The
Academic Advising Center gives
the Placement Exams to all incoming
students. After receiving placement
results, students are referred
to the appropriate office for
advisement based on their class
standing and major.
Academic
advisors in the AAC advise the
following student population:
- Undeclared
freshmen with 0-32 credits completed
- Undeclared
sophomores with 33 – 42*
credit completed
- Transfer
students whose major is undecided
*
All students must declare a major
by the time of completing 42 credits.
(Click here for How to declare
a major.)
A
student who has declared a
major officially (please
refer to "Declaring
a Major")
should seek a faculty advisor
in the
major department.
Once a student has declared
a major, academic advisors
in the AAC will no longer
assist them for advisement.
Students are encouraged to
access CAPP
(Curriculum Advising and
Program Planning) that
provides Degree Audit Evaluations
including progress reports
on the General Education
Requirements.
However,
when a student who has declared
a major needs our assistance with
their General Education Requirements,
he/she can submit a General Education
Worksheet Request Form (available
at the AAC or Click here to
download). Upon receipt of a
request, an advisor will evaluate
his/her academic progress on
General Education and generate
a worksheet manually. He/she
may pick the worksheet up by
visiting the AAC. In the worksheet,
you will find the name of the
advisor who evaluated your General
Education progress. If you have
any further questions regarding
the worksheet, you may contact
the advisor and set up an appointment
if you wish.
I
am an entering Freshman:
As
an
entering
freshman,
you
will
be
advised
at
the
AAC
or
the
First-Year
Experience
Program
Office,
regardless
of
your
major.
EOP
Students
are
seen
by
the
designated
advisor
in
the
EOP
Office.
I
am a Freshman with 0 – 32
credits completed:
Students
who
have
not
decided
on
a
major
will
be
seen
by
an
advisor
at
AAC
(876-3044)
until
they
officially
declare
a
major.
Please
make
an
appointment
with
the
advisor
you
have
seen
for
the
initial
advising.
Indication
of your intended major on the
College application constitutes
an official declaration of a major
(except for all majors in School
of Business and Criminology).
Students in the First Year Program
may contact the First Year Office
at 3458 or 3937 for advising.
If you are not sure of your major even if you indicated a specific major in the College application, you may see an advisor at the AAC.
Those
whose intended major is Business
(Accounting, Business Administration,
Business & Management,
Finance, Marketing, or MIS) or
Criminology must see an advisor
at the AAC. Please make an appointment
with the same advisor you saw
for the initial advising. Exceptions
are:
- I
have seen an EOP advisor. —> Contact
your EOP advisor for advisement.
- I
am a CSTEP student. —> Contact
your CSTEP advisor for advisement.
I
am a Sophomore with 32 – 42
credits completed:
You
will be seen by the AAC advisors
until you officially
declare a major. You must declare a major
when you have earned 42 credits.
- I
have seen an EOP advisor. —> Contact
your EOP advisor for advisement.
- I
am a CSTEP student.—> Contact
your CSTEP advisor for advisement.
- I
have declared a major.—> Contact
your major department for
advisement.
I
am a transfer student with more
than 42 credits but not sure
of what my major will be:
An
academic advisor at the AAC
will assist you to select a
major. Once you decide,
you should declare the major
almost immediately. Contact
the department for further
assistance.
I
am a transfer student with more
than 42 credits and accepted
to a specific major program,
but I also want to see an advisor
in the AAC:
Unfortunately,
once you have declared a major
and been helped by the department,
the
AAC should not advise you.
However,
we can assist you with tracking
your progress with the General
Education
Requirements.
(Click here for How
to request a General Education
evaluation)
Assignment
of an advisor in the AAC
An
academic advisor will be assigned
to you when you make an appointment
for advisement the first time.
The advisor will be YOUR advisor
until you declare a major.
How
do you determine who becomes
my advisor?
Assignment
is on a random basis to balance
each advisor’s
workload.
What
if I didn’t
like my advisor?
You
may request a change, but we encourage
students to stay with the same
advisor as long as possible.
I
really like my advisor at the
AAC. Can I continue with the
same person after I declare
a major?
No.
Once you declare a major, you
are to see a faculty advisor
in your major department. If
you haven't completed your
General Education requirements
by the time you declare a major,
or if you are not sure of your
progress with General Education
requirements, you may request
us to do an evaluation.
I
missed my appointment with a
faculty advisor before the semester
was over, and s/he is on vacation
now. What can I do?
During
breaks
in
summer
and
winter,
advisors
at
the
AAC
will
help
you.
However,
there
is
a
limit
to
what
we
can
do.
Thus,
we
encourage
seeing
faculty
advisors
once
you
declare
a
major before the
session
ends.
Before
the
semester
begins,
you
should
consult
with
a
faculty
member
of
your
major
department
to see
if
the
courses
you
have
registered
for
are
appropriate
for
your
degree
program.
