Advising
Roles and Responsibilities of Students/Advisees
Read the Advising Handbook and the assorted documents on the Center for Student Success website.
From the CoAS advising plan template: "As an advisee, you have clear responsibilities in the advising partnership in order to be successful:
- Schedule regular appointments or make regular contacts with advisor during each semester.
- Know when you are scheduled to register for classes and have any necessary meetings with your advisor prior to the week of registration.
- Come prepared to each appointment with questions or material for discussion.
- Be an active learner by participating fully in the advising experience.
- Ask questions if you do not understand an issue or have a specific concern.
- Keep a personal record of your progress toward meeting your goals.
- Organize official documents in a way that enables you to access them when needed.
- Complete all assignments or recommendations from your advisor.
- Gather all relevant decision-making information.
- Clarify personal values and goals and provide advisor with accurate information regarding your interests and abilities.
- Become knowledgeable about college programs, policies, and procedures.
- Accept responsibility for decisions."
Important Links
English Major, Literature Concentration Requirements
Information for English Majors
Advising Appointment
Holds
At least one week before registration, check for holds (parking tickets, library books, immunization, high school transcripts, etc) in DegreeWorks. If you do not correct your holds before registration opens, you will will not be able to register on time and you will probably not be able to take your preferred classes.
Course Availability
The day before registration, recheck course availability for your preferred classes, if necessary revise your schedule planning sheet.
Appointment
My office hours are available online; and I email an advising appointment reminder two weeks prior to registration.
Bring your completed schedule planning sheets to the meeting: Use the semester planning sheet to plan your schedule for the next semester. Fill out the degree completion sheet to plan your progress to degree semester-by-semester. I will advise you on your course selection, but I will not help you pick your classes and I will not release your advisor hold until I receive your completed schedule planning sheets.
Note that advisors cannot add students to filled classes, only the instructor of record can grant a seat modifier. The role of the advisor is to counsel you on your degree path, navigate the institutional bureaucracy, and release your advising hold for registration.
Letters of Recommendation
Undergraduate students, graduate students, and Teaching Fellows click here to learn about letters of recommendation.