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| Before Your STAR Session |
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| There are a number of resources available to help you prepare for your STAR session. We suggest that you follow these steps to learn as much as you can before creating your first semester schedule at STAR. |
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- Very Important: Submit the online Registration Guide as soon as possible. (At least ten days prior to your STAR date.) This information is important to help us match you with an advisor who best fits your needs.
- Check out the STAR Logistics to learn what you will need to bring with you to STAR and how best to prepare for your STAR session.
- Download the Liberal Arts Presentation (pdf) to gain a basic understanding of Aquinas' educational program.
- Review the General Education Curriculum to identify courses that fulfill the Liberal Arts/General Education requirements.
- Download the General Education Checklist (pdf) that you can use as a quick reference for the General Education Curriculum.
- Review the Major Course Recommendations to identify the courses that are recommended for a given major in your first year at Aquinas.
- Download the Sample First Semester Schedule (pdf) to gain an idea of what a typical first year student schedule will look like.
- Have questions? You can read our Frequently Asked Questions to help answer some common questions that often arise regarding advising and registration.
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| Optionally, you can visit the Registrar and Advising Web site to preview the full catalog and fall semester schedule. |
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| STAR Logistics |
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| Last Minutes Details |
| Appropriate Attire |
| You will be walking between several buildings on campus, so we suggest wearing comfortable clothes that are appropriate for the weather. There is no need to "dress up." Please remember comfortable shoes for walking! |
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| What Should be Completed Before You Arrive |
| Before you arrive you should have completed and submitted your online Registration Guide. Ideally this will be submitted at least ten days before your STAR session so that we can assign the most appropriate advisor to you. |
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| You will want to become familiar with the other material found above regarding the Liberal Arts (General) Education here at Aquinas, as well as the major information. You may want to put together a sample schedule prior to your arrival, but this is not required. |
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| What to Bring With You |
| Please bring your driver's license or another form of picture identification. You will need it to receive your Aquinas login and e-mail information as well as your Aquinas ID. |
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| You do not need to bring any testing materials. Writing utensils will be provided, and there is no need for a calculator in the Math Placement Test. |
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| Placement Testing Information |
| We hold placement testing for math and foreign language at Aquinas. However, there is no expectation that you will prepare for your foreign language placement test or your math placement test. Both tests simply indicate the level that you should begin your study in these areas. However, placing high on the foreign language test may allow you to waive one or two courses for the general education requirement. If you choose to review your foreign language skills prior to taking the test, please feel free to do so. |
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| If you have never taken a foreign language, or for some reason wish to start at the basic level of a foreign language, you do not have to take the foreign language placement test. Simply let the Foreign Language Proctor know your wishes when you meet with him or her. We offer placement tests in Spanish, French, German, and Latin. |
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| UDM Nursing Students: You are not required to take a foreign language, therefore, you will not need to take the foreign language placement test unless you choose to continue study in a foreign language. You will be required to take a math placement test. |
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| Parking |
The day will begin in the third floor Ballroom in the Wege Student Center and end either at Regina Hall or The Moose Cafe in the Cook Carriage House. The best place to park will be lot F (The Wege Lot) or Lot B (The Fulton Lot). >>Download the AQ Campus Parking Map & Directions (pdf) |
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