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Table of Contents

Welcome to PLU!
The First Year - Key Dates & Links to Further Information
Getting Started - The Registration Process
General University Requirements - What Are Your Choices?
The First-Year Experience Program
Getting Ready for a Major - Some Major and Pre-Major Requirements
Making Sure You are in the Appropriate Class - The Math Placement Exam and the Foreign Language Placement Test
Academic Advising - What to Expect
Special Opportunities at PLU - Choosing a Core; Preparing for Study Abroad; Events Outside the Classroom
Life Beyond the Classroom
Resources for Diversity
Student Employment - How to Find a Part-time Job
Who & Where - Offices With Answers for Common Problems
Course Descriptions Fall 2002 - Inquiry & Writing Seminars

This First Year Handbook is designed to give you an overview of your academic life at PLU during your first year of college. You are obviously aware that this is a time of transition and change. Our goal is to help you make this transition as smoothly as possible. The handbook addresses issues which are common to all first-year students; provides information to help you register for courses and know what to expect in your first academic semester; give you some tools to begin the challenging process of selecting a core and ultimately picking a major; and identify places where you can get more information. This handbook is only a starting point. Feel free to access the websites that are listed or call or visit in person the offices which will help you meet your needs.

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