Health Studies

& Gerontology

2009 Orientation

Who Wants to be an
HSG Millionaire?
Lifelines:
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Ask an Orientation Leader - One
 Who is Paul McDonald?

The Department Chair Your Winter term

A: for Health Studies and B: Health 102 prof
Gerontology

The wealthy alumni who

donated enough money to
C: Some old, dead guy D: build Paul McDonald’s
Cafeteria
 A. The
Department
Chair
Where do you pick up your Health Studies
Undergraduate Handbook?

After this See Pam in her office

A: demonstration B: in the next two weeks

It is in a .pdf file on I already got it in the

C: UW-ACE D: mail
B. See Pam
in her office
in the next
two weeks
What is the residency requirement for Health
Studies and Gerontology?

You must live in There is no

A: residence for at least B: requirement -
one term at UW Residency is optional

You must complete at Residency is only required

C: least half of your program
D: for students in the pre-
while in full-time studies health professions option
 C. You must
complete at least
half of your
program while in
full-time studies
 Rules regarding changing
your courses include:

If you are doing poorly

You need to take all
in a course, the best
A: option is to drop it and B: your HSG courses in
take it again later
the correct terms

All elective courses that There are no rules for when

are not part of a declared you need to take your
C: minor or option need to be D: courses – just get them done
before graduation
approved by an advisor
B. You need to
take all HSG
courses in the
correct terms
Your Chemistry lab is on Friday evening. How
can you change this to a better time?

You cannot change Use Quest to drop the

A: your lab times B: lab and then add a
new lab section

Ask Pam to change it Use Quest to SWAP

C: D:
for you your lab section
 D. Use
Quest to
SWAP your
lab section
How do you fulfill your WHMIS milestone?

Buy the textbook in the

Complete the online
A: book store and write the B:
UW-ACE course
required exam

Only students in the

Faculty of Science You only need WHMIS
C: require the WHMIS D: if you are working on-
milestone campus part-time
B. Complete
the online
UW-ACE
course
How do you fulfill your English Language
Proficiency Requirement milestone?

Buy the textbook in the Complete the online

A: book store and write the B: UW-ACE course
required exam

Write the ELPE on You do not need to

write the ELPE if
C: your assigned date D:
and score over 60% English is your first
Language
C. Write the ELPE
on your assigned
date (Dec. 8 at 1:00
p.m. in the PAC)
and score over
60%
 Which of the following is
acceptable according to UW rules
and regulations?

Copying material from Handing in an old

A: websites or other B: assignment with a
public resources similar topic

Handing in the same

C: lab assignment as D: None of the above
your lab partner
D. None
of the
above
 What does OPD stand for?

The Office for Persons Obsessive

A: with Disabilities B: Progressive Disorder

Organization for Pig

C: One Payment Due D: Dissections
 A. The
Office for
Persons with
Disabilities
Which of the following is true regarding the
Living-Learning Community?

Students must have Your group/cluster will

signed up by August to be
A: allowed to participate in B: only consist of other
Health Studies
any of the events
students

The peer leaders will It will be the setting for the

tutor you since they’ve
C: D: new TV series “The Smart
taken all of the same Life”, starring Paris Hilton
courses and Nicole Richie.
 B. Your
group/cluster will
only consist of
other Health
Studies students
What do you do if you are ill on the day
of your HLTH 101 midterm?

Do the best you can on Go to your doctor to get

your midterm and verification of your illness to
A: request the 10% illness B: show your prof when you are
contacted regarding your
adjustment missed midterm

Contact your prof as soon

as possible and go to your
Either A or B,
C: doctor to get verification D: depending on your
of your illness level of incapacitation
 C. Contact your
prof as soon as
possible and go to
your doctor to get
verification of your
illness
You have e-mailed your prof and you have
not received a response.
Which reason is most likely?

You sent your e-mail from You asked for clarification

A: your hotmail account
B: on course material and
instead of your UW e-mail you should have asked
the TA instead

You did not include

your full name and
C: D: Both A and C
Student ID
D. Both A
and C
OMG! Your mid-term grades are too low!
What should you do?

Drop the class before

A: B: See Pam
the final exam

C: See your TAs D: Both B and C

D. Both B
and C
 Mom and Dad are taking me on
vacation in December but I don’t
know when my exams are.
What should I do?

Make sure to ask all of my

profs when their final
Tell my parents to go
A: exam is being held during B: without me
the first week of classes

Wait until the official exam Submit an “Exam

schedule is released and Accommodation” form and
C: book my vacation when my D: my travel documentation to
exams are sure to be the Registrar’s Office by
finished October 1st
C. Wait until the
official exam
schedule is released
and book my
vacation when my
exams are sure to be
finished
 When and where can you find your
Fall exam schedule?

End of September – End of September –

A: On Quest B: On UW-ACE

End of October – On End of October –

C: Quest D: Posted on Registrar’s
Office website
D. End of
October –
Posted on
Registrar’s
Office website
 What are the minimum averages
needed in the Health Studies and
Gerontology Program?

65% in Health
A: All passing grades in B: courses and 62%
required courses overall

67% in Health 75% overall for Co-op

courses and 63%
C: D: and 65% overall for
overall Regular
 C. 67% in
Health and 63%
overall
 Which of the following grades are
not calculated as 32% in your average?

A: NCR – No Credit B: DNW – Did Not Write

Received Examination

FTC – Failure to
C: D: WF––Withdrew
Withdrew- Failed
Complete WF Failed
A. NCR – No
Credit
Received
 Which of the following information regarding
dropping a course is not true?

If you drop a course in the

All course drops need first three weeks of classes
A: to be approved by the B: your transcript will never
course instructor show that you took the
course

If you drop a course early Once the term has

enough in the term you
C: may be eligible for a
D: begun you can drop a
course on Quest
tuition refund
A. All course
drops need to be
approved by the
course instructor
My peer leader is in fourth year health studies and
gerontology and her degree requirements
are different from mine. What should I do?

Ignore my peer leader’s Check the degree requirement

requirements and just inventory on Quest at the
A: follow the checklist I’m B: beginning of every term to stay
up-to-date on changes to my
given requirements

Check with my academic Inform my peer leader that

C: advisor; something isn’t D: their requirements have
right changed
A. Ignore my
peer leader’s
requirements
 Great
Great Job!!!!
Job!!!!

Thank you for playing!

Things To Do in the Upcoming
Weeks
 Have fun!
 Meet new people
 Activate email
 Complete WHMIS
 Visit Pam Hurvid to pick up a handbook and to
talk about your elective for Winter ’10 (BMH
2305)
 Attend classes