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

2018 NSC Presentation

Department of Horticulture

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

Kaylee Needham

Student Worker

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

Office Number:

Office Hours:

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

Monday-Friday: Please make an appointment online

using https://hortsciences.youcanbook.me

@tamuhort

whatsupaggiehort

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.

• Kaylee sends out a newsletter every month with A LOT of useful information

including dates, organization activities, and updates.

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

• 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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core.tamu.edu

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

and Cultural Diversity), 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:

http://hortsciences.tamu.edu

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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

• You can Q-Drop until November 17th and April 17th

• 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 these blocks in your Howdy Portal.

Haven 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 the “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 Photos for Horticulture Student Picture Board

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.

Your Howdy Page –

Click on “My Record Tab”

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Lab Safety and Holds

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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!

So how do you look 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.

Cap: (capacity) total number of

seats available in the class

Act: number of students that

have already registered

Rem: (remaining) how many

seats that are left

If Rem is a negative number,

students have already been

forced into the class.

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

MWF times Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday TR times

8:00-8:50 8:00-9:15

9:10-10:00 HORT 203

McKinley

11544

HORT 203

McKinley

115449:35-10:50

10:20-11:10

11:30-12:20 HORT 201

Reed

11537

HORT 201

Reed

11537

11:10-12:25

12:40-1:30

12:45-2:00

1:50-2:40HORT 203

McKinley

1:50 – 3:50

115443:00-3:50 Some classes and labs

must be registered for separately!

Check times and days.

HORT 202

Reed

2 – 4:50

11541

2:20-3:35

HORT

335

Hall

21530

3:55-5:10

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Registering for your classes

will occur after lunch break

• Type in CRNs and click submit

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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

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@TAMUHorticulture

Megan Teel

Undergraduate Advisor

E-Mail: megan_teel@tamu.edu

Tammy Neel

Program Coordinator

E-Mail: tneel@tamu.edu

Kaylee Needham

Student Worker

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

Office Number:

Office Hours:

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

Monday-Friday: Please make an appointment online

using https://hortsciences.youcanbook.me

@tamuhort

whatsupaggiehort