"The Bi-Weekly"
Your Newsletter From your Advisor
Welcome back and I hope you have a great semester!
This week in "The Bi-Weekly” August 23, 2015
1. Welcome!
2. Your Advisor’s Office- Math 231
3. NEW- My Advising Web page and newsletter archive
4. Reminder: Credit Exams and Foreign Language Placement Exams
5. Do your research credits appear on your schedule?
6. Add/ Drop Course Changes
7. Reminder: Are you taking BIOL 135 or 115 this Fall: Mandatory meetings
8. Alumni Panel Presentations- September 1 & 9
9. Reminder: Summer Transfer Credit- IUPUI and all non-Purdue campuses
10. Reminder: Are you planning to CODO effective for Fall 2015?
11. Study Abroad Fair
12. Need to test out of BIOL 12100?
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Upcoming DatesAugust 24: First day of Classes; confirm and pay tuition by 5 pm
August 30: Last day to make changes in class schedule through myPurdue
September 1: Biology Alumni Panel I, LILY 1105, 7-8:30 pm
September 2: Study Abroad Fair, Stewart Center 302-306, 10:00 am-3:30 pm
September 7: Last day to drop a class without a record
September 9: Biology Alumni Panel II, LILY 1105, 7-8:30 pm
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1. WelcomeWelcome back! I hope you had a great summer! For all incoming students, I welcome you to your first regular e-newsletter from
your academic advisor. I will be emailing you the newsletter approximately every other Friday this year. The email contains
important announcements, dates, and other relevant information related to Biology and Chemistry. I am sending this email to ALL
my students, not just Biology and Chemistry majors. I feel the dates and other relevant announcements will be important to all of you
regardless of your future plans. At any time if you wish to stop receiving the newsletter or decide to change schools, email
rhees@purdue.edu and I will remove your name from the email list.
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2. Marsha’s Office, Office Hours, Walk-ins
If you have yet to meet me or do not remember meeting me , I am located on the second floor of the Math building. You can check
in to see me in Math room 231. Please do not come straight to my office door since I often will have a student in my office or another
student waiting to see me.
I encourage you to contact me with any questions you might have either by email or in a walk-in. I expect to have daily walk-in times.
You do not need an appointment to meet with me as a walk-in. Walk-ins are meant for quick questions. You can check these times
online at: http://www.science.purdue.edu/Current_Students/advising/advisor-walk-in-schedule.html or by emailing me.
I have other responsibilities as well so please be flexible with your schedules and either stop in during a scheduled walk-in time or
contact me via email.
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3. NEW- My Advising Web page and newsletter archive
If you have not emailed me over the summer or read my previous newsletters, then you may not have seen that I now have a webpage!
It contains a short bio about me, my ADVISING SYLLABUS, and an archive of my newsletters, as well as important event
announcements. As you can see by the all caps, please read through my advising syllabus since it lists my expectations of you as my
advisee, as well as what you can expect from me as your advisor.
Please see: http://science.purdue.edu/advisors/rhees/
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4. Reminder: Credit Exams and Foreign Language Placement Exams
Did you not receive AP credit in Chemistry or Calculus like you had expected? Did you not take a foreign language placement exam
during STAR?
Credit exams are offered in MA 153, 158, MA 165/166, MA 16010/16020, CHM 115/116, and PHYS 172 & 220. You may take any
credit exam only once. You will need a permission form from your advisor to take any of these exams, and you must pre-register to
take any Math, Chem, or Physics exam. You can pre- register at the links below:
Physics: Tuesday August 25, 6:30-9:30 pm, PHYS 112
Pre-registration required: http://www.physics.purdue.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate/adv_cr_exams.php
Chemistry: Tuesday, August 25, 6:15 pm, EE 129
Thursday, August 27, 9 am or 1:30 pm, STEW 310
Friday, August 28, 9 am, STEW 310
Pre-registration required: http://www.purdue.edu/testingcenter/registration/
Math: Please see advisor.
http://www.math.purdue.edu/academic/undergrad/credit/
Foreign Language Placement exams are offered in several foreign languages. You do not need to pre-register for a foreign language
exam, but you do need a permission form from your advisor.
French, German, Japanese, Latin, Russian, and Spanish: Monday, August 24, 6 pm, SC 231
Chinese: Monday, August 24, 7 pm, SC 030
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5. Do your research credits appear on your schedule?
If you are doing research for credit and the credits do not appear on your schedule, contact your advisor during the first week of
classes. Beginning Monday August 31, you will need to get signatures on a form 23 to add any course (including research credits).
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6. Add/Drop Course Changes
Week 1 (August 22-30): You may add/drop courses in myPurdue. The last day to add a class in myPurdue is August 30.
Week 2 (August 31 until Sept 7): you may still drop courses in myPurdue, but you may no longer add them or change sections, you
will need a Form 23 from your advisor and obtain the instructor’s permission to add a class.
Week 3 (Sept 8 until October 28): Form 23 needed for further schedule changes.
CHANGING SECTIONS? This is treated like a drop and add by myPurdue. So, during week 2, it will no longer work—you will be
able to drop the old section but NOT be able to add the new section, meaning you may lose your spot entirely. Get a Form 23 from
your advisor to change sections after August 30!
Important Registration Dates
August 30: Last day to add a course or change sections via myPurdue
September 7: Last day to drop a class without a record
September 21: Last day to add/modify a course (instructor and advisor signature required)
September 21: Last day to drop a course with a W
October 28: Last day to drop a course (instructor and advisor signature required)
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7. Freshmen in BIOL 135 or 115: Mandatory meetings
If you are enrolled in BIOL 13500, the first year Biology laboratory, you will find a Monday, August 24, 6:30-7:20 pm meeting time
on your schedule. This is an introductory meeting by Dr. Iten and is held only ONCE. It is mandatory as Dr. Iten reviews the course
syllabus and her expectations of the students.
If you are enrolled in BIOL 11500, the Biology Resource Seminar, you will find two evening meetings on your schedule – September
1 and 9, 6:30 – 8:20 pm. PLEASE NOTE THESE DATES HAVE CHANGED IF YOU HAVEN’T CHECKED YOUR SCHEDULE
SINCE STAR. These are mandatory class meetings that happen only on these two dates. These are Alumni panels. More
information below.
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8. Alumni Panel Presentations- September 1 & 9
ATTN: ALL Biology or potential majors are welcome to attend. There are two sessions upcoming where our alums return to campus
to speak about what they do, why they like it, etc. It’s an excellent opportunity for you to hear first-hand career information!
This is a requirement for any Biology major in BIOL 11500, so there will be around 200 students attending. The panels end by about
8:15 pm. Come early for ice cream, 6:40 pm!
The first panel is on September 1 at 7 pm in Lilly 1-105. Several speakers have yet to confirm for the alumni panels, but for
September 1st, we are expecting a high school Biology teacher, a P&G researcher, a formulations tech from Covance, and a medical
student.
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9. Reminder: Summer Transfer Credit
If you took courses this summer at a campus other than Purdue, then you need to request the school you attended send a transcript to
Purdue. The transcript can be mailed to:
Purdue University
Credit Evaluation
Schleman Hall of Student Services
475 Stadium Mall Dr.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
You may also request transcripts be emailed to admissions@purdue.edu
If you attended one of Purdue’s regional campuses, your credit will transfer automatically with the exception of IUPUI. IUPUI now
requires the transcript be forwarded to Purdue.
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10. Reminder: Are you planning to CODO effective for Fall 2015?
Just a reminder, if you made plans to CODO and want the new major to be effective for the Fall 2015 semester, you must submit
CODO paperwork prior to the end of the 2 nd week of classes.
Please check the CODO requirements for the major of your choice, participate in a CODO meeting if required, and print out CODO
paperwork to obtain appropriate signatures. All this information and paperwork is available here:
http://www.purdue.edu/registrar/currentStudents/students/codos.html
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11. Study Abroad Fair
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
10:00-3:30
Stewart Center 302-306
Application Deadline for spring semester programs: September 15, 2015
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12. Need to test out of BIOL 12100?
Are you a CODO or transfer student who started in the spring semester? Did you skip BIOL 12100 and now need to test out of the
class? Our departmental policy is that anyone who wishes to test out of BIOL 12100 must do so prior to the second week of their last
fall semester. After that time, no biology major will be allowed to test out of the course. This is to guarantee that if you don't pass
the exam that you will have a chance to register for the course. See your advisor if you have questions.
To take the BIOL 12100 credit exam, you must make an appointment with the Testing Center and have a permission form signed by
your advisor. Please call 765-494-7690 to schedule an appointment.
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