Above the mage!

Chapter 126 Course Selection
There is a line of warm reminder below the first dean’s quotations on the title page.

The college logistics department will provide students with a wide selection of well-paid college tasks for them to take.

In addition, the college has set up a special trading area for internal transactions among students.

Students who master magic skills can earn money by making corresponding magic items.

Gaode calculated his savings and found that he still had 212 gold and 15 silver.

This is definitely not as good as the "second generation of French" who have family support.

But at least he doesn't have to worry about course fees in his first year and can freely choose courses that interest him.

If it weren't for this deposit, what Gao De would have to do now is to go to the logistics department to take on the academy's mission and earn tuition fees.

And limited by the "tuition fees", he certainly cannot choose all the courses that interest him, and can only choose them one by one like squeezing toothpaste.

Instead of like it is now, when choosing a course you only need to consider whether you are interested in it and nothing else.

This just proves the first half of the words of the first dean, Ronan Horry: "The money in our hands is a tool to maintain freedom."

In the next hour, Gao De carefully read the introductions to all the open courses offered by the college.

I also gained a deeper understanding of the situation at Seres College.

He then put down the scroll introducing the course and opened another scroll that served as "Admission Approval".

It records Gaode’s basic information as well as the admission information and tutor information approved by the college, and finally has the seal of the college committee.

After this, Gaode will use this scroll to report to his mentor.

"Hesi O'Kenley, senior instructor, third-ring mage, head of the Rune Department, chief rune instructor, third-level rune master, specializes in rune analysis and reorganization, and rune construction."

On the scroll, there was only this simple introduction to the mentor assigned to him.

Gao De frowned slightly.

It’s not that I’m dissatisfied with the tutor assigned by the college.

How shameless would he be if he was still not satisfied with a three-ring wizard as his mentor?

The reason for frowning was that Hossi O'Kenley was the chief rune instructor of the academy.

Gaode had already learned in advance that in Seres College, mentors are very important to students and even affect their development and future achievements.

The most direct point is that if students want to successfully "graduate" from the college, they must first get the nod from their instructor.

Because according to the rules of the Seres School of Magic, in order to "graduate" from the school, the following conditions must be met:

1. Complete all required courses and obtain a passing grade or above.

This is the most basic condition. If you can't even accomplish this, you can't be considered a qualified magician.

2. Obtain more than 100 credits.

This is the minimum credit requirement, ensuring that every student can achieve a certain depth and breadth of knowledge.

1. The mage level must be at least st level mage or above.

This is the minimum level requirement. If you can't even be called a formal magician, you are indeed not qualified to "graduate" from Seres College.

4. Complete a final project and pass the review of the college committee.

In order to graduate, students need to comprehensively apply the knowledge, skills and even theories they have mastered, conduct in-depth research and practice on a specific problem, and complete a specific design or research project.

This is a comprehensive test of the students' knowledge and skills.

The mentor plays a vital role in this process.

It not only provides knowledge, resources and opportunities, but also directly determines whether the students' final design can be successfully submitted for review and the final evaluation they can receive.

According to Gao De's understanding, the relationship between mentors and students in Seres College is equivalent to the relationship between mentors and graduate students in the previous life.

According to normal circumstances, as the head of the Rune Department, Jose O'Kenley would most likely teach students about "runes". Even the research direction provided for students' graduation projects would most likely be in the field of "runeology".

In other words, since he became a student of Hossi O'Kenley, Gao De would inevitably have to learn "rune literature".

That's the problem.

As one of the three major magic craftsmen, "Rune Master" has always been the most mysterious, and the threshold is recognized to be the highest.

Before this, Gao De had never been exposed to "Rune Literature" and didn't even know what "Rune Literature" was.

He was not sure whether he would like the course or whether he could master it.

However, the mentor assignments have already been made.

Even if Gao De found out that he was not suitable for "Rune Literature" by then, he would have almost no chance to change his career.

"Alas." Gao De sighed slightly.

At least in the previous life, graduate students had to choose their supervisors, and it was a two-way choice.

At this point, it became a blind selection.

All we can do is to accept the situation as it comes.

Fortunately, Gao De, who has always had excellent grades since childhood, has never encountered a subject that he cannot master, so he still has some confidence in his heart.

All courses and subjects in Seres College are arranged by the students themselves, without any compulsion.

Even if it is a required course, you can put it off until you are ready to "graduate".

Of course, it would be wishful thinking to want to "graduate" from college without completing the college's course and credit requirements.

After Gao De understood all the courses offered by the college, he went to the committee building again, entered the hall, and walked to the course selection counter.

The staff member in charge of reception was an old man in his fifties or sixties wearing a blue robe.

He was sitting behind the wide counter, sipping tea leisurely. The fragrance of tea was so thick that one could smell it as soon as one got close.

As Gao De approached, the old man put down his teacup and asked with a smile, "Young man, do you want to choose a class?"

"Yes." Gao De nodded and handed over his identity badge.

The old man took the ID card and swiped it on the alchemy machine in front of the counter. "Oh, you're a freshman. What courses are you going to take?"

Gao De had already made up his mind and slowly named the courses he planned to take in his first year: "Mage Fundamentals", "Magic Application and Combat", and "Basic Cultural Courses".

First of all, there are three compulsory courses, which you must choose without a doubt.

The first two required courses, "Mage Fundamentals", "Spell Application and Combat", and "Basic Cultural Courses", are divided into three stages and take at least three academic years to complete.

The first stage courses have a uniform price of 10 gold coins and each credit is 1 point.

The "Basic Cultural Course" can be completed in one academic year, with credits up to 3 points, but the course fee is more expensive, requiring 20 gold coins.

In addition, Gao De also took a branch course under "Basic Cultural Courses": "Geography of the Norland Continent and Geography of War", with a credit of 2 points and a course fee of 20 gold coins.

Branch course under "Spell Application and Combat": "Understanding of General Spells (0th to 3rd Ring)", credit is 1 point, course fee is 10 gold coins.

Both courses are knowledge-based courses, and the assessment is just a paper.

As long as you attend classes and spend some time memorizing the teaching materials, it is almost impossible to fail the "assessment".

This type of course, called "water course" by students in the college, is the best choice for water credits.

However, Gaode chose these two courses not for the "water" credits, but simply because he felt that the contents of these two courses were very useful to him.

"Nolan's Continental Geography and War Geography" can help him better understand the world.

"Understanding of General Spells (Ring 0-Ring 3)" makes up for Gaode's weakness in spell cognition.

(End of this chapter)