Welcome to the School of Human Environmental

Sciences

School of Human Environmental Sciences

• Dept. of Family Sciences– Family Sciences

• Dept. of Retailing & Tourism Management–Merchandising, Apparel & Textiles–Hospitality Management & Tourism

• Dept. of Dietetics & Human Nutrition– Dietetics–Human Nutrition

Agenda• Introductions• Paperwork• Important dates/Resources• Degree requirement overview• Tools of schedule building• Meet with advisor and build schedule• Register in 208 Erikson Hall • Get print out in 112 Erikson Hall • Reunite with family members

Update address if need be

Include your cell phone as well as parent/guardian phone number (cell, home or work)

Write in preferred name

Add additional college courses if not listed in this area

Add additional AP scores if not listed in this area

Important Dates

• HES Breakfast: Saturday, August 23

• College meeting: Tuesday, August

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• Classes Begin: Wednesday, August

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• LAST day to ADD a class –Wednesday, Sept. 3

• LAST day to DROP without a W on transcript - Wednesday, Sept. 17

• FINAL day to DROP a class – Friday, Nov. 7

(after this, must petition for urgent non-academic reasons)

• Resources for Success• UK 101 – Freshmen only• Connect with your community• Responsibility is YOURS– Go to class– Be organized– Employ good study strategies– Make good grades/consequences– Make the most of your UK education– Study-Study-Study!!!

Journey to GraduationSTARTS NOW

• Additional guidance, moral support and wisdom from peers who are in the same major and who have taken some of the same classes

• Learn more about the University and its resources from other students

• Become more engaged around campus • Academic network will be enhanced• Increased commitment towards goals/major

and therefore a degree!• Friendships

HES Peer Mentor Program

• Take 12 credit hours and study 3 hours outside of class for each hour in class

12 hours in class +36 hours outside class

48 hours total per week

Just how much time will you need to study? Here are two examples:

• Take 16 credit hours and study 3 hours outside of class for each hour in class

16 hours in class +48 hours outside class

64 hours total per week

A more typical schedule:

Degree Requirements

• UK Core Program (importance of a well-rounded graduate for today’s world)

• College/School requirements• Major Requirements• Professional Support or

Major Selections• Total hours

Degree Requirements

Support Classes

Major

Req.

UK Core

College Req.

I. Intellectual Inquiry: Arts & Creativity (3 hrs)II. Intellectual Inquiry: Humanities (3 hrs)III. Intellectual Inquiry: Social Sciences (3 hrs)IV. Intellectual Inquiry: Natural, Physical,

Mathematical Sciences (3 hrs)V. Composition & Communication I (3 hrs)VI. Composition & Communication II (3 hrs)VII.Quantitative Foundations: Mathematical,

Logical and Statistical Reasoning (3 hrs)VIII.Statistical Inferential Reasoning (3 hrs)IX. Community, Culture & Citizenship in USAX. Global Dynamics (3 hrs)

30 hours minimum total

UK CORE- General Education

• College/School: HES 100 and FAM 352

• Pre-major• Major Core• Professional Support/

Specialty Support/ Major selections

• Electives to complete minimum total hours

The Rest of Your Requirements

• Family Sciences and Human Nutrition programs require 45 hours at the 300/400/500 level (Upper Level)– Courses taken for Major/School/Prof

Support requirements will also count toward this requirement.

– All Upper-level hours must be taken for Letter grade , not, Pass-Fail.

• Other degree programs already include Upper Level requirements

Upper Level Credit

120 for most majors in the

College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

With the exception of

128 for Dietetics and Hospitality Management

Total Hours

Questions?

Prepare to Build Schedule

• Schedule Newspaper• Open/Closed Class List• Planning Sheet – for draft• Registration worksheet – advisor will

sign

Open Class List

Include alternative course (for example, CORE) or section # if your first choice is unavailable.

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY

Registration and Course Catalog

Before Leaving TodayTake ALL to 112 Erikson Hall to check out after registration. – Registration worksheet signed by

advisor– Placement exam results– Admissions Profile sheet

You will receive a printed copy of your actual registration schedule before you leave

Enjoy the remainder of your summer!

Remember to read your CRE book

See you in August!