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Jump Start Your Third Year

Jump Start Your 3rd Year (JS3)

Graduation Plan Fall 2025

All students in the entering freshman class of 2024 are strongly encouraged to participate in Jump Start Your Third-Year meeting in their intended School during the 2025-2026 academic year. We hope this connection will help facilitate progress in your degree and support in the development of your educational goals.

 

All students intending to pursue an engineering degree should participate in an activity that introduces them to career-oriented resources. That career can be going into industry or continuing into higher education. We would like you to consider who can assist you in reaching these goals. See more information on options to attend below.

 

Below are suggested activities we strongly encourage you to complete for your Jump Start 3rd Year:

  1. Attend one workshop hosted by major department between September 29, 2025, to October 10, 2025.
    • JumpStart 3rd Year - Civil & Environmental Engineering
    • JumpStart Your Career
      • Date: October 1, 2025, at 10:00am – 11:00am
      • Location: SE2 224
      • Hosted: School of Engineering by Dean Goel, Student Career Center by Jordan Webb, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center by Horacio Aguilar
    • JumpStart 3rd Year - Electrical Engineering
      • Date: October 2, 2025, at 11:00am - 12:00pm
      • Location: Admin 354
      • Hosted: Sarah Kurtz & Christina Mayo
      • EE Presentation Slides
    • JumpStart 3rd Year - Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    • JumpStart 3rd Year - Chemical Engineering / Material Science and Engineering
    • JumpStart 3rd Year - Computer Science & Engineering
      • Date: October 7, 2025, at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
      • Location: Admin 354
      • Hosted: Florin Rusu & Christina Mayo
      • CSE Presentation Slides
    • JumpStart 3rd Year - Data Science Analytics / Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology
    • JumpStart 3rd Year - Bioengineering
      • Date: October 9, 2025, at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
      • Location: Admin 350
      • Hosted: Anand Bala Subramaniam, Sushma Shrinivasan, Karla Gonzalez
      • BENG Presentation Slides
  2. Attend one career-related event hosted by
  3. Complete two terms Plan with the support of MyDegreePath and complete the questionnaire:
    • Create a graduation plan by downloading the Graduation Plan Fall 2025, includes all your planned courses for the Spring/Fall semesters. (Summer is optional)
    • Use this JumpStart Questionnaire to complete your JumpStart 3rd Year participation
      • The questions will be based on information presented during the workshop, including key points from the PowerPoint slides.
      • Be sure to review the content carefully before submitting​
  4. ​Schedule an appointment with your Academic Advisor (recommended) 
    • To schedule after you have completed steps 1 and 2 above.
      • Click here for an appointment with your academic advisor
      • This will be a 30-minute appointment.
      • Be prepared to discuss your future goals.
      • After your appointment, your advisor will email you with comments on your graduation plan.
    • During non-peak times, come in during walk-ins.

 

If you are officially declared with the School of Engineering and are interested in a major in the School of Social Sciences Humanities and Arts (SSHA) or the School of Natural Sciences (NS), you will need to meet with their Academic Advising Team for Jump Start Your Third Year, and any questions and course advising concerning your specific intended major outside of the School of Engineering.

 

Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Academic Advising

Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Jump Start your Third Year

SSHA Majors              

 

Natural Science Academic Advising

Natural Sciences Jump Start Your Third Year

NS Majors