Broaden Your Horizons
Your time in college offers an opportunity to widen your horizons and explore new areas.
We've created a checklist of ways you can get involved at Bakersfield College and partake in activities to enrich your life while you are a student.
Get the Tool
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Clutter is not just the stuff on your floor - it's anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living.
Peter Walsh
My Degree Path
About the Tool
My Degree Path will show you a worksheet for an audit of the program you've selected in your most recent admission/update form.
What If
If you're actually pursuing a different degree and major, go to Window #1 in the Office of Admissions & Records to have your program changed.
You can explore other options using the tool, by selecting "What-If" from the list on the left side of the page.
Use the Tool
My Degree Path is only available on InsideBC(Student Tab).
First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
Napoleon Hill
Student Education Plan
Create an educational plan to make sure you can complete you Bakersfield College goals.
See a counselor to create your plan today!
Call (661) 395-4421.
Organize, don't agonize.
Nancy Pelosi
Study Groups
Professor Joyce Kirst has created a handout all about study groups - and how to make the most of one.
Ready to start one?
We've created a study group sign-up sheet. Just print it out, take it to class and you're on your way!
The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.
Juma Ikangaa
Taking Notes
Taking good notes can help you remember what you learned in class, and can be very valuable when studying for tests.
Bakersfield College students shared their tips on taking notes -- in lectures, and when reading textbooks.
Test Preparation
Preparing for your tests is important. We've created two guides to help you prepare for your tests. One is to help you figure out your test preparation strategies. The second will help you determine if your strategies worked, and will help you determine what you can change for your future tests.
5 Day Study Plan
Before the Test
After the Test
Seeing a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying iwth that plan.
Tom Landry
Time Management/Schedule Resources
Need help scheduling your time? We've got a few different tools to help you figure out how to organize your day, week and semester.
Scheduling Brochure
Professor Joyce Kirst has prepared this handout to help you learn the importance of scheduling, as well as tips on how to do it effectively.
You can download this tool:
Planning Calendar
This handy calendar already includes some of the important dates on Bakersfield College's campus - print it out and add your own information to keep yourself organized all semester!
We've also prepped an example to show you how it's done:
Analyze Your Schedule
Keep track of what you do for an entire week - then use this tool to see where you might be wasting your time, and develop a plan to make improvements.
When you're done, use the blank weekly schedule form to make sure you stay on track!
We've created an example of a filled out weekly schedule to help get you started, and to give you ideas:
Long Term Project Plan
This work plan helps you figure out the requirements of a long-term projects - and set up a personal schedule to get it all done by the time it's due
Use Gmail to Schedule Your Time!
We've created a guide to help you enter you schedule, appointments, due dates, etc., into your gmail account - and sync it with your phone!
- Download the Guide (PDF Version)
- Download the Guide (Word Version)
Videos
Student Videos
Select a video to watch it on YouTube.
Many of the following documents are PDF, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations or Microsoft Word documents and will automatically download to your computer. If you do not have Microsoft office on your computer, you may download the free viewers at:
President’s Blog