Post on 27-Jul-2020
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
@tamuhort
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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