Active Guidance in the First Year of Undergraduate Studies
Since the start of the 2018–2019 academic year in September, the active academic advising program established by the ORE Act has been implemented at the Faculty of Sciences. It includes several levels to help you find the remedial resources best suited to your academic path.
Succeed with the Help of the Career Services Office
Whether it’s because you’re having trouble keeping up or because you realize you don’t want to continue this program, you may want to change your academic track. You can do so as early as the first semester through the“See the flyer”certification program offered by SCUIO-IP (on the ground floor of the Science Library).
They’ll help you assess your project and your skills and introduce you to the many training programs available. Did you know that some BTS and DUT programs start in January? If that’s what you’re looking for, don’t wait until the end of the academic year!
The active guidance program applies to all first-year students.
When might I need help?
● If I don’t have a science-track high school diploma…
● If I have a science-track high school diploma but low grades in science…
● If I scored low on the ParcourSup placement tests…
● If I’ve taken a break from my studies…
● If I received a “yes, if” response…
YOU HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO THE FIRST YEAR AT THE FACULTY OF SCIENCES IN MONTPELLIER ON A CONDITIONAL BASIS (“YES, IF”)
This response to your application is not a disciplinary action. This page explains why you received this response and how the School of Science will take steps to provide you with the resources you need to succeed this year.
The admissions committee that reviewed your ParcourSup application determined that your profile indicated potential weaknesses. These weaknesses may include the subjects you chose in your junior and senior years**, low grades in science during your junior and senior years, a break in your studies, a *non-traditional* educational background, etc.
In certain tracks (Mathematics and Its Applications, Computer Science), TU will be offered to you starting in the first semester. In the other tracks, you are free to choose your courses: no options are closed to you because of your “yes, if” status; you will be in classes that mix “yes” and “yes, if” students, and you will take the same exams and quizzes.
This classification is not a penalty, much less a stigma. On the contrary, being classified as “yes, if” gives you special access to certain support services, including mentoring by master’s or third-year undergraduate students and one-on-one meetings during the first semester with faculty advisors from your academic track.
Semester 1
Specific, early intervention for “yes, if” children:
- Individual meetings withthe director of studies and the faculty advisors on the teaching team,
- Student mentoring forhelp with study skills or specific subjects,
- In some portals,remediation TU .
Choosing a Major in Semester 2
Toward the end of the first semester, it will be time to take stock and think about the next steps for this first year.
- If you don't have any particular difficulties, you can continue on to a standard L1 program,
- If you’re facing difficulties but completing your L1 in two years is a reasonable possibility, some programs offer a streamlined second semester, in which TU standard track are replaced bytailored remedial TU . This option means you’ll have to give up on completing the L1 in one year, but it allows you to build your skills so you can succeed at a more manageable pace. Of course, you will retain the credits TU during your first year.
The three portals offering this option are Maths and Its Applications, PCSI, and SVSE (See the second-semester schedule for each portal by clicking on the links below).
=> Maths Portal
=> PCSI Portal
=> SVSE Portal
- If you feel that your initial choice of track was not the right one, in some cases you can arrange to switch tracks for the following year by following the internal TU as part of a lighter second semester. At the end of your first L1 year, you will repeat your first year in your chosen track to complete your L1 degree in two years.
- If you are experiencing significant difficulties that lead you to believe the School of Science is not the right program for you, career reorientation courses will allow you to make the most of your second semester and prepare your ParcourSup application under the best possible conditions. These courses take place during the first 7 weeks of the second semester so that the grades can be included in your application.
The academic advising team will be there to help you choose the best path for you.
The specific features of each portal are detailed in the documents below.