
First-Year Students
Are you an incoming student? If so, click here!
If you're a student in your first year on the Hilltop, we think that the links below will be helpful.
Want to learn more about available courses for upcoming terms?
- Class Schedules: This tells you where to find your classes!
- Interim: You need to know more about those four weeks in January.
- Registration: Learn how to register for the upcoming term here.
- Academic Advising Website: Get the details on the advising process here.
- Requirements for Graduation:
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, click here.
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Music Education degree, click here.
Want to learn more about BSC's co-curricular and special programs?
Want to connect more with activities and life beyond the classroom?
Want to see the world or get more involved in your own community?
How are your classes going? Check out these resources:
- Request Tutoring: BSC has great tutoring resources if you just need a little help in a class. You can even connect with a free tutor!
- Would you like to tutor? Contact the Academic Resource Center.
- Even the best students routinely take advantage of the Academic Resource Center (ARC). ARC includes:
- Counseling Center: If you think your problems are extracurricular, the Counseling Center is there to help. The counselors can help you work through a wide variety of physical and mental health, family, and social issues. They can also help you obtain academic accommodation if you qualify. Appointments are confidential.
- Study and Time Management: You can find some helpful hints here!
- BSC Honor Code and Council: Information about the Honor Council, Honor Code procedures, tips to avoid plagiarism, and other information related to the Honor Code.
- Moodle: Most professors will be using this to post assignments, class materials, and grades. Find out now!
- If you have problems during your first year, talk with your advisor about possibly redeeming some of those courses to get a better foundation and bring your GPA back up.
- Interested in becoming a peer advisor? Talk to your advisor.
Do you have financial aid concerns?
- Talk with your advisor about your situation. He or she can often direct you to resources.
- Financial Aid Information: Check out financial aid Information on scholarships and grant opportunities here, or call the Financial Aid Office at ext. 4688. The college wants to help if possible, so don't hesitate to ask.
- Work-Study: Check out student employment opportunities here. Birmingham-Southern work-study is fully funded by the college and is not need based—students need not be receiving federal financial aid to work under this program.
- Career Counseling Center: Looking for work off-campus? Make an appointment with the Career Counseling Center. Get career counseling, support on résumé writing, interviewing, and job searches.