First Time Freshmen

Welcome to St. Mary's University!

We look forward to meeting you at Zaragoza. During this orientation program, you will receive a lot of information that will introduce you to the many programs and resources available at St. Mary's. You will also have an opportunity to meet with an academic adviser and register for courses for the fall semester. All of the information you receive and the decisions you make at the orientation program can be overwhelming. For this reason, we have provided the Freshman Advising To Do List to help you prepare for academic advising and course registration. It's important that you take the time to complete the To Do List before Zaragoza.

Freshman Advising To Do List

• View Pre-Advising Workshop 1 for the school of your declared major (or major of interest):
  • Bill Greehey School of Business
  • School of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • School of Science, Engineering & Technology
• View Pre-Advising Workshop 2
• Complete Pre-Advising Inventory
• Print and review degree plan for major (or major of interest, if undeclared*.)
• Review GPS worksheet via Gateway (view GPS video).
• Review Course Schedule
  • For list of courses by department, review copy of course schedule.
  • For up-to-date course offering information, view course schedule via Gateway. (To learn how to review course schedule via Gateway, follow the Quick Guide.)
• Complete draft of Tentative Schedule.
• Review Online Course Registration Video. For your convenience a Quick Guide to register is also available.

*Undeclared students are encouraged to learn more about majors available at St. Mary's. These students should review the Academic Advising Guide for more information.

Note: Your academic adviser will assume you completed the Freshman Advising To Do List before attending Zaragoza.

Don't forget to bring the following with you:

• Pre-Advising Inventory
• Degree Plan for major (or major of interest)
• Draft of Tentative Schedule