First-Year Orietatio How to Succeed i Egieerig Jim Schaaf Associate Dea Udergraduate Studies August 2017
Success i Creatig Solutios Egieers solve problems
Success i Creatig Solutios Egieers create solutios for the good of humaity ad the eeds of society Beig a egieer requires a great deal of resposibility Whe the disciplie is practiced ethically ad doe well, egieers ca commad cosiderable respect by their peers ad society
Missio Missio of egieerig at UC Davis: Focus o fidig techical solutios to some of our atio s most challegig problems Prepare highly skilled egieers to joi us i this challege
A Foudatio to Your Success Get Egaged i Your Educatio! Get Help! Get a Degree!
Your Egieerig Degree Buildig a Strog Foudatio The egieerig curriculum is highly structured ad progressively builds from core skills Iitial priorities Math Eglish Chemistry
Your Egieerig Degree Buildig o your Strog Foudatio Egieerig courses build upo core math, sciece, ad commuicatio skills Complete courses i their ordered sequece Pay attetio to prerequisites
Gettig Egaged i Your Educatio You have what it takes to succeed at UC Davis You have prove your commitmet to academic success You have met admissios stadards set for success by our faculty
Gettig Egaged i Your Educatio Quarter System The quarter system 10 weeks - a very fast-paced istructio system Time maagemet is critical Whe strugglig, ask for help UC Davis performace is ucorrelated with previous academic performace
Gettig Egaged i Your Educatio Classes Show up to classes, pay attetio, actively participate Get to kow teachig assistats ad istructors Atted office hours Take advatage of tutorig Teamwork approach Meet other studets to form study groups
Gettig Egaged i Your Educatio Weekly study time 2-3 hours for each hour of lecture 1 hour for each hour of discussio 1 hour for each 2-3 hours of lab 50-60 hours of class ad study time Maage your time carefully
Office of Udergraduate Educatio First-Year Semiars A excitig program of iovative semiars that reflect istructor s itellectual iterests. These ocei-a-lifetime courses promote itellectual exchage, critical thikig, ad commuity. 200+ semiars offered every year, limited to 19 studets/semiar Credit is oly give for oe semiar per quarter. The semiars do ot cout towards your Geeral Educatio or major requiremets. Examples: Zombies, Vampires ad Werewolves : The mid-alterig, blood-suckig, flesh-eatig real life of ifectious diseases How Satellites Work Political Rhetoric ad The Daily Show with Jo Stewart Ethics, Morality ad Breakig Bad http://fys.ucdavis.edu
Gettig Egaged i Your Educatio Outside of Class Research opportuities Desig competitios Egieerig professioal society studet chapters Iterships Study Abroad Program
Udergraduate Research Talk with istructors ad teachig assistats durig office hours about opportuities i their departmet For-credit opportuities Paid opportuities Google Aggie Job Lik Udergraduate Research Coferece http://urc.ucdavis.edu
Hads-O Desig Competitios Formula SAE Electric Baja SAE Cocrete Caoe Steel Bridge AMAT igem NATCAR
Egieerig Professioal Societies http://egieerig.ucdavis.edu/udergraduate/orgaizatios/ Major/Program Orgaizatios Biomedical Egieerig Associatio (BMES) Society of Biological Egieers (SOBE) America Istitute of Chemical Egieers (AIChE) Iteratioal Society of Life Scieces & Egieerig (ISPE) Istitute of Electrical ad Electroics Egieers (IEEE) America Society of Civil Egieers (ASCE) Associatio for Computig Machiery (ACM) America Istitute of Aeroautics ad Astroautics (AIAA) America Society of Mechaical Egieers (ASME) Society of Maufacturig Egieers (SME) Materials Advatage Studet Chapter (MASC) Desig Teams Aerobrick ad Advaced Modelig Aeroautics Team (AMAT) BAJA SAE Chem-E Car Cocrete Caoe Evirometal Project GeoWall Huma Powered Vehicle Hybrid Electric Vehicle MAE Desig Cliic People, Prosperity, ad the Plaet (P3) Steel Bridge Multicultural Orgaizatios America Idia Sciece ad Egieerig Society (AISES) Black Egieers Associatio (BEA) Chicao ad Latio Egieers ad Scietists Society (CALESS) Pilipio Americas i Sciece ad Egieerig (PASE) Society of Wome Egieers (SWE) Others Egieers Without Borders (EWB) Theta Tau Tau Beta Pi (Hoor Society)
Egieerig Iterships Itership ad Career Ceter (ICC) http://icc.ucdavis.edu Career Fairs Workshops Resume writig workshops Iterviewig ad egotiatig workshops Aggie Job Lik Types of opportuities Traditioal summer iterships Co-ops (loger, usually take oe quarter off) Credit ad/or trascript otatio available
Study Abroad Programs Visit Study Abroad (http://studyabroad.ucdavis.edu) Iteratioal Immersio Programs (through UC-EAP) Sigapore Lodo Hog Kog Melboure Summer Abroad (UCD Courses) Tokyo, Japa (ENG 035) Reykjavik, Icelad (ENG 105) Semiar Abroad Betwee Fall ad Witer Quarters
The Studet Startup Ceter (SSC) is a o-campus space where all UC Davis studets ca prototype ideas ad collaborate o techology vetures. ENG 1: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING NUTS & BOLTS FRIDAYS: 12:10PM-1:00PM CRN # 41648 1 UNIT P/NP OVERVIEW OF ENGINEERING MAJORS THE CUTTING EDGE IN EACH DISCIPLINE EMPHASIS ON PATH TO SUCCESS IN ENGINEERING INTRODUCTION TO CAMPUS RESOURCES
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Gettig Help CoE Academic Advisig Missio Provide timely ad accurate advisig to cultivate coectios, success, ad advacemet i egieerig excellece Empower ad support studets with achievig their educatioal, professio, ad persoal goals Advocate for our studets ad programs through campus parterships
Gettig Help Advisig Holds Meet oe-o-oe with a academic advisor Review degree programs Cofirm academic plas Discuss idividual life factors Discuss educatioal, career, ad life goals
Gettig Help Academic advisig resources for egieers Egieerig Peer Advisors Program Advisors Egieerig Udergraduate Office Advisors Faculty Advisors
Egieerig Peer Advisors Upper divisio egieerig studets Available: Egieerig Udergraduate Office, 1050 Kemper Hall Residece Hall Advisig Ceters Most departmets also have peer advisors
Program Advisors Meet with your program advisor today Cotact iformatio i your hadbook Address ot oly academic issues but also ay issues impactig academic success Provide advice o degree requiremets Review of oe-year academic pla
Aual Advisig Requiremets All Egieerig Studets Aual advisig with your program advisor Eforced by hold o registratio: A G 15 December H N 15 March O Z 15 September Your program advisor will discuss with you If you are i additioal academic programs you may have additioal advisig holds Ecouraged to meet with a advisor more frequetly
Egieerig Udergraduate Office Advisors Support for all studets Trasfer credit evaluatio Degree certificatio Chage of major Career exploratio Pre-graduate school advisig Petitios Late drop P/NP Additioal advisig services Not sure where to go come to EUO
Faculty Advisors Metorig Choice of major ad area of specializatio Career plas Itership sposorship Research opportuities Graduate study
Other Resources College of Egieerig Egieerig Udergraduate Office Couselor Campus Resources SASC Studet Academic Success Ceter SHCS Studet Health & Couselig Services AB540 ad Udocumeted Studet Ceter LGBTQIA Resource Ceter Cross Cultural Ceter Ad may more!
How do I commuicate with faculty ad staff? Official Commuicatios Through your UC Davis email address Check your email daily Read messages o myucdavis Messagig Ceter You will be iformed via email that you have a message i http://my.ucdavis.edu Respod as directed to maitai your academic status Olie studet advisig iformatio is available at http://oasis.ucdavis.edu
Official Commuicatios Email (http://davismail.ucdavis.edu) ad Messagig Ceter (http://my.ucdavis.edu) Follow proper format, grammar, spellig, puctuatio, etc. Idetify yourself i the body of the message Full ame Studet ID Major Avoid text message formattig Egieerig FACEBOOK: Good source of iformatio about activities!
Gettig A Degree Progress to Degree Academic Plaig Chagig Majors
Miimum ad Expected Progress Fiacial Aid: miimum of 12 uits per quarter Miimum Progress: average at least 13 uits/quarter Checked aually after Sprig quarter Less tha 39 uits: declared ot i good stadig Expected Progress: average 15+ uits/quarter to Fiish i Four http://egieerig.ucdavis.edu/udergraduate/advisig-q-a/#a14
Prerequisites Prerequisites are checked at the time of registratio May courses have prerequisites with a grade of C- or better D grade = DO NOT MOVE ON, DO OVER http://egieerig.ucdavis.edu/udergraduate/advisig-q-a/#a5
Prerequisites Faculty i the College of Egieerig have resources available that allow them to easily eforce prerequisites May courses have prerequisites with a grade of C- or better D grade = DO NOT MOVE ON, DO OVER
Prerequisites Not Satisfied Add Commets
Academic Plaig Chage of major: Must have completed at least oe quarter Must be i good academic stadig Have completed fewer tha 135 uits Withi or ito CoE 2.0 GPA i Math, Physics, Chemistry ad Egieerig Exceptio: 2.8 GPA for Biomedical or Mechaical Egieerig http://egieerig.ucdavis.edu/udergraduate/advisig-q-a/#a1
Academic Stadards Good stadig is a GPA > 2.0 To graduate: Your UC Davis GPA must be 2.0 or better Your UC Davis Egieerig GPA must be 2.0 or better If your GPA falls below a 2.0 the Egieerig Udergraduate Office will cotact you We expect you to respod to this correspodece i a timely maer If you do ot respod ad you are Subject to Disqualificatio, you may be dismissed from the Uiversity
Iformatio Privacy Campus privacy regulatios allow oly directory iformatio to be released* Studets may declare this iformatio to be cofidetial Grades ad academic status are ot released without your approval We ecourage you to have a ope dialog with your family about your academic performace *These regulatios are i compliace with the Federal Educatio Right to Privacy Act (FERPA), but ofte more restrictive
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Questios? Additioal iformatio: http://egieerig.ucdavis.edu/udergraduate/advisig http://facebook.com/ucdegieerig Ice Cream Social Thursday, October 5th 2:00-4:00PM Baier Hall South Law