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Mesa
State College
Draft
Four-Year Graduation Plan
Students
enter Mesa State College with diverse abilities, interests
and educational goals. Mesa State is committed to helping
students develop their potential, expand their interests and,
most importantly, reach their educational goals in a timely
manner. Academic advisers help all students plan their degree
programs, select courses, register for classes and monitor
their progress. This Four-year Graduation Plan has been developed
as an additional way to help students monitor their academic
progress.
Students
who choose to participate in the Four-year Graduation Plan
will work closely with their advisers to meet all the requirements
for completing their degree in four years. Students who remain
on track will be assured that the courses needed for graduation
will be available. Each program which offers this option has
a four-year planning template available from the department.
Students in the Four-year Graduation Plan assume responsibility
for the term-by-term monitoring of progress toward their bachelor's
degree in consultation with their academic adviser.
Students pursuing the Four-year Graduation Plan typically
must average between 15 and 18 credits per semester.
Mesa
State College assumes responsibility for providing the academic
advising and degree-audit services to assist students in accurately
monitoring progress toward graduation. Mesa State is
also responsible for providing class space in the courses
required for the student's respective major in order to complete
the bachelor's degree within eight consecutive semesters.
Many
students elect to take advantage of research and employment
opportunities, certificate or minor programs, or to pursue
specialized plans of study tailored to unique career goals.
These additional opportunities may require more than eight
semesters to complete. Other students extend their studies
due to family commitments, financial or personal circumstances.
Some students may need to extend their studies to strengthen
their academic background for their chosen major. Situations
and plans may also change as a student progresses toward graduation.
Students who sign the Four-year Graduation Plan and then determine
that they need more time to graduate can do just that.
Students who decide that the Four-year Graduation Plan does
not meet their academic and/or personal goals are encouraged
to develop, in consultation with their academic adviser, a
plan and timetable for completing the courses in their major
that will allow them to achieve their individual academic,
career, professional and personal aspirations within a reasonable
period of time.
MESA
STATE COLLEGE
FOUR-YEAR
GRADUATION PLAN
By
signing below, I agree to participate in Mesa State College's
Four-year Graduation Plan. Mesa State makes a commitment
that graduation in four years will not be delayed by the unavailability
of courses.
To
enroll in and to remain eligible for the benefits of the plan,
I will satisfy the following conditions:
1.
Begin at Mesa State College as an entering freshman.
2.
Meet all the entrance requirements of the College with no
deficiencies that will require developmental course work.
3.
Choose a major that qualifies for the Four-year Plan and
for which I have the appropriate academic background.
4.
Stay on track by remaining a student in good standing at
the College and earning a minimum of one quarter of the
applicable credits, in the prescribed sequence, for my degree
program each year. I may choose to include summer session(s).
5.
Meet with my academic adviser prior to my assigned registration
time each semester and discuss my progress toward graduation
as well as my options for additional experiences such as
study abroad, service learning and internships.
6.
Register for each semester within 24 hours of my assigned
registration start time.
7.
Notify my adviser during the registration period prior to
the term when the course(s) is/are needed, that graduation
may be delayed due to unavailability.
8.
Enroll in available courses needed for my degree program,
with the understanding that specific courses may not be
available at the time or the semester in which I would prefer
to take them.
9.
Enroll in additional minors or programs or change majors
if, at the time I change, the additional requirements can
be met within the original four-year period.
10.
Accept responsibility for monitoring my progress and acting
on advice given by my adviser so that I stay on track toward
my graduation in four years.
11.
Accept responsibility for timely annual application for
financial assistance.
As
part of the program, Mesa State College will:
1.
Provide a knowledgeable academic adviser at your initial
registration and before registration each subsequent semester
to review course selections from the recommended four-year
plan provided by the academic department.
2.
Assure the availability of courses to enable you to complete
the Four-year Graduation Plan.
If
you meet all the conditions of the Four-year Graduation Plan
but are unable to graduate due to the unavailability of a
course, your department and school will first try to substitute
an equivalent course or an independent study assignment, or
to waive the requirement to be met by the unavailable course.
If the Vice President for Academic Affairs determines that
none of these adjustments is academically acceptable, Mesa
State College will pay the tuition for you to take the course
required for you to complete your degree program within the
next year at Mesa State College.
If
your department is unable to make the necessary course adjustments,
you must submit a written request for accommodation to the
Vice President for Academic Affairs prior to the end of classes
in the fall or spring semester preceding the semester in which
the course is needed.
I
have discussed this agreement with the adviser named below:
______________________
____________________ __________________________
Student
Name (Please Print)
Student Signature
Student Identification Number
______________________________
__________________________________
Major
Department/School
I
have discussed this agreement with the student named above:
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_______________________ _______________________
Adviser
Name (Please Print)
Adviser's signature
Date
Signed
for Mesa State College:
___________________________________________
__________________________
School
Office
Date
___________________________________________
__________________________
Vice
President for Academic Affairs Office
Date
Copies
to: records office, student, and advising file.
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