New Raider News - Integrative Core and Scheduling

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To Do

Fill out the FAFSA

Complete your Billing Forms online

Request a financial aid appointment

Complete your housing form (indicate meal plan choice in the form)

The required 2017-2018 Health Center forms are available online. Please return the forms as soon as possible.

You must either enroll in the Student Health Insurance Plan or complete a waiver if you are covered under an existing health plan. Details are available on the Health Center website online or at www.studentplanscenter.com.

Send final transcripts for HS, dual credit, post-secondary, or college-credit plus work (through August)

Upcoming Events

June 23-24, Preview Session 1
June 25-26, Preview Session 2
July 14-15, Preview Session 3
July 16-17, Preview Session 4

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Integrative Core

After Preview, you will know which First Year Seminar (FYS) you'll be taking, but there are so many other opportunities to select something exciting to add to your schedule each semester!

Foundations Courses focus on four majors areas of human knowledge - humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and arts, building on the skills you learned in the FYS. They allow students to explore the perspectives of different fields and think critically about what has happened in the past, what issues are occurring in society today, and what the future looks like through these different lenses. Foundation courses should not be taken all at once but instead should be spread out during the first two years. As a reminder, Foundations Courses are designated by the letter following the course code: i.e. PSY 110S

A - Fine Art
S - Social Science
H - Humanities
N - Natural Science

Once you've completed your Foundations Courses, you'll need to submit your Written and Oral Communication

( WOC) Portfolio. While it may seem intimidating at first, the WOC portfolio will give you confidence in your writing and public speaking abilities and help you learn how to engage your audience and approach research. Practice now leads to fewer all-nighters later!

Following your exploration in Foundations Courses, your strengthened skills will be ready to tackle Theme Courses and the Capstone Seminar. The Theme Courses help you integrate ideas, methods and perspectives from different fields while in the Capstone Seminar you will work with fellow students to address a real-world issue.

Get ready for challenging, yet incredibly rewarding courses that will prepare you for life beyond college... and provide some fun along the way! Our Class of 2021 is full of exceptional Raiders and we can't wait to see what you accomplish!

Scheduling

The average course load is anywhere between 14 to 16 credit hours during your first semester. The maximum in the first semester is 18 credit hours.

Be sure to read about the credit breakdown and meet with your advisor each semester to stay on track with meeting all requirements needed for graduation.
Your First Year Seminar instructor will also be your academic advisor as you schedule classes for the spring semester of your freshman year at Mount Union. The earliest you may be assigned a new advisor is after spring registration (mid November), and once you've declared a major. You will then be assigned an advisor in the academic department in which your major is housed, and you can begin planning the rest of your course schedule with that new advisor.

Dual and College Credit Transcript Request
If you intend to bring in credit from a dual credit, PSEO, or College-Credit Plus program, you will need to order an official transcript from the college or university that awarded the credit. Transcripts must be sent to the Office of Admission.

New Raider News Email Series

From now through mid-August, you'll receive a weekly New Raider News issue from Mount Union with everything you need to know before arriving on campus in August. These emails will contain information on upcoming to-do items, opportunities in the classroom and beyond, campus resources, getting involved, and preparing for the start of classes! Have a question you'd like to see answered in a future email? Email us at [email protected].

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Website Just For You
As an incoming new student at the University of Mount Union, you can visit this one-stop website specifically designed to meet your needs. With first-year FAQs about many of our campus services and a handy checklist of next steps to take on your journey to Mount Union, your questions can be answered by visiting this website or emailing [email protected].

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