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Pre-Advisor Checklist

Please complete the following items BEFORE you meet with either your faculty advisor or your academic advisor to plan your class schedule. This will save time for you and your advisor.

1. If you have been sent a curriculum sheet with the courses marked off that you have completed, please bring it with you to your advising appointment.

If you have not yet received a curriculum sheet from the university you will need to obtain a blank copy of the curriculum sheet for the major and catalog year you are following.
Usually your catalog year coincides with your start date at Cal Poly (unless you entered Cal Poly as a transfer student). Check with the Office of Academic Records (756-2531) or the Evaluations Office (756-2396) if you are unsure of your catalog year.

You can find your curriculum sheet by going to http://cla.calpoly.edu/cla/advising/catalogs.html

2. Cross off all courses you have completed at Cal Poly and/or for which you have received transfer credit from another college or university. Be sure to write in their unit values as well.

3. If you are a Freshman follow the instructions on the College of Liberal Arts website at www.cla.calpoly.edu/cla/ and click on Freshman.

4. If you are a Junior-level or transfer student follow the instructions on the College of Liberal Arts website at www.cla.calpoly.edu/cla/ and click on Transfer Student.

When the above items have been completed, visit your advisor during her walk-in hours. Bring all items mentioned above with you for your meeting with your advisor.

Additional helpful information
Check your current schedule on my.calpoly.edu regularly to make sure that any courses you have added or dropped are reflected. Never assume a professor will drop you if you donít attend a class. Be sure to drop yourself though the CPReg and always check your schedule to make certain the withdrawal went through. It is a good idea to print out your final schedule of class on the last day of the add/drop period just to double check your status in all courses.

Check your grade report on my.calpoly.edu at the end of every quarter. Pay attention to any notices on your grade report. If your Current, or Cal Poly Cumulative, or Higher Education GPA is below 2.0, you will be on academic probation.