Advising Sign-ups Spring 2012

Attention students!  Read this entire note or you may have difficulty signing up for your Honors advising appointment.

You Now Have An Honors Assigned Advisor!

For the first time, all Honors students have been assigned a specific Honors advisor in GradesFirst. By assigning you to an advisor, this should make the appointment sign-up process much easier. Assignments were made based on the most recent Honors advisor you saw for an appointment, whether in fall or spring 2011. At approximately 7:30 a.m. on the day you are eligible to sign-up for an appointment (Feb. 15 or 17, depending on your Honors status), you will receive an e-mail from your assigned advisor. Click the link in that e-mail to sign up for an appointment. If you prefer to see another advisor than the one to whom you have been assigned, you will not be able to use the GradesFirst system to sign up for an appointment. Instead, you’ll need to come into the Etscorn Honors Center on the day you are eligible to sign up for an appointment and speak to Kira at the front desk.

NOTE:  The advisor assignment is only for use during the GradesFirst sign-up period. Any other time of the year, you are welcome to schedule an appointment with any Honors advisor.

When You May Sign Up Based on Your Status in Honors

The Honors Program has revised its advising policies. Please see the new policies below. Advising policies are based on your status in the program (good standing, probation, prospective, suspended for GPA, suspended for failure to take sufficient courses).

Find your status below and determine when you may sign up for an appointment:

-          Honors Scholars:  All active Honors Scholars may sign up for their appointments beginning on Feb. 15 at 7:30 a.m. via GradesFirst. Check your UofL e-mail on Feb. 15 starting at 7:30 a.m. and click the link in the e-mail to sign up for an appointment with your assigned advisor.

-          Other Active Honors Students:  All other active Honors Students, considering in Good Standing, may sign up for an appointment beginning on Feb. 17 at 7:30 a.m. via GradesFirst. Check your UofL e-mail starting at 7:30 a.m. and click the link in the e-mail to sign up for an appointment with your assigned advisor.

-          Freshmen on Probation:  Freshmen Honors students on probation may sign up for an appointment beginning on Feb. 17 at 7:30 a.m. via GradesFirst. Check your UofL e-mail starting at 7:30 a.m. and click the link in the e-mail to sign up for an appointment with your assigned advisor.

-          Prospective Honors students who have already submitted an application and met with an advisor:  If you have an application in pending status, you will need to come to the Etscorn Honors Center on Fri., Feb. 17, beginning at 8 a.m. and sign up for appointment at the front desk.

-          Students suspended for failure to take the required number of Honors courses:  If you were suspended from Honors for this reason, you will need to come to the Etscorn Honors Center on Fri. Feb. 17, beginning at 8 a.m. and sign up for an appointment at the front desk. The first available appointment date for students with this status is March 19. You are encouraged to schedule an appointment with either your regular unit advisor (A&S, Business, etc.) or your departmental advisor.

-          Students out for GPA:  If you were suspended due to not keeping a 3.35 cumulative GPA, you will need to come to the Etscorn Honors Center on Fri. Feb. 17, beginning at 8 a.m. and sign up for an appointment at the front desk. The first available appointment date for students with this status is April 6. You are encouraged to schedule an appointment with either your regular unit advisor (A&S, Business, etc.) or your departmental advisor.