Personal Success Strategies for Seminarians
Reminders
Obtaining, reviewing, and recording important information pertinent to your degree program is imperative to degree program success. Below are degree program record items. Degree program record items are important documents that assist you, the seminarian, in completing your degree program successfully.
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Record Item
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Don't forget to:
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Item #1
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Catalog
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retain the catalog current upon your matricutlation.
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Item #2
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Student Handbook:
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obtain a new copy each academic year.
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Item #3
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Degree Map
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revise your plan quarterly.
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Item #4
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Current Course Schedule
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obtain quarterly.
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Item #5
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Internship Information
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record responsibilities, goals, and contact information.
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Item #6
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Current CV/Resume
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update yearly.
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Item #7
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Administrative Correspondence
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record correspondence.
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Item #8
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Other:
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Time Management Skills
Tips
Time management is critical to success as a seminarian but more importantly, life success. Use the Time Management Worksheet below to identify where you spend your time.
Select and print the schedules below that assist you best in prioritizing and planning your time. Use and update them frequently.
IMPORTANT: If the provided schedules do not work for you it is imperative that you find a scheduling and time management system that works for you.
Time Management Worksheet (PDF)
Before you can manage your time you have to identify where your time goes. Use this worksheet to illustrate how many hours each week you have left to spend on course work. Then schedule your time using the worksheets below.
Semester Schedule (PDF)
Use this schedule along with all your syllabi, a current calendar of events, and personal commitments. Fully completed, this schedule will give you an overview of your semester.
Weekly Schedule (PDF)
Refer to your semester schedule along with your course schedule and personal calendar to plan a weekly routine. Fully completed, this schedule will illustrate your weekly routine.
Daily Schedule (PDF)
Refer to your weekly schedule and construct a "to-do" list for the day. To-do lists help you to see what you need or want to get done in a day and a list helps you to prioritize!
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Spiritual Formation
Devotional Life
Daily Bread online offers daily devotionals in a selection of languages along with a link to search various translations of the Bible.
Meditate on Scripture with Sacred Space.
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