You and your advisor will discuss your Degree Audit reflecting last semester’s work, revisit the General Education Program requirements, and look at your graduation plan. You also can discuss:

• Exploring possible careers through the Career Center
• Cocurricular activities (e.g., Cooperative Education Opportunities, Study Abroad, and Student Organizations and Activities)
• Services and resources available for the nontraditional student
• Building on study and time-management skills through study skills workshops offered by University Counseling Service
• Other vital University resources (e.g., Student Disability Services, writing and reading labs, financial aid, math and language labs)
• Iowa’s Guided Independent Study courses, which may be taken throughout the year. It can be easy to put off doing the assignments, so be aware of the expectations beforehand.

Enrolling for the summer session
Summer can be a good time to focus on one or two important courses, or catch up or get ahead on semester hours. Other reasons for going to summer school include:

• Taking a desired course you couldn’t get into at any other time (fewer students attend during summer)
• Getting started on your major or world language courses
• Retaking a course using the second-grade-only option in order to take a subsequent course in the fall
• A need for more semester hours to remain on track (e.g., to take Financial Accounting as a first-semester sophomore)

Your advisor will help you with summer registration, and you can register for summer classes when you register for the fall semester. There also is a regular registration period for summer courses.

If you’re planning summer course work at another school, discuss this with your advisor and consult the Office of Admissions (107 Calvin Hall) about Transfer Course Equivalencies.