First-Year Plan for Success
By the conclusion of your first year of college, you will
1. Make informed educational decisions, seeking and weighing the factors that affect these decisions
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- Meet with an academic advisor, having prepared beforehand
- Identify course prerequisites for the current term
- Run and bring a MyAudit to academic advising meeting
- Develop a course schedule and register for classes at your assigned registration time
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2. Seek and apply in your decision-making credible sources of information regarding university and school requirements, policies, regulations, and procedure
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- Use advising.ucmerced.edu and the catalog to identify relevant policies
- Contact an academic advisor when questions arise about policies, regulations, and procedures
- Prioritize the advice of professional and peer advisors over that of untrained peers
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3. Seek and use resources to better understand your academic interests and opportunities
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- Visit the Center for Career and Professional Advancement
- Take an introductory course in your intended major
- Attend an introductory workshop to explore majors and career pathways
- Attend an event put on by a student-run academic organization
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4. Seek and use resources to develop the academic skills and resilience needed to succeed at a research university
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- Participate in an academic success workshop in-person or online
- Attend tutoring
- Attend the office hours of your TA or professor
- Visit an academic support center (ex. the STEM resource center)
- Take an undergraduate success class (ex. USTU, Service Learning, NSED)
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5. Begin to participate in co-curricular educational opportunities freely available to all students at UC Merced
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- Visited UC Merced’s Center for Career and Professional Advancement for a self-assessment
- Attended one of the many workshops offered to students by the Bright Success Center, Residence Life, the Library, Office of Student Life, and your school
- Join a student-run academic organization/club
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