"I really like the semester and prerequisite checking functions of BecomeAlum. These helped me build a plan that is more accurate."
"I have friends who haven't made a plan and they are just now realizing they will probably have to be here an extra year."
Josh
Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise
While a few human development students find us as freshmen, the vast
majority of our undergraduates discover our major through one of our
entry level courses or word-of-mouth, so many students come to us as
sophomores or even juniors. Because our students have so many
different career interests in the human services they are often
double majoring or working on a minor. This makes for some
complicated decision making as students grapple with pre-requisites,
major requirements, and restrictions on when courses are offered. It
was for all of these reasons that we jumped at the chance to
incorporate BecomeAlum course planning into our curriculum. The
BecomeAlum plan of study is actually an assignment in one of our
early classes, assuring each student takes ownership of their
education. In addition, BecomeAlum provides composite reports of all
student plans which helps our Department plan how often and how many
sections of classes to offer, an especially valuable tool in times of
scarce resources.
Mary Ellen Verdu
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Dept. of Human Development
Virginia Tech
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