ohio dominican university student planner
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A guide for first-year students at Ohio Dominican University to navigate successfully through their time at ODU.TRANSCRIPT
Your Road Map to Success
Four-Year Student Planner
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year : Connect with ODU
year : focus and commit
year : community engagement
year : integration and celebration
At Ohio Dominican University, we will help you navigate successfully through college and prepare for life. During your
next four years, you will work harder and achieve more than you ever
thought possible. And we’ll support you every step of the way.
We offer a wealth of resources to assist you with your academic,
professional and personal pursuits.
As you move forward in your college journey, consider how your
student activities and internships, as well as your relationships with
advisors and career counselors, simultaneously influence the many
ways you are developing as a college student. Knowledge gained in one
facet of your experience is likely to lead you to deeper understandings
or questions in other areas of your development.
Your ODU experience is your chance to discover new talents and
abilities; to take risks and try new things.
Welcome, New Panthers!
Here, you can connect your passion with a purpose.
And along the way, you’ll develop lasting connections with
the professors who mentor you,
the staff who encourage you and
the classmates whose friendships will last a lifetime.
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1Year 1: Connect with the ODU Community
Road Map
Who am I as a college student?
How will I get involved on campus?
Goals• Develop life and study skills to be academically successful.
• Build relationships that will support your success.
Experiences• Develop your curricular plan with your academic advisor to explore your interests.
• Use resources in the Career Development Center to connect your interests with vocations.
• Get to know your professors outside of class.
• Participate in two campus groups or activities.
• Use the Academic Resource Center (e.g., tutoring, RAP sessions, Learning Strategies) to support your intellectual growth.
• Participate in activities that help you understand your values, faith and culture.
Checklist
Complete 30+ credit hours.
Participate in Welcome Celebration and Mass, and Aquinas Convocation.
Attend WOW (Weeks of Welcome) events.
Develop a four-year curricular and co-curricular plan.
30+hours
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2Year 2: Focus and Commit
Road Map
Who am I in relation to others?
How do I build healthy relationships with integrity?
Goals• Focus interests and passions to declare a major.
• Continue to develop skills that promote success in your major.
• Deepen relationships with faculty, staff and peers.
• Increase awareness of your values and those of others.
Experiences• Seek experiences to try out possible major choices (e.g., career course, shadowing, interviews).
• Participate in service learning, 279 Core course or volunteer opportunities.
• Discuss internships, study abroad and student research with your faculty advisor.
• Increase involvement in campus organizations.
• Participate in spiritual growth activities (e.g., Campus Ministry, Center for Dominican Studies, your own faith tradition).
• Seek activities that stretch your understanding of diversity (e.g., service, diversity course, study abroad).
Checklist
Complete 60+ credit hours combined over first and second years.
Declare major and/or minor.
Revise four-year curricular plan.
Expand co-curricular plan to include internships, study abroad and research.
Celebrate! You’re halfway to graduation.
60+hours
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3Year 3: Community Engagement & Leadership
Road Map
Who am I in relation to the community (e.g., local, global, professional, spiritual)?
How can my gifts be used to promote a just community?Goals
• Demonstrate leadership in areas that fit with your passion and values.
• Integrate and apply classroom knowledge to the wider community.
• Reflect on and assess relationships that support your success.
• Deepen understanding of your own values and those of others.
• Identify and fill knowledge and skill gaps.
Experiences• Explore academic research opportunities.
• Participate in internships and field experiences.
• Take on leadership roles on campus or within the community.
• Seek activities that further your understanding of values in diverse cultures.
• Start to develop a professional network.
• Prepare for graduate education.
• Participate in study abroad or service experiences off campus.
Checklist
Complete 90+ credit hours combined over the first three years.
Discuss post-graduation plans with your academic advisor.
Update your resume.
Participate in a student organization in your discipline.
90+hours
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4Year 4: Integration and Celebration
Road Map
Who am I in relation to my vocation?
How can my passions and values be lived out in my vocation?
Goals• Reflect on where you have been and where you are going.
• Integrate knowledge and skills as they apply to your chosen discipline.
• Reflect on what you will leave behind as a legacy.
Experiences• Seek connections through your 479 Capstone course, internships, research and co-curricular experiences.
• Expand your professional network.
• Connect with local or national professional organizations.
• Attend job fairs and practice interviewing.
• Use leadership skills to impact your vocation, faith, campus and community.
Checklist
Complete 120+ credit hours.
File application to graduate.
Complete the Senior Survey.
Participate in award ceremonies and research symposium.
Attend your baccalaureate and commencement.
120+hours
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Your Academic Plan
Academic success is best achieved when you set your sights on both short- and long-term goals. Your student planner provides suggestions and tools to help you fully participate in academic life at ODU and achieve your degree on time.
Your Learning Support SystemTake advantage of the academic opportunities and resources available to you.
• Academic Advising Center: [email protected]
• Academic Resource Center: [email protected]
• Math Lab: [email protected]
• The Write Place: [email protected]
• Professors’ office hours: Please check with your professors.
• Tutors: Email the Academic Resource Center.
• Wellness Center: [email protected]
Strategies for Your SuccessThere are only two people who determine your final grade: your professor and you. But ultimately, you are responsible for your success. Here are some strategies to help you.
• Be present: Successful students do more than just attend class.– Do the assigned reading.– Formulate questions in advance.– Know important course dates and deadlines.
• Get to know your professors: This will make it easier to approach them with questions about their courses. – Stay a few minutes after class.– Visit them during office hours.
• Identify your course requirements: Work with your career and academic advisors to create a plan for completing your bachelor’s degree in four years.– Know your degree and major requirements. This information is in the online ODU Course Catalog,
oduonline.ohiodominican.edu.– Complete a minimum of 120 credits and earn no less than a 2.00 cumulative grade point average.
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Curricular Plan
Using the space below, create a tentative schedule of courses for your eight semesters leading to graduation.
First Year Fall Semester Credits Suggested courses
• • ENG 110 College Writing I
• • CORE 179 Freshman Core Seminar
• • Mathematics
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Spring Semester Credits Suggested courses
• • ENG 111 College Writing II
• • Theology or Philosophy
• • Social and Behavioral Science
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Second Year Fall Semester Credits Suggested courses
• • CORE 279 Sophomore Core Seminar
• • Theology or Philosophy
• • Language 110, if needed
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Spring Semester Credits Suggested courses
• • Art, Music or Theater
• • Language 111 or LNG 242
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Third Year Fall Semester Credits Suggested courses
• • CORE 379 Junior Core Seminar
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Spring Semester Credits Suggested courses
• • History
• • Social and Behavioral Science
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Fourth Year Fall Semester Credits Suggested courses
• • CORE 479 Senior Core Seminar
• • Natural Science
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Tip: Maximize credits by selecting courses that fulfill more than one requirement. Your academic advisor can help you identify such courses.
Tip: Don’t forget to schedule study time. Leave a few hours free each day to review course material.
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Your Career Development Plan
Your career success depends not only on what you accomplish in the classroom but the experiences you have outside of class. The Career Development Center can help you find opportunities for hands-on experience. Contact the center at [email protected].
Strategies for your career success1. Identify personal goals, values and interests.
Tip: Take a personality assessment and an interest inventory.
2. Connect personality and interest assessment results to possible majors and career paths.
Tip: The Career Development Center has a library of resources that describes a multitude of career opportunities for every major.
3. Research career options.My major will lead to a variety of career options, including:
Tip: Research salaries. Interview someone who works in the field.
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4. Develop a plan for getting experience while in college.a) Skills needed:
b) Plans for developing skills (e.g., field work, internships, student organization participation, research):
Tip: Attend job fairs and networking events.
5. Write a resume.
Tip: Practice interviewing and start exploring the job market to learn what employers are looking for.
6. Plan your job search strategies.
Tip: Find opportunities to build a professional network of contacts that can help in your career search.
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Get Involved
Involvement is a key component to your college success. Co-curricular experiences provide opportunities for you to apply and practice what you’re learning in class, as well as develop and refine skills that will prepare you for your future career endeavors. We’ve highlighted six co-curricular areas that are of particular importance. The more areas you try, the more value you’ll find in your college experience.
Culture: As you engage in activities that help you to stretch your understanding of our diverse world, so too will you grow in your ability to learn, serve and connect with others.
How will I expand my appreciation of diversity at ODU?
Examples: Attend an information session on Global Learning Programs; participate in study abroad or service abroad; join the World Student Club.
Faith Development: ODU welcomes all students and is diligent in providing opportunities for each individual to grow in their faith. Involvement possibilities exist both on and off campus.
How might I enhance my faith life while at ODU?
Examples: Campus Ministry Leadership Team, Bible Study, Discussion groups: interfaith dialogue/justice issues
Leadership: Ohio Dominican views leadership as a process – not simply a position – and provides intentional, inclusive leadership opportunities that foster self-awareness and promote holistic personal development.
What leadership opportunities might I explore?
Examples: Emerging Leaders, Peer Advisors, Resident Assistants
Service: ODU offers occasions for students to engage and experience community service on many levels. Students are encouraged to suggest service activities they wish to experience.
How did I serve in high school? How might I be called to serve at ODU?
Examples: Make a Difference Day, Mid-Ohio Food Bank, Mohun Health Care Center
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Student Organizations and Activities: As a member of a student organization, you will grow in your capacity to contribute to group projects and further a specific interest of yours.
What two campus organizations, activities or offices will I engage with to develop my interests/passions?
Examples: Academic, multicultural, religious
Wellness: ODU is committed to supporting students in all aspects of their personal wellness through events, counseling and health services, fitness and recreation activities, and educational programs. Be sure to make wellness activities a part of your experience.
In what programs can I participate to promote wellness?
Examples: Panther Prowl, intramural sports, wellness fairs
Your Involvement and Engagement Support SystemTake advantage of all of the co-curricular opportunities and resources available to you.
• Athletics: [email protected]
• Campus Ministry: [email protected]
• Center for Student Involvement: [email protected]
• International Office: [email protected]
• Office of Multicultural Affairs: [email protected]
• Student Development: [email protected]
• Wellness Center: [email protected]
Connecting My Passion with a Purpose: My Four-Year Co-Curricular Plan
Culture, Faith Development, Leadership, Service, Student Activities and Wellness
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
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