Academic Plan
COURSE OF STUDY
My current degree program is a General Arts Degree in Jewish Studies, however should my requirement to withdraw for one year be waived I am planning to attempt to change my major to a Bachelor of Arts General or Honours Degree in Psychology in the upcoming academic year.
FULL TIME VS PART TIME STATUS
Due to my conditions of entrance at Queen¿¿s University I am currently under Part time status with Queen¿¿s University taking a maximum of 3 courses per term. This has worked out well in also allowing me to undertake a part-time job in order to provide more financial resources to pay for my schooling, however I plan to take on less hours in order to devote more time with school, and also allow more flexibility to improve my ability to deal with external stressors.
ACADEMIC PREPARATION
During the previous Academic Year (2014/2015), I realized that some reasons leading to my less than adequate performance in addition to my extenuating circumstances were due to my lack of learning strategies, specifically time management and study skills, as well as focusing on the wrong subjects of studies for my interests and strengths. To remedy this, in the upcoming year I am going to attend the on campus workshops provided by the Learning Commons as well as meeting with a Peer Learning Assistant in order to focus on my specific issues. As previously mentioned, I also am currently in the process of attempting to change my degree to that of a Psychology degree, and this is because my previous course of study was not attuned to my strengths or interests. I have changed my current goal to a Degree in Psychology as this subject is of great interest to me, and I feel motivated towards succeeding in this field.
PERSONAL RESOURCES
In terms of mental health resources, starting in mid/late winter of 2015, I have maintained a personal counsellor within the Health Counselling and Disability Services, however last year and continuing into this year I faced personal situations that affected my academic performance, and for which I felt as though I didn¿¿t have adequate professional support. Because of this, this year I plan to/have begun to see my counsellor more frequently and focus on strategies to better manage my boundaries within my relationships both family and personal, and also coping strategies to manage my anxiety and resulting depressive feelings in order to have adequate psychological and emotional support.
SITUATIONAL
In the 2014/2015 academic year, I faced a couple of family and relationship emergency and extenuating circumstances that greatly impacted me, which have continued into this year. My current family and relationship situation continues to impact my academic abilities, however I am confident I am able to overcome any roadblocks caused by my extenuating circumstances with the resources available to me through the university, including the aforementioned supports for academics as well as my counsellor, and support from my peers through the aforementioned strategies.
My current degree program is a General Arts Degree in Jewish Studies, however should my requirement to withdraw for one year be waived I am planning to attempt to change my major to a Bachelor of Arts General or Honours Degree in Psychology in the upcoming academic year.
FULL TIME VS PART TIME STATUS
Due to my conditions of entrance at Queen¿¿s University I am currently under Part time status with Queen¿¿s University taking a maximum of 3 courses per term. This has worked out well in also allowing me to undertake a part-time job in order to provide more financial resources to pay for my schooling, however I plan to take on less hours in order to devote more time with school, and also allow more flexibility to improve my ability to deal with external stressors.
ACADEMIC PREPARATION
During the previous Academic Year (2014/2015), I realized that some reasons leading to my less than adequate performance in addition to my extenuating circumstances were due to my lack of learning strategies, specifically time management and study skills, as well as focusing on the wrong subjects of studies for my interests and strengths. To remedy this, in the upcoming year I am going to attend the on campus workshops provided by the Learning Commons as well as meeting with a Peer Learning Assistant in order to focus on my specific issues. As previously mentioned, I also am currently in the process of attempting to change my degree to that of a Psychology degree, and this is because my previous course of study was not attuned to my strengths or interests. I have changed my current goal to a Degree in Psychology as this subject is of great interest to me, and I feel motivated towards succeeding in this field.
PERSONAL RESOURCES
In terms of mental health resources, starting in mid/late winter of 2015, I have maintained a personal counsellor within the Health Counselling and Disability Services, however last year and continuing into this year I faced personal situations that affected my academic performance, and for which I felt as though I didn¿¿t have adequate professional support. Because of this, this year I plan to/have begun to see my counsellor more frequently and focus on strategies to better manage my boundaries within my relationships both family and personal, and also coping strategies to manage my anxiety and resulting depressive feelings in order to have adequate psychological and emotional support.
SITUATIONAL
In the 2014/2015 academic year, I faced a couple of family and relationship emergency and extenuating circumstances that greatly impacted me, which have continued into this year. My current family and relationship situation continues to impact my academic abilities, however I am confident I am able to overcome any roadblocks caused by my extenuating circumstances with the resources available to me through the university, including the aforementioned supports for academics as well as my counsellor, and support from my peers through the aforementioned strategies.