Double Degree Club DDC Orientation Event 2023 Organized by David Hood, Alysia Wong 2 Welcome! Please keep desks folded until we begin :) Join the DD ‘28 Discord Follow the DDC on Instagram DDC 3 Meet your Mentors! Alysia Wong 2A Math/ BBA DDC FYR (S23) David Hood 2A CS/ BBA DDC FYR (S23) Christian Stefaniw 2A CS/BBA Pranav Bedi 2A CS/BBA Kelvin Yeung 2A CS/ BBA DDC Internal (S23 ) Guo Chen 2A CS/ BBA DDC Pres (W23) DDC FYR (F22 ) And a dd us on LinkedIn ! Teresa Zhang 2A CS/ BBA DDC External (W23 ) Wendy Yang 2A Fmr . Math/BBA 4 Agenda How to stay in Double Degree 3 Mock Lab 5 Co - Op: The Bare Minimum 6 Reality Check! 2 About Double Degree 1 7 School Life Balance & Where to Get Support 4 What to expect from your 1A classes 8 How to Get Involved 5 DD 2028 by the Numbers DDC 6 What DD program are you in? Source: Survey 7 Where are you coming to Waterloo from? Source: Survey 8 Was DD Your First - Choice Program? Source: Survey 9 Frequently Asked Questions DDC 12 Can I move my business courses? A: You aren’t able to change the timing of your BU Core courses. For first year, that’s BU111 and BU121. However, it is possible to move EC 120 and EC 140! (This must be done using LORIS) Note: I am not an advisor! Please ask *them* if you have questions about this. 13 Transferring in and out of DD DD is direct - entry only. Transfers into the program are not possible unless you start back in 1A. 14 Keep Math/CS Keep BBA Home School: UW Guaranteed Keep Co - Op Ask the advisors Fight for Co - Op Home School: WLU Need progression Fight for Co - Op Guaranteed Fight for Co - Op Transferring in and out of DD Transferring out of DD Abandon ship? 16 Progression Requirements (2022) • Cumulative average of all courses must be 60%+ • Complete the Communication Skills course (60%+) before 2A • Complete at least 10 distinct courses , with maximum 3 repeats in total and maximum 1 repeat for any course • Minimum GPA of 7.0 in BU111 and BU121 • Minimum GPA of 5.0 in non - BU courses from both UW and WLU courses • You must complete BU 111, 121 (first attempts of these courses must be completed by April 30), and EC 120 and 140 • The above must be complete by August 31! 17 Progression Requirements • Minimum GPA of 7.0 in BU111 and BU121 What the heck is a 7.0 anyway? 19 Grade Conversion Table Confusing! 20 Grade Conversion Example WLU course grade à 12 - Point Scale (WLU Transcript) à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) UW course grade à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) 21 Grade Conversion Example 90.2% in EC 120 WLU course grade à 12 - Point Scale (WLU Transcript) à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) UW course grade à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) 22 Grade Conversion Example 90.2% in EC 120 WLU course grade à 12 - Point Scale (WLU Transcript) à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) UW course grade à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) 12.0 (A+) on 12 - point scale 23 Grade Conversion Example 90.2% in EC 120 WLU course grade à 12 - Point Scale (WLU Transcript) à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) UW course grade à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) 12.0 (A+) on 12 - point scale 95 on percentage scale (yay!) WLU UW 24 Grade Conversion Example 82.4% in CS 135 WLU course grade à 12 - Point Scale (WLU Transcript) à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) UW course grade à Percentage Scale (UW Transcript) à 12 - Point Scale (WLU Transcript) 10.0 (A - ) on 12 - point scale 82 on percentage scale WLU UW