Spring Break
Double check your graduation progress
Issue date: 5/28/09 Section: Forum
It's the end of the year. That means the sun has decided to make an appearance, finals are creeping up on us and the scrambling for housing for next year - or this summer - has begun.
It's also registration time for next fall's classes.
And of course, it's graduation time for many of us.
For the rest of us who will be at OSU for one, two, three or more years, we think this is a perfect time to double-check your standing and make sure you are on track for graduation.
We can all diligently attend advising appointments, but information can get lost and schedules can get off track in the grand journey of college life, so it's a good time to ask yourselves some questions.
Do you have all of your Bacc Core requirements, including upper-level synthesis courses, out of the way?
Are you required to take two years of a foreign language - or more if you are majoring or minoring?
Have you completed your writing or math requirements?
How many more credits will you need to take?
Have you made up any classes you might have failed?
It seems silly and neurotic, but keeping up to date can save you a lot of time, energy and freaking out in the future.
After all, your last few weeks at OSU is not a good time to find out that you need extra classes in order to graduate. No one wants to walk and find out that they have no diploma.
Each college has specific requirements, and though you may meet with your major advisor on a regular basis, it's good to check in on college requirements. All this information can be found on each college's website.
For example, a person can major in a subject, such as psychology, and either choose the B.A. or B.S. route, and encounter different requirements for both.
For a B.A., a student is required to have completed two years of foreign language with a C grade or better, or pass a proficiency test.
For a B.S., a student is not required to be proficient in a foreign language, but he or she must instead take one course in computer science, one in the College of Science as well as one of many combinations of statistics and math courses.
If this sounds complicated and confusing, don't worry - it is, but all this information can be found on the College of Liberal Arts' website.
In fact, your academic history can be found on Student Online Services. If you're still confused, your major advisor or an advisor from your college can be an excellent resource.
So no matter your year at OSU, double-check your progress. When the time comes to don the cap and gown, you'll be glad you planned ahead.
Editorials serve as a platform for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and diminutive. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board majority. Disagree? E-mail a letter to the editor or guest column to editor@dailybarometer.com.
It's also registration time for next fall's classes.
And of course, it's graduation time for many of us.
For the rest of us who will be at OSU for one, two, three or more years, we think this is a perfect time to double-check your standing and make sure you are on track for graduation.
We can all diligently attend advising appointments, but information can get lost and schedules can get off track in the grand journey of college life, so it's a good time to ask yourselves some questions.
Do you have all of your Bacc Core requirements, including upper-level synthesis courses, out of the way?
Are you required to take two years of a foreign language - or more if you are majoring or minoring?
Have you completed your writing or math requirements?
How many more credits will you need to take?
Have you made up any classes you might have failed?
It seems silly and neurotic, but keeping up to date can save you a lot of time, energy and freaking out in the future.
After all, your last few weeks at OSU is not a good time to find out that you need extra classes in order to graduate. No one wants to walk and find out that they have no diploma.
Each college has specific requirements, and though you may meet with your major advisor on a regular basis, it's good to check in on college requirements. All this information can be found on each college's website.
For example, a person can major in a subject, such as psychology, and either choose the B.A. or B.S. route, and encounter different requirements for both.
For a B.A., a student is required to have completed two years of foreign language with a C grade or better, or pass a proficiency test.
For a B.S., a student is not required to be proficient in a foreign language, but he or she must instead take one course in computer science, one in the College of Science as well as one of many combinations of statistics and math courses.
If this sounds complicated and confusing, don't worry - it is, but all this information can be found on the College of Liberal Arts' website.
In fact, your academic history can be found on Student Online Services. If you're still confused, your major advisor or an advisor from your college can be an excellent resource.
So no matter your year at OSU, double-check your progress. When the time comes to don the cap and gown, you'll be glad you planned ahead.
Editorials serve as a platform for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and diminutive. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board majority. Disagree? E-mail a letter to the editor or guest column to editor@dailybarometer.com.
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