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Open option students must declare a major by the end of their sophomore year. The major must be declared by the start of the second semester of study or earlier for certain majors to maintain eligibility for the four-year guarantee. When you are ready to select a major, you will need to make an appointment to meet with your new Primary Advisor. S/he will review your academic record and explore your reasons for choosing your major, as well as review the requirements of your new degree/major program. Interested in exploring the various majors in Arts & Sciences? Try the Arts & Sciences Majors Card Sort at http://aac.colorado.edu/cardsort . This simple tool helps you define your interest areas and connect those interests to majors that you might like to explore. Print your results and bring them to your next advising appointment. Consult the following "Use the Core and More to Explore" sheet to learn which introductory courses are best to help you explore each major. Below are some common questions from Open Option students.
Do I declare my major during a meeting with my open option advisor? No. While your open option advisor will assist you in picking a major best suited for your interests and abilities, you will need to actually declare your new major with that department. Some departments within Arts and Sciences will direct you to meet with an advisor for that major, while some require that you attend an informational meeting to declare. To learn more about how to declare your major, look on this web site under "Declaring a Major/Minor." Using this web site you will be able to access information regarding the proper procedures you need to follow in order to declare your major. Who is my Open Option advisor? You can log on with your ID and PIN to the advisor look-up system at http://aac.colorado.edu. Note that you will be assigned a new advisor once you declare a new major. How do I make an appointment to see my advisor? Open option students can schedule an appointment on-line at http://aac.colorado.edu. You'll need your ID and PIN to log on. Please schedule your appointment in advance and understand that during busy periods, advisors may be booked up for several days in advance. In the event that you have an urgent question, you can e-mail your advisor. What core requirements do I still need to meet? You can check your progress on your core requirements through the "degree audit" function on http://www/colorado.edu/PLUS. Once you've logged in to PLUS, choose the "degree audit" category on the left side of the page, then follow the instructions to access your audit. My advisor tells me that I have to use my CU e-mail account for official correspondence, but I don't know how to get connected. Where can I get help with that? You can find out about the CU e-mail policy at this web site: http://www.cusys.edu/policies/General/email.html . If you have not yet activated your account or are having some trouble with it, you can go to the Information Technology Service Center. They are located in the Telecommunications Center (two buildings east of the UMC). Using your CU e-mail protects your privacy by ensuring everybody you correspond with that it's really you. Checking your account regularly allows you to get all official mail that the university is now sending out via e-mail. This could help you graduate on time, get into courses that you were waitlisted for the previous semester, and know about special workshops, scholarships or other opportunities. Here's a bonus tip: think of your CU account as a place where you conduct professional correspondence. Sometimes students use an overly casual style that does not reflect well on themselves to their professors, advisors and other CU personnel who read their e-mails. Try to use more formal language and a respectful tone. These are people who will be writing recommendations and helping you get into graduate school and/or jobs in the future; you want to provide them with the best representation of yourself that you can. How do I find out what courses are still open? You can check on course availability through http://www/colorado.edu/PLUS. Click on "Registration Log-On," then click on course status for course availability. I'm interested in Study Abroad. Where do I start? You can start at the Study Abroad office in the Environmental Design building (ENVD), room 1B45. There you will find a study abroad library to help with your search. You can also meet individually with a study abroad advisor, or go to the Study Abroad web site at http://www.colorado.edu/OIE/StudyAbroad. All of my classes are really large. How can I make a connection so I don't just feel like a number? You can try a couple of things: sit in the same general spot each time (toward the front) - you'll find that you're sitting with the same group of people and can ask about forming a study group. You should also take advantage of your professors' office hours. Start by choosing your favorite professor and bringing a question or topic of discussion you have from the course. If it's a department you're especially interested in exploring, ask your professor how to get involved in the department. |
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