Welcome to Temple University

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Welcome to Temple University
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General Education Recap

• GenEd is required 9 areas (11 courses)
• All GenEd courses are in the 0800 range (0900 for
  Honors)
• All GenEd course RCIs begin with "G"
• Successful completion of a GenEd course requires
  a "C-" or better.

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General Education Recap

• The same course is often offered by different
  departments
• Inform your academic advisor of any AP, IB or
  dual enrollment credits you earned may fulfill
  Gen Ed requirements

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First Year Programs

• Enhance your first-year experience
• First-Year Seminar
• Learning Communities

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First-Year Seminar

• One-credit course offered in the fall semester
• Assists students in making a successful
  transition to the University
• Helps students frame academic and life goals,
  develop successful study habits, and learn to
  function as an active member of their community

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First-Year Seminar

• Opportunities for
• Collaborative learning
• Group work
• Meeting instructors
• Learning about Temple resources
• Learning about Philadelphia
• Meeting upperclassmen involved at Temple

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First-Year Seminar

• University Seminar 1001
• College of Science and Technology (CST)
• CST 1001
• School of Communications and Theater (SCT)
• SCT 1001

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First-Year Seminar

• Special Interest Sections
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Health
• Honors
• Russell Conwell Center
• Leadership
• International Students
• Student Athletes
• Education
• Sustainability

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First-Year Seminar

• Register with an academic advisor
• Stand alone or as part of a learning community

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Learning Communities

• Two or more courses linked
• Same students in each course
• Primarily for first-year students

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Learning Communities

• Example
• Education Learning Community
• Urban Education 0854 Education in the Global
  City
• English 0802 Analytical Reading and Writing
• University Seminar 1001 First-Year Seminar

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Learning Communities

• Increase shared experiences with fellow
  first-semester students who are in these same
  classes
• Meet GenEd, major, or college requirements
• Register with an academic advisor
• Must register for all courses within the
  community

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General Temple Information - Structure

• Schools and Colleges
• College of Science Technology
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Health Professions Social Work
• Esther Boyer College of Music Dance
• School of Communications and Theater
• School of Environmental Design (formerly Ambler
  College)
• Fox School of Business and Management
• School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Tyler School of Art

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General Temple Information - Communication

• E-mail is considered an official means of
  communication within the Temple University
  community.
• Temple University has the right to send official
  communications to students via e-mail and expect
  that they will be received and read in a timely
  manner.
• www.temple.edu/cs

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General Temple Information Schedule Revisions

• Add first two weeks of semester
• Instructor and advisors signature during week 2
• Drop first two weeks of the semester
• Withdrawal weeks 3-9
• Limited to 5 total
• Cannot withdraw from the same course twice
• Note the same course may be offered by more
  than one department

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General Temple Information DARS

• DARS is an automated record of your registration,
  transfer credits and academic history at Temple
  University.
• Your DARS report is automatically updated as you
  make academic progress towards your degree and
  indicates both the graduation requirements that
  have been completed and those that remain to be
  satisfied.
• You and your advisor will use this report to help
  plan your next semester's work and for long-range
  planning as well.
• To access go to the DARS link in TUportal at
  http//tuportal.temple.edu

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General Temple Information Privacy

• FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
• To waive FERPA go to
• OWLnet
• Additional Services
• FERPA waiver
• Specify who you are waiving

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General Temple Information - Opportunities

• Take advantage of the countless organizations
• Get to know your advisor
• Get to know your faculty
• Get to know yourself

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Good Luck!

• Questions see us in Conwell 500
• http//www.temple.edu/vpus/advising/