Dr. Roche's Academic advising page

I am glad to be your academic adviser. I am willing to meet with you to discuss any concerns you have with your experience as a student a Ohio University as well as your professional goals once you graduate. While I might not have all answers but I will share my knowledge of the university and the Physics profession with you.

Please feel free to email me or come and see me during office hours. Use this link to book an appointment.

Dr. Roche
 

• Resources from the advising center
  • The Ohio University Advising center website. They provide guidance for students exploring academic options or seeking to improve academic outcomes.
  • Advising news from the College of Arts and Science news letter: here
  • What you can expect from your advising meeting: Academic advising expectation at OU
    
  • What you can do to prepare for your meeting with your advisor?
    • Review your DARS report for degree requirements that have not been completed. How to read your DARS
    • Become familiar with the sample curriculum available on the P&A web site: Physics BS, Physics BA, Applied Physics BS, Meteorology BS, and Astrophysics BS.
    • Fill out this form and bring it to your advising appointment. (docx or pdf)
    • Rethinking your major? Start by this major exploration exercise, run a What-If DARS.
• How to register to class
  • Use the schedule planner to plan out your classes.
  • Add courses to your shopping cart. Remember you can do this before your actual registration date.
  • Declaring and changing major: here
  • Look up available courses for a specific semester in the course offerings system.
  • Adding or Dropping a class (this link). If you are receiving financial aid, determine how dropping the course may affect your finances by reviewing information at this link: https://www.ohio.edu/financial-aid/resources/withdraw-information
• Choosing classes
  • Departmental web page
  • Short classes that start in the middle of the semester
  • CAS double dipping class list (Tier system - valid for students who started before Fall 2021), CAS double dipping class list (BRICKS system - valid for student who started on or after the Fall of 2021)
  • Summer classes outside OU, also check Transferology.
  • Statistic classes at OU (retrieved Fall 2020)
  • Computer science minor at OU
  • Placement testing (chemistry, computer science, language, music, math)
  • Foreign Languages at OHIO U. (2022, 2023)
  • Cool classes: ET1100: Engineering Graphics Fundamentals.
  • University wide academic advisors:this
• Career advices:
  • College of Arts and Science Career Ready Checklist a 4-years plan.
  • Career ready skills version 1, version 2. Based on the National Association of College and Employers list.
  • OU Physics and Astronomy departmental career web page
  • Ohio University Career and Leadership development center (CLDC) web page, including "What can I do with this major" and "my next move" (see that page)
  • Physics specific resources
    • American Physical Society Career web page
    • Society of Physics student career web page and SPS career toolbox
    • Career resources web page from the American Institute of Physics
• Summer internships (make arrangment in January-February)
  • A somewhat outdated list of summer intership in astro and in physics outside Ohio U here
  • Within our P&A department (this link): consult the P&A website to learn about professor research, email them to enquire about possible internship.
• Find your financial advisor using this link
• Academic skills
  • at OHIO: Study Strategies : this link
  • Reading for understanding: this link or this pdf file.