Selecting Classes as a Transfer Student (Spring)

To assist you in making sure class times do not conflict, print out the time card and follow these points.

• A student may take only one course at a given time period.
• Some courses have separate laboratory, discussion, or recitation meetings. Be sure to include all the course meeting times when arranging your registration.
• Classes are filled on a first come basis. Exceptions may be granted to students who plan to major in the field or in a field for which that course is a requirement.
• Review the on-line course list and select 4 or 5 courses you would be interested in taking. These might be courses to complete your general education requirements or courses at the appropriate level in your proposed major.
• Complete any relevant foreign language placement exams to determine your language placement and register for the appropriate language course if you will need to complete the language requirement at Drew.
• Please be sure to complete all relevant placement exams before you come to campus.

Academic Advising

During the process of selecting and registering for your classes, if you have questions related to these selections and other academic requirements, you may e-mail the new student faculty adviser, Dean Melissa Nicolas, at mnicolas@drew.edu.  Please be specific and clear in your e-mails to the adviser and allow for a reasonable amount of time for a response.

The standard course load at Drew is four 4-credit courses per semester. Consult with the adviser if you are proposing to register for a different load. When selecting your four additional courses consider:

Potential major(s) or minor(s): Consult the ‘Areas of Study’ in our on-line catalog to see the course requirements for your intended major(s) or minor(s).  If, as you are preparing your preliminary schedule, you find that a course requires a prerequisite that you have fulfilled at another institution — please e-mail the Registrar’s Office at regist@drew.edu to let us know the course that you are attempting to register for and how you have met the pre-requisite.

General Education requirements: Drew’s general education program is designed to be spread through your four years, so you do not need to complete all of your requirements in the first two years. However, you should consider choosing courses that fill requirements such as breadth, quantitative or diversity while also giving you the opportunity try out some fields you might be interested in. All courses that fill general education requirements will be listed with the appropriate area designation after them on the course list, so that you will know easily what requirements they fill. The designations are:

• [BNS] Breadth—Natural Science
• [BSS] Breadth – Social Science
• [BH] Breadth – Humanities
• [BA] Breadth – Arts
• [BI] Breadth—Interdisciplinary
• [Q] Quantitative
• [DUS] U.S. Diversity
• [DIT] International/Transnational Diversity
• [WI] Writing Intensive

A single course may fulfill two general education requirements except in the case of breadth where five different courses must be taken in the five categories. The ability to double-count courses in your general education can help you make space in your schedule, so plan carefully.

General Education Requirements:

We strongly recommend that you review the full general education requirements .

Physical Education: Although work in physical education is not required for the degree, students are encouraged to enroll in courses and activities sponsored by the physical education department. With a few exceptions, physical education courses carry one academic credit each. No more than four credits from physical education courses may be counted in the 128 credits required for the B.A. degree.