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undergrad_program:handbook:need_to_know [2017/10/12 16:04] – [TO BECOME A PHYSICS MAJOR] jennyundergrad_program:handbook:need_to_know [2017/10/12 16:05] (current) – [THE YEARLY REGISTRATION PROCESS] jenny
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 Upon admission to the physics major, you will meet with the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) for an initial advising session. You will then be assigned an adviser from the physics faculty who specializes in your area of interest for the remainder of your college career.  You may choose an adviser other than the one assigned to you if you have established a close working connection with another physics faculty member. Should you change advisers, please notify the DUS. Upon admission to the physics major, you will meet with the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) for an initial advising session. You will then be assigned an adviser from the physics faculty who specializes in your area of interest for the remainder of your college career.  You may choose an adviser other than the one assigned to you if you have established a close working connection with another physics faculty member. Should you change advisers, please notify the DUS.
  
-To schedule an advising appointment with the DUS, please contact the undergraduate office by stopping in Williamson 145 or emailing your meeting request along with your availability Monday-Friday to info@physics.umn.edu. To schedule an advising appointment with your faculty adviser, please contact them directly.+To schedule an advising appointment with the DUS, please contact the undergraduate office by stopping by 130 Tate or emailing your meeting request along with your availability Monday-Friday to info@physics.umn.edu. To schedule an advising appointment with your faculty adviser, please contact them directly.
  
 ==== THE YEARLY REGISTRATION PROCESS ====  ==== THE YEARLY REGISTRATION PROCESS ==== 
  
-A “department stamp approval” hold will automatically be placed on your record upon admission to the major. You will have to meet with your faculty adviser annually to complete a one-year plan, after which the hold will be moved to the next year. If you have not yet been assigned a faculty adviser, you will meet with the DUS. Blank one-year plan forms can be picked up in Williamson 145. Please bring a “printer friendly” version of your APAS report to all advising appointments. You must return your completed and signed one-year plan form to Williamson 145 to have your hold moved.+A “department stamp approval” hold will automatically be placed on your record upon admission to the major. You will have to meet with your faculty adviser annually to complete a one-year plan, after which the hold will be moved to the next year. If you have not yet been assigned a faculty adviser, you will meet with the DUS. Blank one-year plan forms can be picked up in 130 Tate. Please bring a “printer friendly” version of your APAS report to all advising appointments. You must return your completed and signed one-year plan form to 130 Tate to have your hold moved.
  
 If you become a physics major during the fall semester, you should meet with the DUS to discuss your choice of classes for the coming spring semester. If you become a physics major during the fall semester, you should meet with the DUS to discuss your choice of classes for the coming spring semester.
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 If you are a double-major, you should discuss your one-year plan with the DUS for both of your majors. If you are a double-major, you should discuss your one-year plan with the DUS for both of your majors.
  
-To schedule an advising appointment with the DUS, please contact the undergraduate office by stopping in Williamson 145 or emailing your meeting request along with your availability Monday-Friday to info@physics.umn.edu. To schedule an advising appointment with your faculty adviser, please contact him or her directly.+To schedule an advising appointment with the DUS, please contact the undergraduate office by stopping by 130 Tate or emailing your meeting request along with your availability Monday-Friday to info@physics.umn.edu. To schedule an advising appointment with your faculty adviser, please contact him or her directly.
  
 ==== LIBERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ==== ==== LIBERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ====
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