrance exams.

Junior Year, Summer Semester

• Participate in summer job / internship / research experience.

• If career goal is health profession school, finalize application.

• If interested in graduate school, begin researching possible schools to apply to.

Senior Year, Fall Semester

• Apply for a graduation evaluation by October 1(depending on major, may require the

completion of concentration or restricted electives forms to include with request).

• Review graduation evaluation with an academic advisor and plan out remaining classes

and requirements.

• If interested in graduate school, take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).

Here are some on-line guides that might help you prepare:

• If applying to graduate school, solicit letters of recommendation.

• Apply to graduate school.

• Schedule mock interview for health professions, law school, etc.

• Entering the teaching field, complete all tests, CSET, etc.

• Check with academic advisor during registration period for spring to insure all

requirements for graduation are accounted for.

• Update resume and cover letter.

• Research employers, salaries and hiring trends for your major through Career

Services.

• Complete applications for graduate school if applicable.

• Submit your resume to Career Services.

• Prospective graduate students, schedule mock interview with Career Services

counselor.

Senior Year, Spring Semester, Graduation

• Interview for appropriate jobs.

• Check with academic advisor to insure that all paperwork is submitted for substitutions,

etc.

• If you plan to enter the teaching profession complete all applicable subject matter forms

Summer Semester, After Graduation

• After grades have been posted, a copy of your transcript will be sent to you.

• Receive diploma by August for May graduation.