First year students: Your Sun Devil story starts today

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Your life as a student

Living on campus

The College of Health Solutions offers a residential college experience on all four Phoenix metropolitan campuses, fondly referred to as Health Quarters or HQ. HQ is present in Gordon Commons at the Downtown Phoenix campus, San Pablo at the Tempe campus, Lantana at the Polytechnic campus and Casa de Oro at the West Valley campus.

In your residential college community, you will live and learn with fellow College of Health Solutions students who share similar majors. At HQ, you’ll have academic and social programs where you can interact with faculty, advisors and your peers. Participating in on-campus activities develops your academic skills, connects you with your new community and links you to opportunities that contribute to both personal and professional growth.

Each floor has dedicated student leaders who plan activities and support your success. Peer academic leaders (PALs) and community assistants are just a door knock away. They’re here to guide your transition to university life by connecting you with your peers, your college and your campus.

Get connected

Attend student activities and connect with resources that meet your individual needs. Reach out to your College of Health Solutions academic advisor and your student support specialist. They’re ready to help you join the academic and social programs available to you.

Create the college experience you want with academic and student activities.

Academic advisors know your degree requirements from beginning to end, and they are available to help you strategically plan the order of your courses. You can direct most university-related questions to your advisor, and they can guide you to available resources.

Student support specialists are professional staff that guide you through your college career. This includes checking in periodically with you regarding academics, connecting you to campus and college resources, helping you to navigate the college and university, hosting workshops and encouraging you to participate in activities in and out of the classroom.

Student Success

602-496-3300 | chs@asu.edu | chs.asu.edu

Downtown Phoenix campus

Health North, fourth floor

Majors: Biomedical informatics, clinical exercise science, health care administration and policy, health education and health promotion, health sciences, kinesiology, medical studies, dietetics, applied nutrition and health, nutritional sciences, population health, public health, sports science and performance programming

Polytechnic campus

Santan Hall, third floor

Majors: Health sciences, medical studies

Tempe campus Coor Hall, second floor

Majors: Speech and hearing science

West Valley campus Faculty Administration Building (FAB), first floor north

Majors: Health sciences, medical studies, sports science and performance programming

Your first year

Fall semester

August

∙ Activate your ASU email account.

∙ Verify the start and end dates and add/drop deadlines for each class

∙ Identify books, websites, study aides and classroom locations for each class.

∙ Bookmark the College of Health Solutions website at chs.asu.edu Find useful information under the Current Students tab.

∙ Familiarize yourself with Canvas.

∙ Check your class schedule prior to starting school.

∙ Attend ASU Welcome events, eoss.asu.edu/welcome.

September

∙ Make an appointment with your academic advisor to discuss academic and career goals and to plan for spring semester.

∙ Connect with tutoring services and ASU’s writing centers at tutoring.asu.edu

∙ Learn about community resources and workshops.

∙ Research career opportunities in your field of study.

∙ Familiarize yourself with the resources available on the pre-health website, prehealth.asu.edu, and the Career Services website, career.asu.edu

October

∙ Identify your registration date for spring on your My ASU page.

∙ Register for spring classes after meeting with your academic advisor.

∙ Check My ASU for academic status reports.

∙ Visit tutoring services to learn how to prepare for finals.

∙ Prepare for Session A finals.

November

∙ Submit your FAFSA by the priority filing date. Meet with Financial Aid and Scholarship Services if you have any questions.

∙ Begin exploring scholarship opportunities for the next year at scholarships.asu.edu

December

∙ Determine where and when your final exams will take place. Final exams don’t always occur in the same place, time and day as the class .

Winter break

Whew! You made it through your first semester of college.

∙ Check your grades on My ASU. Grades will not be mailed to you.

∙ Verify the start and end dates and add/drop deadlines for each class

∙ Begin researching your housing options for next year. The University Housing renewal deadline is typically in the first few weeks of January.

Your first year

Spring semester

January

∙ Apply for scholarships at scholarships.asu.edu . Most scholarship applications are due Feb. 1.

∙ Attend a Pre-Health 101 session or visit Career Services to start making plans for summer.

∙ Attend a Study Abroad 101 information session.

February

∙ Make an appointment with your academic advisor to discuss academic and career goals and to plan for fall semester.

∙ Identify your registration date on My ASU.

∙ Check My ASU for academic status reports.

March

∙ Enroll in the classes you selected during your February advising appointment.

∙ Finalize your housing for the next academic year.

Follow this plan to stay on track for graduation.

April

∙ Determine where and when your final exams will take place

∙ Ensure your schedule for fall is aligned with your critical tracking requirements.

May and beyond

∙ Check your grades on My ASU. Grades will not be mailed to you .

∙ Double-check your fall schedule for accuracy.

∙ Consider setting up an internship through Career Services or the College of Health Solutions Community Placements team.

∙ Explore studying abroad.