Staff consists of one full-time advisor and five part-time student peer advisors who are outstanding graduate, seniors and juniors.
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| Role of Advisors |
Advisors are here to help with information about
- Semester planning
- Scheduling
- Adding and dropping classes
- Reinstatement issues
- Substitution of classes
- Appeals
- Resources
- PDFs (personal data forms) for registration
Advisors are not here to
- Be a scapegoat for poor planning, grades
- Talk to parents
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| PDFs (Personal Data Forms) |
- PDFs have your registration date, time and alternate PIN information
- Available the last week in October for spring preregistration and the last week in March for summer and fall registration
- Picture ID required to pick up PDFs
- Only one form is printed per student; lost PDFs are not replaced
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| Registration Handbook |
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| Catalog |
The MSU Catalog is updated every two years with changes to curricula. Students may graduate with the requirements from the catalog in which they started or move to a newer catalog if it is to their benefit.
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| Advising Etiquette |
- Arrive on time
- Turn off cell phone
- Call to cancel an appointment if unable to make appointment
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| Advising Recommendations |
- Sequencing of classes is important; overlapping core with required classes saves time and money
- Taking random classes that work in one's personal schedule will work for a while but, in the long-run, those courses will not count toward a degree and there will be financial aid consequences
- Check before dropping classes! The minimum number of credits to be a full-time student is 12. Dropping below this can be a problem for financial aid, student housing, and athletic eligibility. Some scholarships may require a higher minimum number of credits as well.
- Taking advice from friends, even if they're in the same major, is not a good idea. These friends may be in a different catalog and have different degree requirements.
- All substitutions must have written approval.
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