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<br /> <br /> <br /> Welcome<br /> to your first year at Oakland University! The First Year Advising<br /> Center is excited that you are a part of the Golden Grizzly<br /> family.We want to make sure you have a smooth and successful<br /> transition from high school to college.This guide will help you<br /> navigate your first year and understand how we will work with<br /> you to reach your educational goals.<br /> Good luck and<br /> Go Grizzlies!<br /> My Orientation<br /> Group Leader My Academic Adviser<br /> First Year Advising center App<br /> Download an application to help guide you through<br /> your first year today! In the app, you can:<br /> • View important messages for your first year<br /> • View contact information for your first year adviser and orientation staff<br /> • Review a list of majors offered at OU<br /> • View important university dates<br /> • Create a list of important questions to a<a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=1"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=2"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=3"> Welcome to your first year at Oakland University!</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=4"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=5"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=6"> Review the summer financial aid information to de</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=7"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=8"> vs. College High School High school is mandatory</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=9"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=10"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=11"> SUMMER GRIZZLY ID AND PIN Oakland University stud</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=12"> IMPORTANT ACCOUNTS URL LOGIN </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=13"> ACTIVATING IMPORTANT ACCOUNTS Activating Your My</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=14"> A PROGRAM FOR EVERY PASSION OU offers more than </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=15"> ACADEMICS AT OU University Structure Oakland Uni</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=16"> ACADEMIC ADVISING During your first year, you wil</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=17"> ACADEMIC LINGO Add – Students may register and </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=18"> COURSE PLANNING Determining How Many Credits to T</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=19"> COURSE PLACEMENT Some general </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=20"> Modern Languages Oakland University has a languag</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=21"> COLLEGIATE COMMUNICATION 101 Collegiate Communic</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=22"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=23"> FIRST-YEAR PROGRAMS HONORS COLLEGE “Making Discov</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=24"> General Education Courses (100- and 200-levels on</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=25"> REGISTERING FOR CLASSES USING MYSAIL 1. Open a w</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=26"> Schedule Planning Worksheet _______________Semest</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=27"> Schedule Planning Worksheet _______________Semest</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=28"> SPOTLIGHT INVOLVEMENT AREAS There are many opport</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=29"> ORIENTATION PART TWO Orientation Part Two is a r</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=30"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=31"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=32"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=33"> TIME MANAGEMENT First-year students who enroll in</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=34"> SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER SEPTEMBE R 2 – 13, 2014 • </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=35"> EXPLORING MAJORS AND CAREERS Students who are und</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=36"> FIRST-YEAR WRITING OU’s Department of Writing and</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=37"> MIDSEMESTER EVALUATION Midway through the fall an</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=38"> NOVEMBER – DECEMBER STUDENT LEADER RECRUITMENT H</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=39"> ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP WITH A FACULTY ADVISE</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=40"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=41"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=42"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=43"> JANUARY – FEBRUARY WINTER APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=44"> DEEPER MAJOR AND CAREER EXPLORATION All OU studen</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=45"> Schedule Planning Worksheet _______________Semest</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=46"> Schedule Planning Worksheet _______________Semest</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=47"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=48"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=49"> STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES Offering a host of fina</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=50"> Financial Assistance Application: Complete the Fr</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=51"> OU Payment Plan Enroll in an OU Payment Plan and </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=52"> CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT Getting Involved Through Grizz</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=53"> Cyber Security Club at OU Engineering in Medicine</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=54"> UNIVERSITY HOUSING STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=55"> UNIVERSITY HOUSING DINING OPTIONS AND PLANS Optio</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=56"> TECHNOLOGY Helpdesk The mission of the Helpdesk i</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=57"> Top 10 Things You Should Know about OU’s IT Polic</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=58"> KRESGE LIBRARY REQUEST BOOKS/ARTICLES Need an it</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 59" 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Take placement </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=61"> COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP TIMELINES The fol</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=62"> COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS — STUDENT FINANCIA</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=63"> RESOURCE HOW WE HELP Alumni As</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=64"> RESOURCE HOW WE HELP Dean of S</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=65"> RESOURCE HOW WE HELP Oakland C</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=66"> RESOURCE HOW WE HELP Student F</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=67"> NOTES RESOURCES </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=68"> WHAT’S NEW AT OU The once-familiar Oakland Unive</a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=69"> </a> <a title="GoldenGrizzlyGuide2014-15 page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/26c2b36c?page=70"> </a>