{"id":721,"date":"2020-07-27T20:43:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T20:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/?page_id=721"},"modified":"2026-02-17T22:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:24:47","slug":"mid-semester-checkup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/navigating-you-first-year\/mid-semester-checkup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Semester Checkup"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856;\">Objectives<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After completing this module you should be able to evaluate your own <em>Mid-Semester Progress<\/em>. In particular after reviewing the content below you should be able to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Better understand practices necessary for continuing academic success and whether you are meeting them,<\/li>\r\n<li>Assess the effectiveness of your current habits and behaviors by monitoring current grades and academic standing, and<\/li>\r\n<li>Apply help-seeking behaviors, adjust habits, and set new goals to achieve academic success.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856;\">Timing &amp; Prerequisites<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This module should take about 60 minutes to complete. There are no particular prerequisites for this module, but if you have not already completed the module on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/navigating-you-first-year\/goal-setting-and-motivation\/\">Goal Setting and Motivation<\/a> you may want to do that one as well.\u00a0 You should run through this module once your midterm grades are posted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856;\">Learning Materials<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Review the following content and then check your understanding below.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/wcsumedia\/gab-grow-mid-semester-academic-checkup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gab &amp; Grow: Mid-Semester Checkup<\/a>\u00a0 (Podcast)\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/firstyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2021\/09\/GG-Mid-semester-check-in.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gab &amp; Grow: Mid-Semester Checkup<\/a> (Transcript)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/firstyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2020\/07\/Top-10-Things-to-do-NOW-to-Improve-Before-Finals-FY-Module.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 10 Things to do NOW to Improve Before Finals<\/a> (Handout)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #002856;\">Checking Your Understanding<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Complete this activity to check your understanding:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Use a\u00a0GPA Calculator to help you fill in the &#8220;<a href=\"\/firstyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2020\/08\/If-the-semester-were-to-end-today...-worksheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If the semester were to end today&#8230; worksheet<\/a>&#8221; (Fillable PDF: To use this\u00a0<em>Fillable PDF,\u00a0<\/em>right click on the link and choose Save As.\u00a0 Once you have it saved to your computer, fill in the form and save it to your computer.)<\/li>\r\n<li>Look back at the exams you have gotten back so far this semester and review them with this <a href=\"\/firstyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2020\/07\/Post-Test-Review-2pg-with-dozen-reasons-FY-Module.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Post Test Review Checklist<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives After completing this module you should be able to evaluate your own Mid-Semester Progress. 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