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- Be familiar with the Four Bear Contract.
- Be familiar with the Four Bear Contract "Addendum" (refers
to student commitment #3-General Studies and Pre-majors).
- Develop a preliminary four-year plan of study.
- Qualified, entering first-time freshmen can sign up for the Four
Bear Program through the last day of classes of the first term of
enrollment at UM.
- All "Change of Major" forms (regardless of additions
or deletions) need to be signed by the Four Bear Coordinator before
the Registrar's Office will process the major change.
- Continuing Four Bear students need to submit an advisor-approved
four-year plan of study at the completion of 60 credits - the end
of the sophomore year. Approved four-year plans need to be submitted
to the Four Bear office, Lommasson Center 269, by the end of the semester
(end of the student's fourth regular academic semester).
- Major "prototypes"
(four-year plans of study developed for most majors at UM that serve
as guides for students participating in the Four Bear Program) are
available.
- GER
(General Education Requirement) forms and the
Four Bear Four-Year Graduation Plan worksheets are available.
- You must notify the Four Bear Coordinator
(Lommasson Center 269, 243-2835) if:
- you are planning to change your major
- you are considering a foreign exchange
- you are seeking approval to stop the four-year clock due to an
emergency or other circumstances
- you are planning to take summer courses elsewhere
- Advising etiquette:
- Identify yourself as a Four Bear student to your advisor.
- During registration periods, call early to make an appointment.
- Prepare a preliminary schedule and several alternative schedules.
- Pre-register for classes during the Four Bear registration time
period.
- Notify advisor of dropped and added courses, difficulty with
getting classes, and changes in class schedule.
- Be sure your advisor knows the status of your Writing Proficiency
Assessment.
- Remember! Math 002
and 005 credits do not count toward graduation nor toward the Four
Bear credit requirements (these credits do count, however, toward
full-time credits required by Financial Aid).
- If you are unsure of major choice, visit Career Services, Lommasson
Center 148, 243-2022.
- Read the UM catalog, especially sections pertaining to your major,
the General Education Requirements, and UM policies.
- Keep track of your own academic progress. Take control and
be responsible for your own academic career.
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