EHE Undergraduate Student Services
Becky Flowers
UGSS Secretary
Welcome!
Location: 201 Campbell Hall
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm
Phone: (614) 292-6612
Our purpose is to serve the academic needs of students with the expectation that students are ultimately responsible for their academic progress. Students are expected to ask about college procedures, seek up-to-date information, and regularly check their progress. Our best advice is to check for communications and ask questions, ask questions, and ask questions!
Pledge to Undergraduate Students Regarding Semester Transition
In planning and implementing its conversion from quarters to semesters for summer 2012, The Ohio State University is committed to protecting the academic progress of students. Students should find that the shift from quarters to semesters does not disrupt progress toward their degrees if they
- decide on their major and degree within a time compatible with four-year graduation;
- meet the standards for progress defined by their academic unit and continue to complete appropriate course loads successfully; and
- actively develop and follow academic plans in consultation with their academic advisors.
Students completing a quarter-plus-semester degree program will receive approximately the same amount of instruction, and the changes to the calendar and to courses should only improve the quality of programs. Full-time tuition (general and instructional fees) for an academic year under semesters will not cost more than what tuition would have cost for that same year under quarters, and the change should not adversely affect students' financial aid.
To ensure that the conversion will not harm students' progress, academic units will continue to provide intentional, purposeful advising. Academic advisors will understand how the changes in courses and curricula may affect students' degree programs, will know where and how programs can be flexible, and will be prepared to assist students in planning their remaining semesters to graduation. Good planning around a student's major will be particularly important, and the university will provide that support to students who begin their academic career under quarters and complete it under semesters.
Students will vary considerably in their academic progress, and each student's plan for completing degree requirements will need to be determined individually. Every student will be responsible for getting and using the advice essential to assure progress toward his or her degree. Advising is a joint endeavor, and we are confident that students and their advisors, working together, can develop effective plans leading to timely graduation as the university converts to semesters.
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