Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know
Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know will be a regular series of short reminders of academic facts, issues, and regulations - things that you need to know, that will help you greatly if you do know them.
This program is being put together by the student advocate in the Office of Student Affairs and Services, in cooperation with the VP Internal of the UNB Student Union.
Thing #2: Add / Drop date – Wednesday, September 21
If you are a new student, welcome to UNB!
If you are returning to your studies this fall, welcome back to a new semester!
“Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know” is a regular series of short reminders of academic facts, issues, and regulations – things that you need to know – things that will help you greatly if you do know them.
Today, I remind you that Wednesday, September 21 is a big date academically. It is the last date that you can add a course to your academic record for fall 2011. It is the also last date that you can drop a fall 2011 course and have that course not show as a course with W on your transcript. This is called a “drop/delete”.
(You can certainly still drop a fall semester course between September 21 and November 4, but a W will then appear beside the course.)
As always, I highly recommend that you first consult with your academic advisor before making any of these decisions.
Thing #1: Consult your academic advisor
The first one is this. The single-most important person that you should consult for academic advice is, as their title suggests, your ACADEMIC ADVISOR. Every undergraduate student has an academic advisor. This faculty member has expertise in their field of study, as well as a special interest in advising students appropriately. Consult others for advice, to be sure – fellow students, educational proctors, people in Student Affairs and Services, for example. However, please do not make decisions about course drops, course adds, or other aspects of your program without first consulting with you Academic Advisor. They know your program in the big picture, and want to know you as an individual student. They are the people best positioned to help you make crucial academic decisions.
If you do not know the name of your academic advisor, check out this link …
http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/studentservices/_resources/pdfs/sas/deanslist2011-2012.pdf
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
