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The information provided through
the links below is intended to assist you in your educational
planning. If you need additional help please let us know.
Counselors and advisors are available to assist you throughout
your educational career at DMACC; however, it is your responsibility
to seek help when needed.
Course
Selection / Building
The following outline provides
tips for planning your class schedule:
- Review the course
requirements for your degree program as listed on the Program
Information Brief.
- If the courses
for your program are listed term by term, then follow that
sequence as closely as possible. Contact your advisor, counselor,
or program instructor with any questions or problems.
- Review your
test scores (ACT/SAT scores or COMPASS scores), high school
grades, and relevant college courses to help in determining
the level of classes for which you are ready. Be honest
with yourself, and schedule college preparatory courses
if necessary. Remember college preparatory courses are remedial
classes with the purpose of helping you to increase your
skills in reading, mathematics and writing. In other words,
skills necessary for you to complete your educational goals.
- Write down the
classes you need or would like to take for the term. Plan
to schedule a balanced load. It is best to fill your schedule
with a variety of subjects in order to avoid overloading
in one subject area or overloading with classes requiring
a lot of reading. For example, you may choose to register
for a math class, an English class, a psychology class,
and an interesting elective class.
- Refer to the
Course
Descriptions in the catalog to make sure you have met
all prerequisites.
- Check the Course
Schedule to determine which classes are available and
how many sections are being offered for each relevant class.
- As you plan
your schedule, start with the classes that have the fewest
sections being offered, and work around those. Then fit
in the classes with the most sections being offered.
Course
Load
When planning your schedule and
deciding on the number of classes you would like to take,
it is important to consider your abilities, work obligations,
family obligations, and commitments to other outside activities.
During a fall or spring term,
a course load of 12 credits or more is considered full-time;
during the summer term, 8 credits is considered full-time.
Suggestions for determining your ideal course load are outlined
below. These suggestions refer to the fall or spring terms
only, and are not appropriate for determining your summer
term course load.
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| Mostly
A’s and B’s |
| Mostly
B’s and C’s |
| Mostly
C’s |
| Mostly
C’s and D’s |
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Suggested
Course Load
If Not Working |
| 15
– 16 credit hours |
| 14
– 15 credit hours |
| 13
– 14 credit hours |
| 12
– 13 credit hours |
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| Employment
Obligations |
| 40
+ hours/week |
| 30
- 40 hours/week |
| 20
- 30 hours/week |
| Less
than 20 hours/week |
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| Suggested
Load |
| 3
– 4 credit hours (1 course) |
| 3
– 6 credit hours (1-2 courses) |
| 6
– 9 credit hours (2-3 courses) |
| 12–16
credit hours (4-5 courses) |
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GPA
Calculator
Calculate
your GPA – This site will help you determine your
current semester and/or cumulative grade point average.
Calculate
GPA needed – This site will help you determine the
grade point average you need to earn in order to raise your
cumulative grade point average to a desired level; this information
will be calculated using your current GPA, current number
of credits completed, and what your desired cumulative GPA
is.
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