Beginning of Each Semester
- Join Bear Life (Summer – August 30 or December 15 – Jan 15)
- Stop by the Student Success and Veterans Resource Center to pick up a free Academic Planner (Welcome Week – August 30)
- Review Brightspace for your online coursework.
- Read the class syllabus: Identify Contact Info, Office Hours, Textbook and Course materials, Homework and Lecture Policies, Course Calendar, Grading Rubric, and Absentee policy.
- Make time to go meet with your professor(s) during their office hours to get to know them a little better. You can see how you are doing and how you can do better in that class (Meet with at least one professor per day)
Early Semester/Mid-Semester
- Explore the Study Map on the UCA Resource Map
- Make a tutoring appointment in the Tutoring and Academic Success Center, Center for Writing and Communication, Math Lab, or Accounting Lab.
- Make a plan to study in the Tutoring and Academic Success Center (TASC), the Library, or somewhere other than your room at least twice a week
- Complete these and other Student Lingo Workshops:
- How to Navigate Campus, get support, and advocate for yourself
- Time Management Strategies for Success
- Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
- Attend one or more in-person Academic Success Workshops
- EXPLORE Handshake – Explore major options – Explore student organizations through the UCA
- Attend Advising’s Majors Fair (October)
- Schedule an advising appointment for Spring Advanced Registration (October/March)
- Make time to find a club to join in CubConnect
- Attend at least TWO activities in your LLC
Late Semester
- Review your syllabi for due dates and final exam dates
- View and make YOUR Finals Schedule
- Plan your study schedule for final exams and projects, and make tutoring appointments as needed
- Organize group study sessions or attend one in the Tutoring and Academic Success Center (TASC)
Beginning of Your Second Semester
- Discuss possible majors, minors, or even a second major with your advisor if needed; check out uca.mymajors.com for ideas.
- Undergraduate Bulletin: After completing 27 credit hours, students must have declared a major before the next semester’s course registration.