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The Basics |
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General Education |
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Free Advice |
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How to Register |
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What’s Next/E-mail us |
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The AS, AA, APE (Pre-Engineering) and ASB (Business) are degrees designed for
transfer to four-year colleges and
universities |
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Certificates and AAS degrees are designed for
employment |
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Well prepared |
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Act 21or higher |
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15-16-16-16 to graduate in 2 years |
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About 5-6 classes per semester |
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Less prepared |
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12-12-13-13-12 to graduate in 2 and a half years |
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About 4 classes per semester |
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Classes you need for your major |
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Classes you need before you can take more
advanced classes |
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Most majors require specific classes the
first two years. When students are
planning schedules they should plan for these prerequisite classes. A list of these classes for many majors
is available at http://www.snow.edu/~advise/majorguides.html |
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Students should contact faculty in their departments and advisers at
the university to which they plan to transfer. |
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First of all, don’t worry, you are in the
majority. |
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Take “GE” classes that interest you most. |
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Try enrolling in Real World classes. |
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Careers classes: Biology, Medical, Agriculture. |
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Career Decisions class GNST 1500 |
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Career research |
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Talk to faculty and staff about careers. |
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Coming to Snow College and finishing in one
year can be a great idea. Having an
Associates Degree can really give you an advantage when transferring to the
“big schools”. If you’re getting
close to 30 credits, call us. We
should talk! |
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GENERAL EDUCATION: 31 CREDITS |
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ELECTIVES:
32 CREDITS |
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31+32=63 You need 63 credits to graduate |
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General Education classes are the “GE’s”
that everyone talks about. The General Education classes provide a wide
base of information and knowledge. |
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General Education information is in the
catalog on page 30. A printable
copy is located at http://www.snow.edu/~advise/worksheet.html. |
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Understanding General Education is critical
to schedule planning. If you have
AP credit you should look on page 26 of the catalog. Other college work may
transfer but students should contact the registration office at
435-283-7145. |
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American Institutions: C- Grade or higher required |
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Choose one: |
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HIST 1700 American Civilization |
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POSC 1100 American National Government |
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ECON 1740 U.S. Economic History |
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English Composition: C- Grade or higher required |
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Complete both courses (6 credits): |
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ENGL 1010 Expository Composition |
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ENGL 2010 Intermediate Composition |
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(Honors students take ENGL 201H) |
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Math: C-
Grade or higher required |
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Choose one: |
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Math 1030
Quantitative Literacy |
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Math 1040
Elementary Statistics |
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Math 1050
College Algebra |
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(Some majors require a specific math class.) |
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Fine Arts
3 credits |
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Humanities 3 credits |
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Physical Education PHED 1770 1 credit |
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Social Science
3 credits |
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Download the GE sheet or look on page
45-46 of the Snow College catalog for a full listing of classes available. |
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Natural Science Lab: One lab required from either Life Science, Physical Science,
or Individual Choice category |
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Life Science
3 credits |
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Physical Science 3 credits |
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Individual Choice 2 credits |
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Download the GE sheet or look on page
45-46 of the Snow College catalog for a full listing of classes available. |
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Foreign Language: |
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For Associate of Arts Degree. Complete 8 credits of one foreign
language: |
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Chinese
French Spanish Japanese German |
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BYU language exam information available at 435-283-7411 |
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After advising thousands of students, the
staff in the Academic Advisement Office have come up with what we call
“Free Advice”. Free Advice tips can help you get started on a successful
college experience. Part of college
life is learning to inform yourself.
This idea stretches not only to class work, but to majors,
prerequisites, and graduation. So
enjoy some freebies on us. |
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FORGET YOUR PREVIOUS GPA |
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It really won’t matter now that you are a
college student. You get a fresh
slate, and what you do with this new start totally depends on you. |
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Have all official transcripts to Snow College as
soon as possible. We need this so
you don’t take the same class twice. |
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AP credit |
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Concurrent enrollment |
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Advisors need all of the above information
to help you organize the best schedule.
Snow accepts this credit only if we have your official transcripts. |
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ACCEPT REALITY |
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Classes meet at 7:30 am (yes, morning) |
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Classes meet until 9:30 pm |
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Classes meet on Friday |
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We are sorry but some classes are already full. |
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There are no easy classes. |
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Yes, it’s hard-it’s college! |
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SNOW COLLEGE IS EASY TO GET ADMITTED INTO, BUT
NOT “EASY” |
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Because Snow College is an open enrollment
institution it is easy to get into.
However, the easy part stops on the first day of class. You will have daily homework, daily reading,
and the work doesn’t stop. |
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College is rigorous. |
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The classes you take here will transfer to the
“big schools” because they are the same. |
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It only makes sense, right? Our classes transfer to the four-year
schools. The four-year schools
accept them. You get to go to a four-year
school after Snow. You get the
idea? |
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The reading: 100-150 pages per night. |
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The pace:
40 weeks of material in 15 weeks. |
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The writing:
essay questions, research writing, correct grammar, spelling,
punctuation. |
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The homework:
2:1 This means one hour in
the classroom equals two hours of study time per class. |
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The depth:
why, why, why ??? |
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Freedom:
it’s all up to you. |
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Less flexibility: no extra credit. |
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Unfamiliar vocabulary: new words, big words. |
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Smaller class sizes: 25-35 students per class. |
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Writing lab |
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Math lab |
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Study groups |
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Help sessions |
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Learning is rewarding! |
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The instructors at Snow College are here to
teach. They are not paid to do
research or publish. In fact,
instructors at Snow College are real professors, not graduate students. Many have more than twenty years of
teaching experience, and most are very helpful in cases where students need
extra help after class. |
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Paranoia is your friend |
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Details, details, details |
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To succeed in college, your level of
awareness needs to increase. Manage
your time, check and re-check details, and read the small print. Don’t count on hearsay or roommates for
important details. Check it out
yourself! |
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Attendance is required |
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Attendance is expected |
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What is a “UW” |
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If you miss class often, teachers can drop you
from the class. This is a UW and is an UNOFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL. If you have a
UW you’ll need to OFFICIALLY withdraw from the class. To do this you need a drop card with
your teacher’s signature. If you don’t drop the class your grade will be E.
(E is an F). Refer to page 18 of
the catalog for more details or contact the Academic Advisement Office. |
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If you catch yourself saying this phrase we can
help you put the blame in its appropriate place…In reality we work
diligently to inform students. However, full responsibility falls on the
student! It’s like, welcome to
college—heads up! |
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Know your deadlines: |
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Read the catalog and stay alert to
fliers, e-mail, the KAGE, and marquee. |
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Read student e-mail: |
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Check this e-mail daily |
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Talk to your instructors: |
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By talking to your instructors you can
help eliminate problems in the classroom. |
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Start Smart is a one credit hour on campus
orientation. |
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Start Smart begins Thursday, August 21. |
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You’ll have fun, make new friends, and learn
important stuff about Snow College. |
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Past students definitely recommend Start Smart
and so do we! |
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Snow College accepts both AP and concurrent
enrollment. |
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Have your official transcript sent to Snow
College. |
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If you have questions about duplicating GE
requirements with your incoming credit, give us a call at 435-283-7313. |
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As you finish this orientation there will be
an E-mail form for you to complete.
We would like you to send us this form with the following
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Majors you are thinking about. If you are undecided about a major,
that’s okay. Just let us know what
your interests are. Give us your top three potential majors |
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Give us a list of 5 classes you may have
interest in taking at Snow College your first semester. (Look at the list
first) |
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Do you have AP, concurrent credit, transfer
credit—let us know |
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Extracurricular activities; music, sports, or
anything which may take up time during your busy day |
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Tell us the schools you may transfer to after
Snow. Maybe we can help! |
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To register on-line you simply go to: http://badgerplus.snow.edu/.You’ll
need your student ID, and your PIN.
Your student ID number is your SSN, and your PIN is your birthdate
in six digits. Example: 123-45-5678 (but leave out the dashes),
if your birthdate were the 4th of July the PIN would look like
this 070484, easy huh! Then, simply
navigate your way through the site.
Course sections and class availability can be accessed on this same
site, this information is also available in our light blue schedule books. |
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Click on the SC logo for our e-mail form, or |
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Next Step click here! |
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