Welcome to Queens College's First Year Student Advising Services web site.
This web site is dedicated to helping you successfully navigate through your academic life at QC.
We encourage you to explore the site and use it as a resource throughout your undergraduate career.
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Information for Spring 2010/Fall 2010 Incoming Freshman
It is okay to feel overwhelmed about college all students experience that from time to time. By following our checklist you can rest assured that you are starting your college career on the right track! Click on the appropriate heading below to view the benchmarks corresponding to your place in the freshman journey.
Sign-up for Orientation!
- Check
your QC e-mail account for a
confirmation receipt of your orientation reservation and print the Orientation
Admission Ticket (to bring with you to Orientation, of course!)
- Submit
immunization
and meningitis response form to QC Health Service Center
- Submit
final high school transcripts, College Now transcripts, and AP (Advanced
Placement) score reports to QC Undergraduate Admissions
Office
- Review
the QC website, look up programs
of interest, and make note of questions you may want to ask at Orientation
- Register
for a CUNY
Portal student account (different from the applicant account) and sign
up for the CUNY A!ert! emergency notification system
- Review
the e-SIMS tutorial
about the electronic student information management system @ QC
- Review
the Know Before You Go pre-orientation slideshow
- Check-in
on time
- Attend
all scheduled sessions
- Smile
for your QC Student ID Card photo (a complete schedule of Student ID Card
pick-up hours will be announced at your Orientation Day)
- Meet
with a professional academic advisor and orientation leaders in a small group
setting
- Complete
registration and leave with a full schedule (12 hours minimum for full time
students)
- Complete
the Orientation Day evaluation online
- Meet
at least one person who can be a resource when returning this fall
- Ask
questions, and, most importantly HAVE FUN!
- Check your QC e-mail daily
- Pay
tuition and fees for Fall 2009 semester (contact the Bursar if you have questions
about your due date or payment options)
- Attend
classes starting on Friday, August 28, 2009
Check your QC e-mail daily
- Pay
attention to important
dates and deadlines
- Know
your resources: seek out academic
advisement, course
tutoring, and personal
counselingbefore problems arise
- Get
involved on campus: attend CLIQ Program events,
join student clubs and
organizations
- Meet
with an academic advisor in
October to discuss fall semester progress and plan for future semesters
- Study
for midterm exams, do research at the Library, go to the Writing Center to revise
mid-semester papers
- Attend
the Major/Minor Fair in November (date TBD)
- Visit
academic departments to
learn more about major, minor, and course offerings
- Sign
up to attend a Registration Planning Workshop, held in November (dates
TBD) to prepare first-semester freshmen for spring semester registration
- Meet
with a career counselor to
begin a resume, plan for future summer jobs, internships, etc. (Its never too
early to plan ahead!)
- Study
for final exams, do research at the Library, go to the Writing Center to revise term
papers
A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching. -- A. Bartlett Giamatti
