Unit 8: My Success Plan For your final assignment, you will incorporate what you have learned in the course to build you success plan. For many questions, it may be helpful to refer back to your ass
Unit 8 Assignment: My Success Plan
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| Skills | |||
| What are some of the skills you hope to develop while at UMGC? | |||
| Earning Credit Toward Degree Completion | |||
| Did you attend any colleges or universities before UMGC? | ☐ Yes ☐ No | ||
| Have you requested all transcripts from these institutions? | ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A | ||
| If you have not yet requested available transcripts, what is your plan for requesting them? | |||
| Have the transcripts arrived at UMGC? | ☐ Yes ☐ No☐ N/A | ||
| Has the credit from these transcripts been applied to your UMGC degree program? | ☐ Yes ☐ No☐ N/A | ||
| Do you believe you may be eligible for any of these fast paths to credit? | ☐ Credit by Examination (e.g. CLEP or DANTES) ☐ UMGC’s Portfolio Program (EXCL 301)☐ Industry Certifications ☐ Military training / experience ☐ Technical training | ||
| If you believe you are eligible for credit from the above, how will you pursue getting the credit? | ☐ N/A | ||
| Have you registered for your next session? | ☐ Yes ☐ No | ||
| If not, do you have a plan for doing so? | |||
| What courses do you plan to take in your next three sessions? You may want to discuss this with your success coach. | Next Session | Second Session | Third Session |
| When will the above classes begin? | |||
| Time Management | |||
| Considering what you’ve learned this semester about the Code of Civility, the Academic Integrity Policy, time management, support services, and getting to graduation efficiently, list three steps you plan to take to manage your competing responsibilities as you progress through your degree program. | | ||
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| Academic Support | |||
| Which of these support services do you believe you will use during your time at UMGC? In the box below each service, explain why or why not. | Tutoring Services ☐ Yes ☐ No | ||
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| Effective Writing Center ☐ Yes ☐ No | |||
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| Success Coaches ☐ Yes ☐ No | |||
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| UMGC Library ☐ Yes ☐ No | |||
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| Technology Services ☐ Yes ☐ No | |||
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| Accessibility Services ☐ Yes ☐ No | |||
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| Financial Aid ☐ Yes ☐ No | |||
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| Career Path | |
| What career paths are you interested in pursuing? | |
| Next Steps | |
| In addition to pursuing your degree at UMGC, what two steps can you take to help you advance toward your career of choice? | |
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| Gaining Experience | |
| How might you get experience in your chosen career field? | |
| Professional Organizations | |
| List two professional organizations (e.g. PMI or ISACA) that you can consider joining to help you advance in your career. | |
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| Day-to-Day Support | |
| Who will you turn to for support within the university? | |
| Who will you turn to for support outside of the university? | |
| Emergencies | |
| While we never want an emergency to happen, it’s best to have a plan in place before one does—just in case. What steps would you take to mitigate the impacts on your education of following emergencies? | |
| Personal illness: | |
| Unexpected travel for work: | |
| Family emergency: | |
| Natural disaster: | |
| Loss of job: | |
| Mentors | |
| Do you have a mentor? | ☐ Yes ☐ No |
| How could, or does, having a mentor help you? | |
| What steps can you take to build a new mentor relationship or strengthen a mentorship relationship you already have? | |
| What Can We Do? | |
| What can we do to help support your success? | |
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