UVA Undergraduate Engineering ENGINEERING SUMMER ORIENTATION WHAT WELL
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UVA Undergraduate Engineering ENGINEERING SUMMER ORIENTATION
WHAT WE’LL COVER - WHO WE ARE - SUCCESS BEYOND ACADEMICS - WHO ARE YOUR FACULTY? - GETTING TO KNOW YOUR FIRST YEAR SCHEDULE - UNDERSTANDING TEMPLATES - Q&A
WHO ARE WE?
Will Guilford Asst. Dean for Undergraduate Education Phone: 434. 243. 2740 E-mail: seas-adue@virginia. edu Joe Rehder Engineering Undergrad Manager Phone: 434. 924. 9056 E-mail: jdr 6 s@virginia. edu Jesse Rogers Engineering Undergrad Registrar Phone: 434. 924. 6326 E-mail: jr 7 up@virginia. edu Lisa Lampe Director of Undergrad Success Phone: 434. 924. 0607 E-mail: ll 4 uu@virginia. edu
Alex Hall Asst. Dean of Students Phone: 434. 924. 7601 E-mail: aec 5 d@virginia. edu Blake Calhoun Asst Dir. Of Undergrad Success Phone: 434. 243. 33385 E-mail: jdr 6 s@virginia. edu Vicki Gist Asst Dean of Students Phone: 434. 924. 7133 E-mail: vlg 3 q@virginia. edu Liz Ramirez-Weaver, LCSW CAPS Embedded Therapist, SEAS Phone: 434. 243. 5150 E-mail: er 2 tn@virginia. edu
WHAT MAKES UP SUCCESS?
ACADEMIC AND NONACADEMIC SUCCESS Embracing Challenges Knowing and utilizing resources Seeking Support Success is more than excelling academically
EMBRACING CHALLENGES FIRST YEAR AVERAGE GPA: 3. 25
IF YOU PERFORMED POORLY ON AN EXAM IN A CLASS, WHAT FIRST STRATEGY WOULD YOU USE? A. TALK TO A FRIEND B. STUDY HARDER C. TALK TO A PROFESSOR D. SEEK TUTORING E. JOIN A STUDY GROUP
IF YOU PERFORMED POORLY ON AN EXAM IN A CLASS, WHAT FIRST STRATEGY WOULD YOU USE? TALK TO A FRIEND 33 -41% STUDY HARDER 26 -33% TALK TO A PROFESSOR 20 -27% SEEK TUTORING 0 -5% JOIN A STUDY GROUP 0 -1% Roksa, J. (2019). Facilitating academic success for diverse students in SEAS [Power. Point slides]. Personal Communication
• ACADEMIC QUESTIONS KNOWING AND UTILIZING RESOURCES • YOUR PROFESSOR • LISA LAMPE & BLAKE CALHOUN • YOUR ADVISOR • FREE, 1 -1 TUTORING • SCHEDULE AND CREDIT QUESTIONS • JESSE ROGERS & JOE REHDER • NON-ACADEMIC QUESTIONS • ALEX HALL • COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES • LIZ RAMIREZ-WEAVER • CENTER FOR DIVERSITY IN ENGINEERING
SEEKING SUPPORT • FORM STUDY GROUPS • BALANCE YOUR TIME • GET HELP EARLY AND OFTEN • GET TO KNOW YOUR PROFESSORS
STEREOTYPES ABOUT PROFESSORS
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR FIRST YEAR SCHEDULE
“STANDARD” FIRST SEMESTER COURSES Course Title Applied Math (APMA) Subject & Course # Single Variable Calc I or Single Variable Calc II or Multivariable Calc III Credits APMA 1090* APMA 1110 4 APMA 2120 Intro to Chemistry for Engineers CHEM 1610 3 Chemistry Lab CHEM 1611 1 Intro to Engineering ENGR 1624 4 Sci, Tech, & Contemporary Issues OR Humanities & Social Science Elective STS 1500 OR HSS Elective 3 * APMA 1090 Counts as a 3 -credit unrestricted elective
APPLIED MATH – WHERE SHOULD I BEGIN? OPTION 1: 1090 OPTION 2: 1110 2120 OPTION 3: 2120
LOVE MATH? WANT A MORE IN-DEPTH TREATMENT OF MULTIVARIATE CALCULUS? Honors Engineering Math Sequence Course Title Subject & Course # Scored 5 on BC exam, or took approved college course equivalent to Single Variable Calc II Honors Engineering Math I APMA 2511 2512
APMA PLACEMENT TEST The Placement Test is required and gives you a personalized recommendation on your fall calculus course
“STANDARD” SECOND SEMESTER COURSES Course Title Applied Math (APMA) Subject & Course # Single Variable Calc II or Multivariable Calc III APMA 1110 APMA 2120 Credits 4 Intro to Programming CS 1110, 1111, or 1112 3 General Physics I PHYS 1425 3 General Physics I Lab PHSY 1429 1 Sci, Tech, & Contemporary Issues OR Humanities & Social Science Elective STS 1500 OR HSS Elective 3
COMPUTER SCIENCE OPTIONS
COURSE PLACE OUT APPLIED MATH: WAHOO WELCOME (DAY BEFORE CLASSES START) COMPUTER SCIENCE: SEE COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT “Placing out” of a course allows you to move forward in the curriculum and explore other course offerings. You will not receive credit towards your GPA for courses you place out of (example: if you place out of APMA 1090, then you will not get an ‘A’ grade for the course).
DOES THIS COURSE COUNT? WHAT DO I HAVE CREDIT FOR?
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT REPORT ANSWERS: WHAT DO I HAVE CREDIT FOR, AND HOW WILL IT APPLY TO MY CURRENT COURSE OF STUDY? LEARN MORE ABOUT SIS “WHAT IF” REPORT ANSWERS: HOW WILL MY CURRENT CREDITS APPLY TO A DIFFERENT COURSE OF STUDY (SUCH AS A DIFFERENT MAJOR)? WHAT COURSES DO I NEED TO PURSUE A DIFFERENT COURSE OF STUDY?
3 RD-8 TH SEMESTER: MAJOR SPECIFIC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS IN MOST CASES, STUDENTS DECLARE THEIR MAJOR IN THEIR SECOND SEMESTER AND BEGIN MAJOR SPECIFIC COURSEWORK IN THEIR THIRD SEMESTER ENGINEERING MAJORS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
ADVISING AND TEMPLATES
UVA ENGINEERING ORIENTATION WEBSITE TEMPLATES ARE USED FOR FAIRNESS ACROSS ORIENTATION SESSIONS ✗CROSS OUT CLASSES ON TEMPLATE FOR WHICH YOU HAVE CREDIT *COMPUTER SCIENCE DOES NOT APPEAR ON TEMPLATES, AS MOST WILL TAKE IT NEXT SEMESTER. IF YOU HAVE ROOM, YOU MAY ADD IT THIS SEMESTER NO MORE THAN 19 CREDITS IN YOUR FIRST SEMESTER
SAMPLE TEMPLATE AND EXCEPTIONS EXAMPLE WRITE-INS FOR TEMPLATE • INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE • MATH AND SCIENCE I ELECTIVE • HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE (HSS) WHAT IF… • HAVE CHEM I CREDIT CS 1110 ANTH 1051 • START WITH CALC II (APMA 1110) ANTH 1051 DISC • WANT CS TO REPLACE CHEM I • WANT TO ADD HSS ELECTIVE SEE THE UNDERGRADUATE RECORD FOR FULL LIST OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT CS 1110 LAB 16950 CS 1110 17362 CS 1110 LAB 10031 ANTH 1051 10034 ANTH 1051 DISC
ESPECIALLY FOR RODMAN SCHOLARS INSTEAD OF TAKING ENGR 1624 IN THE FALL, RODMAN SCHOLARS TAKE ENGR 1410 IN THE FALL AND 1420 IN THE SPRING
ACADEMIC DEADLINES DEADLINE DATE COURSE ADD SEPTEMBER 10 NON-ENGINEERING COURSE DROP (INCLUDES CHEM/PHYS) SEPTEMBER 11 ENGINEERING COURSE DROP OCTOBER 15 WITHDRAW OCTOBER 22 ENGINEERING MAJOR DECLARATION EARLY MARCH
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