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Advising Procedures for Continuing Students

Some advisors may not be available for for advising during the Continuing Registration period. Please check with your advising unit for available advising times. Please refer to Undergraduate Academic Advising for more advising resources and information.

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College of Arts and Sciences

Advising is required for the following students

  • All freshmen with fewer than 24 hours earned
  • All first-semester transfer students
  • All students with either 45+ earned hours who have not formally applied for and been accepted into a major program.
  • All students on conditional status
  • All approved Theatre Arts majors
  • All approved Mathematics majors
  • All approved Philosophy majors
  • All approved English majors for Spring Semester courses only.

How will the registration system know that I have been advised?

Your academic advisor will set the advising code in the computer. Faculty advisors without computer access will refer students who have earned fewer than 24 program hours to the Advising Center to have their advising code set. These students will need to present registration forms signed by their faculty advisor.

Where do I go for advising?

  • If you have been accepted into an A&S Major program, you will be advised by that department. Please call the office of your major department for information on their advising schedule.

     

  • All approved majors are strongly encouraged to meet with their departmental advisor at the beginning of the senior year to make sure they are on track for graduation.

     

  • If you are an A&S Honors student (3.35+ g.p.a.) or a student enrolled in honors sections of A&S courses, call 852-6293 for an advising appointment.

     

  • If you are interested in a major in Justice Administration, call 852-6567 for an advising appointment.

     

  • Student not advised in one of the above categories should come to the A&S Advising Center, first floor, Gardiner Hall, to sign up for advising. The Advising Center staff will see students on a first-come, first served, space available basis April 7-10; April 14-17; and April 21-24 for Summer and/or Fall 2008 classes.

     

Sign-up will take place from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday during this period. Evening advising will be available only for those students enrolled in evening and weekend courses. Eligible students should plan to sign up for advising between 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. (Tuesdays and Wednesdays only).

Advising for the Spring 2009 semester will take place October 20-23; October 27-October 30; and November 3-6.   Students will be seen on a first come, first-served, space available basis.  Sign-up will take place from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.  Evening advising will be available only for those students enrolled in evening and weekend courses.  Eligible students should plan to sign up for advising between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays only.

For information concerning advising through the Arts and Sciences Center for Advising and Student Services in Gardiner Hall during non-registration times, please call 852-5502 or 852-6487.

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College of Business

 

Undergraduate students:

The following group of students need to schedule an advising appointment prior to registration. Please call 852-7439 or visit the Reinhardt Academic Center located in the College of Business Building, Room 024.

  • Freshmen who have earned fewer than 24 program hours.
  • First semester Transfer students

MBA Students: for academic guidance, please contact Jennifer Philpot, (502) 852-7257, or visit the office located in the College of Business Building, Room 074.

CLOSED BUSINESS CLASSES: Waitlist Process only: Go to http://www.louisville.edu, Select Current Students, Registrar's Office, Waitlisting Courses , for more information.

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Continuing Studies

For advising, contact Continuing Studies at 852-6703 or stop by Strickler Hall, Suite 126, to schedule an appointment.

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College of Education and Human Development

Graduate Students: contact faculty advisor. Advising is not required if a program is on file and all admission credentials have been received. If you receive a message on the web registration system that informs you that you need to be advised, call 502/852-5597 for assistance.

Undergraduate Students: Students with less than 30 semester hours earned at the time of registration must be advised.  In addition, students on academic probation, and first semester transfer students must be advised.  Please contact the Education Advising Center at 852-5597 to schedule an appointment with an academic counselor.  Current students in good academic standing with more than 60 semester hours earned should contact their faculty advisor if assistance is needed.

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Graduate School

Graduate students must contact their departmental advisor or mentor for advising. Interdisciplinary students should contact their committee chairperson. Questions may be directed to the Graduate School at 502-852-6495 or www.graduate.edu. Graduate School office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

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Kent School

MSSW Students: Advising is not required if a student is in good academic standing. Students should follow their chosen curriculum plan when registering for classes. Curriculum plans are available at http://louisville.edu/kent/programs/masters/MSSWfiles/2009-10%20Kent%20School%20MSSW%20Curriculum%20Plans09.pdf .  Contact the MSSW Coordinator of Academic Affairs at angie.napier@louisville.edu if you are unsure which curriculum plan you have chosen.

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School of Music

School of Music students are advised by the Academic Counselor until they have been formally admitted to Senior College. Please call 852-0517 or come to the Advising Office (118) to schedule an appointment. After being formally admitted to Senior College, students are encouraged to continue meeting with the Academic Counselor or a faculty mentor.

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School of Nursing

Undergraduate Nursing students are required to be advised if in one of the following categories:

  • All students with less than 30 hours
  • Transfer, first semester admits
  • Conditional Admit Status
  • Academic Warning
  • Academic Probation

 

Graduate students are required to be advised if in one of the following categories:

  • Non-degree Admit Status (except post-masters NURGNON)
  • Conditional Admit Status
  • No approval program of study on file

 

School of Nursing students who need advising should contact the Office of Student Services at 852-1196 to schedule an appointment. Advisors' offices are located at the Health Science Center, and appointments are available on Belknap during registration for continuing undergraduate students. Any student not in one of the above categories is encouraged to schedule an advising appointment if assistance is needed regarding course selection.

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J. B. Speed School of Engineering

The general advising requirement for undergraduate Speed School students is that advising is required for all students who have earned fewer than 60 semester hours or have not been admitted to their department.  All students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor prior to registration.  Engineering Fundamentals students report to JS 213, and students admitted to departments report to the departmental office for appointments, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department require all of their students to be advised.  In these departments, it will be necessary for an academic advisor to set an advising code to clear the student registration.

Newly admitted students to the Bio-Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering departments are required to meet with an advisor for the semester they are admitted to the department.  Students with more than 60 credit hours are not required to meet with an advisor in subsequent terms, but are strongly encouraged to do so.

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Urban and Public Affairs

Ph.D., MPA, and MUP Students: for academic guidance, contact Yani Vozos at 852-8002, yani.vozos@louisville.edu or visit the office located at 426 W. Bloomo Street in the Urban Studies Institute Building, Room 114.

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