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Which of the following statements is true? |
| | A) | All of the courses listed in the course catalog are offered every term. |
| | B) | Students should realize that it's never too late to drop a course. |
| | C) | Students should pay attention to major requirements, divisional requirements, and college-wide requirements as they read the catalog. |
| | D) | A and B only |
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Prerequisites for Psychology 200: |
| | A) | will always have a related course number, such as Psychology 100. |
| | B) | can be taken concurrently with Psychology 200. |
| | C) | may be skipped for students who do not major in the social sciences. |
| | D) | may include courses outside the psychology department. |
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Which one of the following is the job of a college advisor? |
| | A) | to tell students exactly what courses they should take throughout their college careers |
| | B) | to provide psychological counseling |
| | C) | to give expert advice on courses of study |
| | D) | to take the blame for students who fail to meet graduation requirements |
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What is the function of a transcript? |
| | A) | to describe in detail each course a student has taken |
| | B) | to list all the courses a student has taken along with the grades for those courses |
| | C) | to explain what courses a student must still take in order to graduate |
| | D) | to transcribe notes taken during a student's meeting with his or her advisor |
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Susan is planning her fall schedule. Which of these strategies would best help her? |
| | A) | consulting only the college course catalog |
| | B) | concentrating only on university-wide requirements |
| | C) | talking with her friends and fellow students about fun courses that they would recommend |
| | D) | drafting a schedule that takes into consideration requirements, electives, and time commitments |
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Mark has received the following four pieces of advice from his friends regarding registering for classes. Which seems to be the LEAST accurate? |
| | A) | "Don't worry about checking to see that you have signed up for all the right courses. The registrar will take care of that." |
| | B) | "It's hard to add a class, especially a popular one, after the term has begun." |
| | C) | "Phone registration only works if you are calling during the time period to which you have been assigned." |
| | D) | "Lots of professors will let you sit in on a course that's already full, but you may not get credit for the course." |
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Which one of these end-of-term problems could NOT have been avoided? |
| | A) | Rosa finds out that even though she was registered for German 100, section 9, she was attending section 10, and thus did not get credit for the course on her transcript. |
| | B) | David fails History 112 because he realized at midterm he didn't like the course and stopped going to class. |
| | C) | Stephanie signs up for three courses for which she does not have the prerequisites and is subsequently dropped from the courses by the instructors. |
| | D) | Bill cannot graduate because he contracts mononucleosis during his final term and has to withdraw from all his courses. |
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Distance learning is best for students who: |
| | A) | would like to take a course that is never offered at their college. |
| | B) | cannot get into a particular required course and have to take this course sometime during the next three terms. |
| | C) | need to save money on tuition. |
| | D) | prefer taking courses over the World Wide Web because these courses are easier. |
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Choosing a major is: |
| | A) | a permanent, irrevocable decision. |
| | B) | a requirement for all first-year students. |
| | C) | not just a matter of finding a career path. |
| | D) | something students have to do completely on their own. |
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What is the relationship between failure and success? |
| | A) | Successful people never fail at any task they attempt. |
| | B) | One must fail occasionally to succeed. |
| | C) | Once a person fails at something, he or she is branded a failure regardless of subsequent achievements. |
| | D) | College separates those who fail from those who succeed. |
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