Plan Week activities are designed to prepare you for advisement and registration for summer and/or fall and beyond, and to ensure you are taking the right courses and asking the right questions to stay on the path to graduation and achieving your future goals.
Keep reading to learn more and see how you can win prizes for participating in Plan Week
Thursday, March 9: Check Your DegreeWorks Degree Audit — learn which courses you still need to take to graduateLog into DegreeWorks and take notes on what you still need to complete your degree. Starting at the top of your screen with the DEGREE area, write down the answers to these questions and keep them handy for tomorrow's activity:
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Friday, March 10: Fill in Your Academic Career Planner — plan your semester-by-semester path to graduationThe Academic Career Planner is a tool to help you visualize what classes you will take over time in order to complete your degree. If you have already started one, this is a good time to review the next two semesters to see if you want or need to make any changes to your plans.
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Monday, March 13: Prepare to Meet with Your Advisor — prepare questions about ways to get involved, to prepare for your career, or address any challengesAfter your first semester at City Tech, you switch from having a STAR Center advisor to consulting with a faculty advisor in your department. If you are in ACE, ASAP, EDGE, or SEEK, you should speak to your advisor there about your schedule, but you can also benefit from talking to a faculty advisor in your department about things specific to your major and careers in your field. You can find a list of departments and how to contact faculty advisors on the advising site.
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Tuesday, March 14: Check Your Holds — make sure you are able to registerTo see your holds, log in to CUNYfirst and look at your Student Center. In the upper right-hand corner, you will see the holds area.
Pay special attention to these areas:
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Wednesday, March 15: Find Your Registration Appointment and Set Reminders — make sure you know when to register to get the schedule and classes you wantToday is the day the registrar's office releases registration appointment times for summer and fall 2023. Your appointment represents the first moment you will be able to register for summer and fall classes. While you will continue to have access to register for new classes and change your selections until the end of add/drop each semester, it's best to register right away to make sure that you get the best class sections, days, and times for you before they fill up. Log into CUNYfirst and look at your Student Center. Choose the “Course Planning and Enrollment Dates” tile, and then select “Enrollment Dates” to view your appointment. Set up calendar reminders for yourself for:
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Join experienced students in person or on Zoom to get real-time help with your questions and work with your own plan.
In Person: Monday, March 13 in Atrium Learning
Center
Time: 1:00pm — 3:00pm
Location: Library G-18
On Zoom: Tuesday, March 14
Time: 1:00pm — 3:00pm
Zoom ID
and link: 885 9965 3975 | Passcode:
865146
As an additional incentive, you can win special prizes, including MasterCard gift cards & Beats headphones, by posting answers to questions about the daily activities. To enter the raffle, just fill out the response form (if you're asked to log in, use your CUNYfirst login name and password). Start the form today and save your progress each day to submit at the end of Plan Week when you have answered all of the questions.