First Year Partnership: USC Trojan Transfer Plan
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First Year Partnership: USC Trojan Transfer Plan
First Year Partnership: USC Trojan Transfer Plan You are an AUP student this year! You also have USC TTP rules to follow. We are here to help keep you on track with your two sets of rules! You need to check out of advising today! As we go through your program requirements: • Feel free to adjust your registrations now • If you have questions – ask! • We need to check to be sure you are in four suitable courses today before you leave. The Advising Center will stay in contact with you this semester. They’ll send information and hold advising sessions before it is time to register for next semester. Getting logged on! Go to aup.edu, log on as follows. Once logged on, if you need to check your placement results, click on “My Transcript” on the left hand column. Adjusting your course registration • Your registrations are open now • Drop/add runs through the end of the day on Sunday, 11 September. Does everyone know how to drop and add using the portal? TTP Program Requirements at AUP Can you name them? TTP Program Requirements at AUP • Complete 30 transferable semester units, earning A’s and B’s, • Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 in USCtransferable courses, with no individual grade below C (2.0). • Complete EN 1010 and EN 2020, unless you place directly into EN 2020. • Take courses in areas of general education (at least two courses), foreign language (if needed for your major), and any lower division courses needed for your intended major. • Complete Intermediate Algebra (if you didn't complete Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II with C's or better in every semester in high school). Note: you can satisfy this with MA 1020 or MA 1025 at AUP Let’s talk about English English pre-placement vs. the English placement exam Diagnostic exams and questions Program requirements AUP rules Writing Program Administrator: Cary Hollinshead-Strick [email protected] Have met you with a USC advisor? • You may have discussed your transfer plan with a USC advisor, in person or over the phone. • You transfer planning worksheet contains useful information regarding your transfer plan. • You may already have a first-year course plan. • You can now look at the AUP courses which satisfy your transfer requirements. USC General Education USC launched a new General Education Program in fall 2015. http://dornsife.usc.edu/2015ge/2015ge-requirements/ Updated articulation page: https://camel2.usc.edu/articagrmt/artic_hist_range.aspx You can run your own transfer planning guide based on your projected major at USC: https://camel2.usc.edu/TPG/SelctPgAgrmnt.aspx The transfer planning brochure gives detailed information: http://admission.usc.edu/docs/TransferringToUSC.pdf AUP’s Freshman Friendly list shows USC equivalencies USC General Education Writing Requirement First year writing (EN 2020) Note: USC policy is to transfer another institution’s highest level of writing for USC’s lower-level writing. Upper level writing (must be taken at USC) Foreign Language Requirement Intermediate level (3rd level) foreign language is required. Placement exam required at USC. Core Literacies, 8 courses GE-A The Arts (1 course) GE-B Humanistic Inquiry (2 courses) GE-C Social Analysis (2 courses) GE-D Life Sciences (1 course) GE-E Physical Sciences (1 course) GE-F Quantitative Reasoning (1 course) Global Perspectives*, 2 courses GE-G Citizenship in a Diverse World (1 course) GE-H Traditions and Historical Foundations (1 course) *Courses in the Global Perspectives categories can be used to satisfy requirements in the Core Literacies as well. A single course can satisfy one Global Perspective and one Core Literacy requirement. Now let’s talk about you! • You may have some advanced standing credits to transfer to USC • Some general education categories at USC can be satisfied by certain AP or IB scores • Only you know your academic situation! What should you be taking this semester? • English Freshmen take English in their first semester. EN 1010 or EN 2020, depending on your placement • French? Or another foreign language. • General Education • Pre-requisites • Explore your interests! Notes on USC on equivalencies • Foreign Language (French, Spanish) – you will have to take a placement exam upon arrival. If you replace into the same level, you’ll only get elective credit for the course taken at AUP. You need to really learn your language! • Transfer courses in GE-D (Life Sciences) must have a laboratory component. Get Involved! Co-curricular and value-added supplemental experiences: AUP student media Clubs Student Government The “duck” or “swan” syndrome Academic Support Services • Academic Advising – (Passage Landrieu) – Your advisor will be in the Advising Center, one of our professional advisors who are well versed in your program requirements – Career and Internship support • ARC - Academic Resource Center (Grenelle) – Writing lab provides help with: ideas, critical thinking, organization, style, grammar – Provides peer tutors for many courses – Multi-media support for graphics/video projects – Access to library catalog and electronic databases • Library (9, Rue de Montessuy) – Resources – access to Articles, Books, Ebooks – Reference Librarians – Learn their opening hours! No reference Librarians on staff Sunday. Any Questions? • If necessary, adjust your registrations now • If you have questions – ask! • We need to check to be sure you are in four suitable courses today before you leave. Getting to the Online Registration Page - Select Current Term : Fall 2016 Click on Registration Checking Current Schedule & Filtering - - Your current schedule appears on the top of the page. It can also be seen by clicking on My Schedule on the landing page of the student portal. You can filter to find a course, click on Show Filter, enter your criteria then click on Apply Filter. Adding a Course - - To register a class, tick the corresponding Credit box then Process Registration on the top right corner. « Are you sure you want to process your Registration now ? » opens. Click OK. Dropping a Course - To drop a class, go to Registration tick the corresponding Drop box then Process Registration on the top right corner. « Are you sure you want to process your Registration now ? » opens. Click OK. Messages • “registration has been cancelled” please disable the pop-up blocker in your browser. (usually top right corner of your Internet browser. We recommend the use of Explorer and Mozilla ) • “advisor block” please make sure that your academic advisor has unblocked you for the semester that you want to register for. • FacAppReq classes require an application of some kind. You must complete the relevant application/paperwork and submit it to the registrar’s office before you can register for the class. • PreReq you are missing a pre-requisite to register into this class. Only your advisor can recommend you receive “permission to enroll” by submitting the completed request form to the registrar’s office. Troubleshooting If you are trying to register and are unable to, please make sure that: • you are logged into the correct semester (Current Semester: the one you want to register for) • the registration window that corresponds to your college level (freshmen, sophomore, etc) is open • you are not blocked from registration (outstanding debt, multimedia equipment not returned) Be aware: Modifying your course selection on the AUP4ME phone application or AUP Blackboard does NOT affect your official course registration. Only your Student Portal reflects your academic records, including course registration.