Horticulture SciencesT E X A S A & M U N I V E R S I T Y

2020 NSC Presentation

Department of Horticultural Sciences

http://hortsciences.tamu.edu/

@tamuhort

@TAMUHorticulture

Megan Teel

Undergraduate Advisor

E-Mail: megan_teel@tamu.edu

Tammy Neel

Program Coordinator

E-Mail: tneel@tamu.edu

Office Location: Horticulture/Forest Science Building (HFSB) 204

Office Number:

Office Hours:

(979) 845-5343 or (979) 862-3116

Monday-Friday: Please schedule an appointment

online through your Howdy Portal via Navigate

@tamuhort

Communication and Interaction

Biology

Medicine

EngineeringMaterials

Physics

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Check your TAMU email daily!!!!

• Please use your official TAMU Email to contact Megan and Tammy, which is

hosted through Google: http://mail.google.tamu.edu

• You do not have to go through Howdy to get to this email: connect with

other gmail accounts, use the app, etc.

• Check the bulletin board outside HFSB 205 regularly for forms, internships,

and job postings.

• The advising office sends out a newsletter every month with A LOT of useful

information including dates, organization activities, and updates. READ IT!

Student Organization/Optional Activities

• TAMU Horticulture Club: http://tamuhorticultureclub.tamu.edu/

• SAIFD-Student American Institute of Floral Designers:

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/saifd/Welcome.html

• Pi Alpha Xi

• SASA-Sustainable Agriculture Student Association:

http://tamuhowdyfarm.weebly.com/

Useful Websites

• Howdy Portal: https://howdy.tamu.edu

• Course Catalog: http://catalog.tamu.edu/

• Core: http://core.tamu.edu

• Texas A&M Career Center: http://careercenter.tamu.edu/

• Finding student, faculty, and staff phone numbers, emails, etc.:

http://services.tamu.edu/directory-search/

• Aggies for Hire: http://aggies-for-hire.tamu.edu/

• Student Rules: http://student-rules.tamu.edu/

• Office of Aggie Honor System: http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu

• Registrar Office (transcripts, calendars, graduation, registration, all forms, etc.):

https://registrar.tamu.edu/

• Student Counseling Services (free counseling for any situation): https://scs.tamu.edu/

• Disability Services: http://disability.tamu.edu/

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How to Schedule an Advising Appointment

Biology

Select Advising, AG &

Life Sciences, Your

reason for scheduling,

AG – HORT, pick

preferred advisor,

schedule your visit!

EngineeringMaterials

Physics

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Login to your Howdy Portal -> click “My record” -> click “NAVIGATE – Schedule Advising Appointments”

core.tamu.edu

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This website helps you fulfill certain degree requirements such as ICD (International

and Cultural Diversity), CD (Cultural Discourse), Language/Philosophy/Culture, and

Creative Arts.

Many Language/Philosophy/Culture and Creative Arts credits count as ICD as well.

Transfer Equivalency Website

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Very useful website for transfer students to know how your courses will transfer.

You can Google almost anything you need and find it for TAMU.

Utilize the Horticulture Department Website:

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• Academic Advising Appointments • Study Abroad/Internships• Ecology Certificate

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• Study Abroad

• Internships

• Directed Studies

• Research

Make an appointment with Tammy to

register for an internship!HIP- High Impact Learning

Important Policy Information

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Full-Time Status

• 12 hours or more per semester receive flat-rate (advise taking 15 credit hours)

• 1- 11 credit hours will be charged tuition and fees based on number of hours

• This can affect Financial Aid, loans, student organization participation, campus

housing, insurance, social security, Veteran’s benefits, and potential scholarships

Q-Drop Policy

• The state of Texas allows 6 Q-Drops total, but Texas A&M only allows 4 Q-Drops

• The deadline to Q-Drop courses is approximately mid-November in the Fall and

mid-April in the Spring

• Find the form outside the advising office (HFSB 204) or online on the registrar

website – Turn it into the advising office

• Be sure to check you are dropped from the class!

Important Policy Information

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Scholastic Probation and Suspension

• Probation occurs in any semester when your GPR drops below 2.0

• Registration block

• Required Conference with Department Head

• If you fail to meet probation requirements, you may be suspended the

following semester

• Readmission

• Check out http://student-rules.tamu.edu/ to learn more

Registration Blocks

• Prevent you from registering for the next semester

• Various offices/departments can block you from registering

• We can only remove holds that we have placed – Make an appointment!

• You can check for these blocks in your Howdy Portal

Required Training

• One-time required training covering sexual

harassment and sexual violence

• Can affect your registration status next semester

• Find it in your Howdy Portal under “Student Life” tab

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Student Forms And Photos

Parent Access & Certification of Dependency Information

http://registrar.tamu.edu/registrar/media/regi_forms/dependency_certification.pdf

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• Please fill out and return• Contact Information • Computer Lab Agreement • Authorization to Send Text Messages

• Please answer “How did you learn about HORT Major?” on the contact info page

• Quick Individual Student Pictures for Horticulture Student Photo Board

Please fill out your New Student Form by following the link below: https://goo.gl/bb6GSY

Time to Schedule!

Log in to your Howdy Portal

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Use your NetID or Email Address

and the password you picked.

Please wait for everyone to get

signed in.

Lab Safety and Holdsclick on “My Record”

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Please complete this right now as

it can affect registration.

If you have other holds, we can

help you figure out who to

contact.

If you have already done this or

have no holds, amazing!

Registration Steps

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Registration Steps–

Continued

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Insert the course # to search. EX: 201

Registration Steps – Continued

looking at available classes

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Courses to Pay Special Attention To

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HORT 201 – Hort Sciences and Practices

• This a lecture that is required

HORT 202 – Hort Sciences and Practices LAB

• This is a lab that supplements HORT 201 and is

also required

• You must register for both of these classes

separately

• They have different CRN’s.

Important information to pay attention to…

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You will need

the CRN to

register for the

class you want.

Max: (maximum) total number of

seats available in the class

Act: number of students that

have already registered

Avl: (available) how many seats

that are left

FULL means you cannot register

for the course due to maximum

capacity.

We can ONLY force you into

HORT classes.

Force Request form is online.

You can build your schedule now!

Remember to pay attention to days, times, and

locations. You have 20 minutes in between

classes. R = Thursday

Registering for your classes

will occur after lunch break

• Type in CRNs and click “Add to Summary”

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Useful Tools

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Graphic Schedules

To know future registration times:

You can also click on the highlighted locations and look at the Aggie Map

USEFUL TOOL OUTSIDE OF

HOWDY PORTAL – AGGIE SCHEDULER!

Aggiescheduler.com

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BE ON THE

LOOKOUT FOR THE

NEWSLETTER!

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Megan Teel

Undergraduate Advisor

E-Mail: megan_teel@tamu.edu

Tammy Neel

Program Coordinator

E-Mail: tneel@tamu.edu

Office Location: Horticulture/Forest Science Building (HFSB) 204

Office Number:

Office Hours:

(979) 845-5343 or (979) 862-3116

Monday-Friday: Please schedule an appointment

online through your Howdy Portal via Navigate

@tamuhort