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How to Select a Major
What interests you? Sometimes it seems like there are so many opportunities. Other times, nothing really stands out. We do have some resources to help.
Career Services has many different resources to help with your selection.
Take time to visit instructors from several departments in order to gain valuable information about their various fields.
Once you have decided on a major, you may inform us by filling out a Major/Minor declaration form and dropping it off at the Registrar's office located on the first floor of Stevens.
How to Select a Faculty Advisor
An advisor could be a professor who you have really enjoyed. You may also check with the department of your major for available advisors. Make an appointment to meet with them and see how your discussion goes. Ask them what excites them about their field. If this person seems to be able to meet your expectations, ask them to be your advisor. You will need to have them sign the advisor change form found in the Registrar's office or online. This form may also be used to declare your major.
Changing My Registration
As you plan your class schedule it will be important to understand the certain registration policies and deadlines. Check out the Registrar's Office website for the exact dates. For additional information, you may contact the appropriate person in the Registrar's Office.
Transferring in Course Work
Staying Informed
E-nnouncements are a great way to stay up on what is going on around campus. You may view these a couple of different ways.
Through Bruindata - you may select to have e-nnouncements post on your home page. Select Change Content, select the appropriate e-nnouncements from the GFU section. Click save. You may change how these are displayed by selecting the Change Layout heading. Just click the appropriate arrows to move your items around. You might even want to add a game or two to your home page.
Through Email - Go to the E-nnouncement website and click the envelope link next to the appropriate announcements. The e-nnouncements will be sent to the email address you request.
Archive E-nnouncements are available online as well.
I Need to Prove I Am a Student at GFU
To provide documentation of your grades and/or GPA (example: good student discount for auto insurance), ask if an unofficial transcript will suffice, and then print one through Bruindata. Click the "My Data" tab and then "Transcript". If you need something a little more official - bring or send their form or our form to the Registrar's office. We will send the verification in about two weeks.
To verify future registration or for any other reason not discussed above, bring or send their form or our form to the Registrar's office. We will send the verification in about two weeks.
Finding a Job on Campus
Check out our student employee page for information.
Where Are My Classes?
When Are My Finals?
Monday of the last week of the semester is designated as a Study Day. Take a look at our final schedule for more information.
How To Be Academically Successful
We can recommend several steps to help you be successful in your studies. Check them out.
Balanced Living
When you begin college you have a number of choices to make and it is very easy to take on more than you can handle. Just like it is important to eat a balanced diet, the activities in which you participate need to reflect balance as well. Remember, college is about a complete educational experience which includes your learning in the classroom as well as key activities and relationships outside the classroom. However, too much of either does not reflect a healthy lifestyle.
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) exists to help you work through some these decisions related to your coursework. The ARC offers tutoring and various workshops throughout the year on such subjects as test taking strategies and time management.
Health and Counseling Services is available to help with many of your health concerns and questions.
Service Opportunities
One of the hallmarks of an education at George Fox is the opportunities to serve others that are a routine part of the undergraduate experience. After all, part of our institutional mission is to participate "responsibly in our world's concerns." For more information visit the Campus Ministries page.
Tutorials for Online Services
Many services provided by the university are available online. In order to use these services we have developed a number of tutorials that explain how to access the specific tools.
Some of these tools include:
Where Else Can I Go For Help?
