First Year Success Checklist

Your success spans beyond grades. It is a combination of meeting academic, personal, financial, and campus connection goals. This checklist provides a starting point for identifying and acting on your college success goals.

Meet your Financial Planning Coach and complete the Paying for College Worksheet.

Academics

Meet with your academic advisor regularly to discuss interests, options and receive referrals to other campus resources.

Develop skills in goal setting, time management and study habits to make the most of OSU’s academic offerings.

Attend academic improvement workshops (LASSO, your academic college and your learning community will offer opportunities for these).

Check your O-Key email and Canvas accounts regularly to be sure you receive all announcements from your professors.

Visit your professors during office hours. Establish relationships with faculty members, academic advisors, peers, deans, staff and administrators. Meet your Campus Connection Coach and create a plan for your campus involvement, talk about how to get involved, be successful and make the most out of the next four years.

Personal

Meet new people and build relationships in your living community (that means getting out of your room and joining the fun on your floor).

Register for an upperclassman mentor through Mentor Collective (see p.15).

Maintain a healthy lifestyle by using wellness services on campus, such as the Colvin Recreation Center and wise dining choices.

Get a job on campus. Students who work on campus for less than 15 hours a week have higher graduation rates than those who work off-campus for more hours.

Attend Money Talks – a financial planning series to guide you through your first year finances.

Campus Involvement

Identify and join student organizations or volunteer activities that provide leadership opportunities while you explore interests and build skills.

Connect with student groups and campus activities through campuslink.okstate.edu.

Join two clubs – one related to your major and another club for fun!

Enjoy new cultures, new friendships and ways of viewing the world.

Academic

Master the course material and use academic support services to make the grades.

Engagement

Participate in campus clubs, organizations and attend events to connect to OSU.

Financial

Understand the costs associated with your education and learn about resources to help pay for college.