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Dean’s Welcome

Agenda

• Introduction/Folder Contents

• College of Liberal Arts Priorities

• Admission Contract

• Upcoming Dates

• Transfer Coursework Evaluation

• Tips for Success

• Dismiss to Advisors

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Folder Content

Left Side:Letter from Dean Matthews

Advisor Contact List

Roles of College and Department

Disability Services

Student Copy Admission Contract

The Right Side:Admission Contract*

College Honors

Commit to Study Abroad

Fall Semester Event Dates

*Do not leave until we have collected this from you.

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● Dr. Steven M. Oberhelman

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs

Professor of Classics

George Sumey, Jr., Endowed Professor of Liberal Arts

[email protected]

● Dr. Leroy G. Dorsey

Associate Dean for Academic Initiatives and Graduate Instruction

Professor of Communication

[email protected]

● Christie Dunn, International Programs Manager

[email protected]

● Bradley Matthews, Career Services Coordinator

[email protected]

● Andrew Armstrong, Director of Advising

[email protected]

Undergraduate Programs Office

mailto:[email protected]





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Common Ground Reading InitiativeMonday October 2nd in Rudder Theatre @ 7:00 pm

Dean’s Welcome

Dr. Steven M. Oberhelman,Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs

Featuring Margot Lee Shetterly and her New York

Times #1 bestseller Hidden Figures: The American

Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women

Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

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Study Abroad

Christie Dunn, International [email protected]

• Up to $3000 in study abroad scholarships per

student are available from the College of Liberal

Arts

• Students can go abroad and still graduate on time.

• Safe: programs are led by TAMU faculty or are run

by foreign institutions that have been thoroughly

vetted.

• Benefits include:

• Self confidence

• Creativity

• Adaptability

• Communication Skills

• Independence

• And so much more!!!

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studyabroad.tamu.edu


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Critical Thinking: Honors

Dr. Leroy G. Dorsey,Associate Dean forAcademic Initiatives

• LBAR 181H: Honors Critical Thinking

Seminar

• Small, seminar class size

• 1 hour honors credit (pass/fail)

• Taught by some of the very best

faculty in the College

• Develop analytical thinking and

writing skills

• Focus on Common Ground text

• Provide foundation for a successful

academic career

Cornerstone Honors


The Liberal Arts Cornerstone Honors

Program provides a community of highly

motivated students the means to become

significant citizen-leaders of tomorrow.

[email protected]

Honors PERKS

● Priority registration

● Small classes

● Taught by most prestigious

College faculty

● Enhanced critical thinking skills

● Global awareness through study

abroad

● Honors distinction on transcript

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Undergraduate

Student

Opportunities


Maximize your experience as a student in

the Liberal Arts, both inside and outside

the classroom.

High Impact Activities

● Selfless Service

● Student Research Week

● Aggie Agora

● Study Abroad

● Leadership in a Student

Organization

● Internships

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Check out our website at careercenter.tamu.edu

• Come in early and often to work on résumés, take

mock interviews, check out internships and job lists,

and more!

• Career Fairs twice a year (September and

February)

• To be highly competitive in this job market, you

should:

• Seek internships (at least two), externships, or

part-time positions

• Volunteer in areas related to your career goals

• Choose a student organization that is

meaningful

• Use directed study or research projects for

experience

Lifelong Learning

Bradley Matthews, Career Services [email protected]


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Admission

ContractRight side of folder

Julia Jakab, Academic Advisor III

[email protected]


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Admission Contract

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Accessing the Undergraduate Degree Planner:

Click on the Undergraduate Degree Planner link to

view your Curriculum Information screen

Admission Contract

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Admission Contract

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Admission Contract

Please sign and pass your Admission Contract to an

academic advisor coming down the aisle

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Upcoming Events &

Dates

• Howdy Week

• Resource Fair

• Common Ground Speaker Event

• Monday October 2nd @ Rudder Theatre

• Liberal Arts Career Fair

• Wednesday September 20th @ Bethancourt Ballroom

• Mid-term Seminar

• Q-Drop and Withdrawal Deadline

• Friday November 17th

Andrew Armstrong, Director of [email protected]


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First

Semester

Programming• Seminar course with departmental

advisors

• Utilizing campus resources

• Academic related topicsAndrew Armstrong, Director of [email protected]


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Transfer Coursework Evaluation:

Equivalent HIST 1301 = HIST 105

Dental Hygiene, EMT or

Freshman Orientation

(NTRN)

Possible course

substitution or used as a

general elective (TRNS)

Non-transferable

Substitution

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Tips for a successful academic career at Texas A&M

• Go to class

• Meet with your departmental advisor

• Take advantage of your professors’ office

hours

• Get connected!

• You may use up to 4 Q-Drops while at

Texas A&M

• Be responsible for checking your university

authorized email account daily for all

correspondence

• Remember, being a full-time student =

being a full-time employee

@TAMUliberalarts

#tamulibarts

Texas A&M Liberal Arts

TAMUliberalarts

@TAMUliberalarts

#tamulibarts

• student-rules.tamu.edu

• catalog.tamu.edu

• registrar.tamu.edu/general/calendar.aspx

• lasc.tamu.edu

• hireaggies.com

• swan.tamu.edu/la-upo

• careercenter.tamu.edu

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