Academics


Academic Interest Form 2013


*** WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING ACADEMIC INTEREST FORMS  ***

Please make sure you fill out EVERY FIELD or the form cannot  be submitted. Please utilize the chat feature to contact us with questions.

Freshmen complete this form to be scheduled for classes for their first academic term. Before you begin, we recommend that you review the Core Curriculum course descriptions. The Academic Advising Center advisors will register you for your first term based upon your choices and course availability. The courses you show an interest in are used as a guide to determine your class schedule, however advisors will first consider prerequisites and requirements for your intended major. For a list of majors offered at Towson University and the requirements needed to complete a major, go to: http://fusion.towson.edu/www/admissions/academic/majors/index.cfm

If you are not registered for all of your preferred courses, you can take them in your second semester. Schedules will be created in the order received, so for the best selection of classes, submit your interest form early.

Questions? Chat with a Student Academic Advisor (Monday - Friday 10am-4pm) or send an email to freshreg@towson.edu. If you would like an advisor to contact you, please include your name, email address, student ID number, phone number and the best times you would prefer to be contacted. 

Please note: All form fields are required

Personal Information

First Name:
Last Name:
Towson Student ID #:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
TU E-mail Address (required):
Alternate E-mail address:

Questions

1. Student Status: Full-Time (Min. 12 credits) Part-Time

2. What is your intended major? (Please indicate "Unknown/Undecided" if you have not yet chosen a major.) For a list of majors offered at Towson University and the requirements needed to complete a major, go to: http://fusion.towson.edu/www/admissions/academic/majors/index.cfm

Level of certainty about major:
1= Not Sure ---- 5= Absolutely Certain

3. Will you be living on campus? Yes No

4. If you are not living on campus, how long is your commute to campus in minutes?

5. Do you have a preference for the time of day of your classes? Check all that apply.

Morning (8am - 11am)
Early afternoon (11am - 3pm)
Late afternoon/early evening (3:30pm and later)

6. Do you have any time constraints that would affect your class schedule, e.g. fixed work schedule, childcare needs, athletic practices? If yes, please explain.


7. Are you expecting to earn college credit from Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, or other college courses? Yes No
(If yes, please indicate in which classes you expect to receive credit.)

8. What is the highest level of math you have completed?

9a. If you would like to take a foreign language, which language?

9b. How many years have you studied this language?

9c. When was the last year you had classes in this language?

10. Will you be an intercollegiate athlete on a TU team or participate in cheerleading, the dance team, or marching band? Yes No (If yes, please indicate the sport or activity you will be participating in.)

11. After reviewing the Core Curriculum course descriptions, please select a first and second choice for each listed Core Curriculum category. Advisors will make every effort to accommodate your choices, based on course availability, major and academic requirements and your schedule constraints. Freshman take between 12 and 15 credits their first semester.

Students are required to take ENGL 102 Writing for a Liberal Education and TSEM 102 Towson Seminar in their first year. Whatever you don't take in the Fall will be taken in the Spring semester.

Core 1 TSEM

Review the Towson Seminar topics offered for Fall 2013 and select your top 4 choices. Advisors will do their best to give you one of your top choices, but class size is small and registration is first come, first served. Not every topic is offered every semester, so please list 4 choices including the section numbers e.g. TSEM 102.069.

Core 2 English Composition

You will be registered for either ENGL 102 or TSEM in your first semester.

Choose a first and second choice for each Core Curriculum Category

Core 3 Mathematics (Required):



Core 3 Mathematics Second choice (recommended):

Core 4 Creativity and Creative Development (Required):



Second choice (recommended):

Core 5 Arts and Humanities (Required):



Second choice (recommended):

Core 6 Social and Behavioral (Required):



Second choice (recommended):

Core 7 Biological and Physical Sciences (lab) (Required):



Second choice (recommended):

Core 8 Biological and Physical Sciences (lab and non-lab) (Required):



Second choice (recommended):

Core 10 Metropolitan Perspectives (Required):



Second choice (recommended):

Core 11 The United States as a Nation (Required):



Second choice (recommended):

Core 12 Global Perspectives (Required):



Second choice (recommended):

Core 13 Diversity and Difference (Required) :



Second choice (recommended):

12. Are there any other factors that might influence the selection of your courses?


Academic Advising Center
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Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-3678
E-mail: freshreg@towson.edu

If you would like to chat with someone please enter your name below. If no one is available, you can type your question and email address and we will get back to you. Otherwise you could also email your question directly to: freshreg@towson.edu

 



Incoming Freshman Please Note:

- Schedules are "works in progress" and may change throughout the course of the summer due to several factors including; course availability, AP scores and developmental testing results.

- Professional advisors create schedules based on student requests and requirements for the Core Curriculum and intended major. Please note that course availability is also a factor. 

- You will be receiving your final schedule during the Freshman Orientation Program on August 26. At this time you can review your schedule with you First Year Experience Advisor (FYE) and discuss any potential changes you may wish to make prior to the start of the semester. Only academic essential changes (incorrect placement level, duplicate credit, change of major) can be made prior to your Orientation. 

- All students have the ability to make changes to their schedules during the first week of classes.

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