First-Year Advising Faculty Handbook

Outline of Contents

Introductory Materials

• First-Year Advising Program Overview
• Changes 2007-2008

Timelines and Schedules

• Advising Timeline - Yearly Schedule
• • First Meeting (September 24)
  • Second Meeting (early November)
  • Third Meeting (early February)

The Technical Stuff

• General Academic Requirements for Graduation
• Distributives (and commonly asked questions about them)
• Commonly Asked Questions and Answers
• Course Placement and Registration Information
• Integrated Academic Support
• The D-Plan – what it is, and how it works
• The NRO (Non-Recording Option)

The Placement Record

• Accessing Information about your Advisee
• Lisa vonSmiley Goes to Dartmouth
• Reading the Placement Record

Math and Science Placement and Sequencing

• Math Placement and Sequencing
• Science Sequencing
• • General Principles
• Science Courses for the Non-Major

Pre-Med and Pre-Health

• Advising Tips
• Required Courses for Medical, Dental or Veterinary School

Foreign Languages

• The Language Requirement and Advising Tips

Courses and Courses of Study

• Individual Departmental Information and Course Recommendations

Other Resources

• Academic and Advising Contacts at Dartmouth

Notes, Worksheets and Diagrams

• Advising Meeting Notes
• D-Plan Worksheet
• Weekly Schedule Diagram
• Curricular Planning Worksheet

Office of Undergraduate Advising and Research

• Pre-major Advising
• Undergraduate Research
• Scholarship Advising

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