Ahh i'm confused! I need help with registration.

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<p>I'm a new transfer student, fresh from today's orientation session. I'm currently an economics major but I want to internally transfer into business next year. I got my advising bar cleared and so now i'm registering and i'm somewhat confused on what to take. </p>

<p>Here are my credits that transferred from my first school & CC:</p>

<p>MIS 4HRS MICROCOMPUTER APPLS Transfer A </p>

<p>HIS 315K U.S. HIST THRU 1865 Transfer A
M 301 COLLEGE ALGEBRA Transfer B
MUS 307 HISTORY OF JAZZ Transfer A
RHE 306 THINKING/RDNG/WRTG 1 Transfer A </p>

<p>BIO 301L INTRO BIOL 1 (NONMJR) Transfer A
GOV 3US GOVERNMENT OF U.S. Transfer A
HIS 315L U.S. HIST FROM 1865 Transfer A
M 303K MATH FOR ECO/BUS ANLY Transfer B
RHE 309K THINKING/RDNG/WRTG 2 Transfer A </p>

<p>*What i've registered for so far: *</p>

<p>Fall 2009<br>
BIO 301M ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, & SOCIETY Next term(s)<br>
ECO 304K INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS Next term(s)<br>
SOC 302 INTRO TO THE STUDY OF SOCIETY Next term(s) </p>

<p>Like I said... I plan on transferring into business. Is what i've registered for needed for business and/or general education requirements? If so, then I will need an additional class. I don't know what to take... I want to take E 316k but all of the sections are closed, unfortunately. What else is there? I'm considering Calc 2 but I don't know which class would be a continuation of what i've already taken since I couldn't find M 303K on the scheduler to compare it to Calc 2 classes. </p>

<p>Thanks guys!</p>

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<p>Ironically, me and you are in the same EXACT position, I’m an outside transfer didn’t get into McCombs but registered under ECON with the hopes of an internal transfer.</p>

<p>You HAVE to complete the 4 business indicator courses.</p>

<p>You have to sign up for Cal II, sign up for the semester you think youll have an easier time dealing with other classes. You need micro this semester which you have listed, and you also HAVE to have macro for next semester; these classes are pretty tough when coupled with each other. </p>

<p>Also, when do you have to take your UGS class? That should be a an easy A if you take the right class assuming you need to take it.</p>

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<p>You sure E 316K is full? I was going to take that in the fall and it said there was room in a few of the classes, maybe now their full, I havent checked in a few days. Watch out for calc 2, its a real grade hurter. Have you taken calculus 1 yet? Maybe you can take M 408C and get credit for calc 1 and 2 since its two courses in one.</p>

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<p>All of them are full except for three and some restricted ones. But since registration in the spring its been pretty much completely full.</p>

<p>It fluctuates. This afternoon at around 4 pm a LOT of them were open and around 30 minutes later they were all closed again. Since registration for fall is open right now.</p>

<p>And yeah I would say don’t take cal 2 at UT if you havent taken a really good cal 1 class.</p>

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<p>I believe M 408C does not count for both K and L. I knew several people who tried this from my M 408C course and they had to take L after C to complete the requirements. L would be much easier after C since the material overlaps but the material covered it not exactly the same.</p>

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<p>The advisors told us we can only take UGS in the spring. I have no idea why… she said the UGS dept. asked that we only take the UGS class in spring. As for calc, I took business calculus which counts as calc 1 I believe for Mccombs but not liberal arts. So if you look at the credits I have listed, what would be the follow up class from M 303K MATH FOR ECO/BUS ANLY? I have to say though, math is very difficult for me. All of my time is spent on math which has me wondering if I should just take calc 2 in the summer at a CC. That way I won’t kill my UT gpa… which i’ll need as high as possible for mccomb’s and law school entry.</p>

<p>Would skipping calc 2 until next summer or possibly next semester be ok?</p>

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<p>Yay ok so I checked again and there was an open class that fit my schedule and the teacher doesn’t seem bad either.</p>

<p>I have Sadler for micro econ, Panero for biology, Perez for english, and Regnerus for sociology. Does that sound good? </p>

<p>BIO 301M ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, & SOCIETY - Panero
ECO 304K INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS - Sadler
SOC 302 INTRO TO THE STUDY OF SOCIETY - Regnerus
E 316K MASTERWORKS OF LIT: AMERICAN - Perez </p>

<p>I don’t plan on 15 hours my first semester at UT, but I do plan on taking summer school. So I think I have decided that i’ll hold out on calc 2 until next summer at a CC. Is this bad in any way?</p>

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<p>Blah ok NEVERMIND. I dropped E 316K because it did mess up my schedule. It ended up clashing with several classes. I found that UGS 303 had PLENTY of open space and none of it was restricted … so I took the class that fit my schedule best (Global inequaliteis & Health w/ Prof. Angel). All of the UGS 302 classes were restricted, so i’m thinking thats what the advisors meant by taking it in the spring. But i’m guessing 303 is ok to take this fall because it was open.</p>

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<p>Usually when a class is restricted its reserved for majors only. At least thats what it was for a lot of the engineering classes. If you were still going to take Perez, I would probley be in your class as that is most likely going to be my english class in the fall. :)</p>

<p>Take a calc 2 at a CC or whatever over the winter. You might want it completed before you apply as an internal transfer.</p>

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<p>You know you’re right, I should take calc 2 during a winter mini-mester at a CC so I can have it done and out of the way before I apply for internal transfer. That way after spring i’ll have all my indicator classes complete, which should help me big time.</p>

<p>Here is my new (and hopefully final) schedule:
UGS 303
BIO 301 M
ECO 304 K
SOC 302</p>

<p>Does this sound good for my first semester as a transfer at UT? Its not terribly challenging, but I want an adjustment period and try to get as high a GPA as possible for internal transfer. </p>

<p>Is Bio 301M the class someone should take after 301L? I’m still trying to figure out the sequences. UT’s class names are way different than anythng i’ve ever seen before.</p>

<p>And when you’re looking at the schedule does the system automatically take in account your major and such, and lets you know whats open or restricted to “you” specifically?</p>

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<p>I wanted to add in here that when planning courses and wondering which will count to a degree and what transfers as what that there is a tool on the UT website called degree audit. You can add in the courses which you have taken and which you plan to take, either at UT or another school, and after you plug in your degree plan (such as economics or whatever), it will tell you which classes count as what, what is missing for you to graduate and all kinds of other things. Check it out if you haven’t seen it already. </p>

<p>Sorry to sidetrack this but I thought it might be helpful to the new students who are trying to plan out their classes. You’ll need a UT EID to use it, but you don’t need an upgraded one. </p>

<p>[Interactive</a> Degree Audit | Registrar | University of Texas at Austin](<a href=“http://registrar.utexas.edu/students/degrees/ida/]Interactive”>http://registrar.utexas.edu/students/degrees/ida/)</p>

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<p>Thanks Fiyero. They did mention this at orientation. My problem is that my business calculus class transfers as M 303K but I don’t know why on the course schedule it comes up as "There are no Courses for M 303K ". So now I don’t know what calculus M 303K transfers as, you know? I need to know this before I sign up for Calc 2. Same with Government. According to the course schedule, there is no “GOV 3US”. There also isn’t a Texas History… but I don’t think i’m allowed to take TX History at UT since I took US history at another university. I’m guessing i’d have to take TX History at a CC.</p>

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<p>I don’t think there is the same problem with history courses that there is with government courses. I could be wrong. Are you concerned with not having the prerequisites for M 408L? </p>

<p>From the back of the UT course catalog is states that the common course number MATH 1325 transfers as M 303K. I assume this is what you took. The notes tagged with it state, </p>

<p>“This is a modified course number with a lower credit value than it normally offered at the University. In many cases, such transfer credit may be counted toward degree requirements in place of the higher-value University course; however, such substitution is at the discretion of the student’s academic dean.”</p>

<p>“This course is no longer offered at the University but still used in awarding transfer credit and still applicable toward certain degree requirements.”</p>

<p>I take all this to mean that your course transfers at M 303K, even though the university no longer offers that course. To complete your sequence that would require M 303L, which is not offered at UT but is at ACC. The problem with that is I don’t think once you are internal you can do that anymore. Check this out. </p>

<p>On the external transfer site, they mention </p>

<p>“UT no longer offers M 403K (Calculus I) and M 403L (Calculus II), but the equivalent will still transfer. We recommend that students taking any 303/403 courses complete both Calculus course requirements before transferring, since UT no longer teaches them. This will avoid the need to retake the entire sequence.”</p>

<p>[Undergraduate</a> Programs - The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin](<a href=“http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/admissions/external.asp]Undergraduate”>http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/admissions/external.asp)</p>

<p>I can find no mention of allowances for that sequence on the internal transfer page. </p>

<p>Check with your advisor. I’m going to guess that you can take the second semester of business calculus at ACC and transfer it in. Are you an economics major currently? If so, the advisor needs to be made aware of your intention to transfer into McCombs. With economics, they require either C and D or K, L, and M. They will try to put you in those classes unless you explain why you shouldn’t be. </p>

<p>Don’t be too afraid of the regular calculus courses at UT. They can be difficult but if you are a good student putting in the time you should be putting in, they are doable.</p>

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<p>This is from their transfer guide to business. [2008-2010</a> TCCN/UT Business Transfer Guide](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/tccn/current/business.html]2008-2010”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/tccn/current/business.html)</p>

<p>It looks to me like you are going to have to take an assessment test to get you into a calculus sequence.</p>

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<p>I am not sure what they are going to make me do. I just hope I don’t have to re-do business calc 1. Should I go ahead and email an econ advisor and tell them i’m planning on transferring to business, and ask what calc 2 I would take at either UT or Lonestar Community College?</p>

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<p>I would ask a business advisor instead.</p>

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<p>I wanted to, but on the advising section of the business site, it asks that only current mccombs students email the advisors. There’s a separate email for general business questions.</p>

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<p>When you went to transfer orientation, did you go to the transfer into McCombs info session? When I attended an internal transfer information session, they told us that after we had done so, we were eligible to meet with a McCombs advisor to coordinate our transfer plans.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately I couldn’t make the internal transfer info session. I had to get back to Houston ASAP which was after the required sessions were complete. So i’m ineligible? :(</p>

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<p>What lonestar campus are you thinking about attending?</p>