ADVISING, PLANNING & SCHEDULINGGSR PROGRAM: SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

PLEASE GET THE FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME ON IT FROM THE FRONT OF THE STAGE.

PLEASE SIT WITH AN EMPTY CHAIR ON ONE SIDE OF YOU.

Thomas R. Webster, Ph.D.Dean, School of Fine Arts

Goals for Today

Each Student Should: Understand the Importance of Good

Planning in their Academic Career; Understand Your Role and that of their

Advisor; Learn What Resources are Available to

Help and How to Access Them; Commit to Being Responsible for

Academic Planning Throughout His/Her Academic Journey.

Nightmare Scenarios

Lacking Recital or Chapel Credits Lacking Upper-Level Hours Missed Course on Rotation Failed or Withdrew from a Required

Course Explaining to Mom and/or Dad why

you will not graduate as planned

Declare Your Major

Office of the Registrar Fine Arts Office

Check your degree audit to see if it indicates what you want your major to be. 

Forms are available to officially change your major.

Understand Your Role and that of Your Advisor  Accurate planning and correct

scheduling is the sole responsibility of each student.

Your faculty advisor is there to:Assist you with Scheduling and Course

RegistrationMentor you and guide you throughout

your academic journey. Registration is only a small part of that work.

Use Available Resources

Office of Student Advising and Career Development Bob Flannery; bflannery@etbu.edu; ext.

2079SCAR – 1st floor next to the elevator

Campus Connect University Catalog (current & filed) Music Department Website

Music Student ResourcesMusic Student HandbookSemester-by-Semester Plans – GUIDES

ONLY

Ensure Academic Success/Completion Know Your. . .

CatalogCurriculumDegree Requirements

Know When Classes are OfferedWhich SemesterTime/Days (anticipate conflicts)

Know What Electives You Want to Take & Plan Accordingly

Develop Personalized Semester-by-Semester Plans

Needed Resources Include: Degree Audit Curriculum Requirements Degree Requirements and Related

Information Course Rotation Schedule  Semester by Semester Plan Template

Degree Audit

Official (available in the Registrar’s Office)

Unofficial (available online)Substitutions, Waivers, etc. may not

appear on unofficial versions

Learn how to read your Degree Audit

Unofficial Degree Audit Transcript Check Catalog Year Check Degree

Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Music

Check Major Music (BA)Music Education (BM)Music and Worship in Ministry (BM): Sacred

MusicPiano Performance (BM)Vocal Performance (BM)

Check Minor or Double Major if Applicable

Degree Audit

If any Degree Audit information is inaccurate. . .Report that to the Registrar using the form

provided. The Registrar’s files are official.

Report that to the Fine Arts office as well via email; music@etbu.edu (the FA files are unofficial)

Make sure that information in the Registrar’s Office and the Fine Arts is consistent.

Curriculum Requirements Use the Catalog and/or Degree

Audit for official, error-free information

Websites, published documents, etc. are not official and may contain errors.

Curriculum Requirements Music (BA): Blue Sheet Music Education (BM): Ivory Sheet Music and Worship in Ministry (BM):

Yellow Sheet Sacred Music (BM): Brown Sheet Piano Performance (BM): Green Sheet Vocal Performance (BM): Orange Sheet

Degree Requirements

Gray Sheet in your Packet Most Common Problems

Item 4: GPA below 2.0Item 5: Grade below “C” in

departmental coreItem 6a: 39 advanced hours (BA)Item 7: Chapel Credits (Also Recital

Credits)Item 8: JQE

Course Rotation Schedule Gray Sheet – Back Side Courses are offered on specific

schedules:Every SemesterOnce Per Year (Ex: Fall or Spring)Once Every other Year (Ex: Fall Odd

Years)

To miss or fail a class may cost you more that two years depending on the prerequisite.

Developing Your Plans

Set Up Your TemplateStudent NameAdvisorDegree/MajorDate UpdatedCatalogYear for each Table/Term in the

document

Developing Your Plans

Write in Basic Musicianship Courses in Proper Sequence

Fall Freshman YearMUSI 1311 Elementary Harmony IMUSI 1116 Elementary Ear Training IMUSI 1181 Class Piano I (or secondary perf)MUSI 12_5 Applied ConcentrationMUSI _1__ EnsembleGeneral Education Courses (ENGL 1301, SPCH

1311)Other Classes You Took or Are Taking

Developing Your Plans

Repeat Process for. . .Spring Freshman YearFall Sophomore YearEtc.

Developing Your Plans Note Prerequisites, Corequisites and Sequences:

Music Theory (1311, 1312, 2312, 3303, 3203)Ear Training (1116, 1117, 2116, 2117)Class Piano (1181, 1182, 2181, 3104*)Conducing (3201, 3207*/3209*)Elementary Music (4201*, 4202*)English (1301, 1302, Sophomore Lit)HIST, RLGN, Music History (4301, 4302) do not require

a specific sequence.EDUC (3301, 3301, 3303 4307°, 4357°, 4335°°,

4336°°

* If required ° and °°Must be taken concurrently

Developing Your Plans

Note the Applied Lesson NumbersFirst Digit – 1235: indicates level○ 1=Fr; 2=Soph; 3=Jr; 4=Sr

Second Digit – 1256: indicates credit hours

Third Digit – 1245: indicates performance area○ 3=instrumental; 4=piano; 5=voice

Fourth Digit – 1256: indicates term○ 5=fall; 6=spring

Developing Your Plans

Applied Lesson Number Quiz224633551236

NOTE: These course numbers apply to lessons which count towards a music degree. There are other numbers which specify elective lessons and do not count towards the music degree.

Developing Your Plans

Consider your overall load for each semester including:Total hoursSpecific challenges/difficulty of coursesAdditional Time commitments (ensembles,

recitals, observation hours, etc.)Use of May and summer terms

Consider elective courses not accounted for in the music rotation.

Consider transfer credits which may affect your JQE.

Your Assignment

Continue to work on these plans while you are in this room today.

Do not leave until you have a draft of your plans ready to submit to your advisor.

Ask the faculty advisors present to assist you as needed.

Keep this folder and its contents for your entire college career. Add to this folder all updates to your plans and related documentation (course substitutions, etc.)

Remember: Plan Ahead Communicate Ask Questions

You are responsible for your course of study, scheduling, and academic persistence.

You will likely be self-registering in the near future, and these documents will prevent critical errors and make scheduling much easier.