In addition to an Advising Dean, Liberal Arts BA/BS students and Engineering BS students begin with an assigned pre-major advisor. Then, Liberal Arts BA/BS students select a new faculty advisor and Engineering BS students are assigned a faculty advisor when they declare their major. Liberal Arts students select a major by March 1 of their sophomore year. Engineering students do so by March 1 of their first year. BFA students will be advised by the SMFA Advising Team for the duration of their time in the BFA program.
Course Registration
Liberal Arts BA/BS and Engineering BS first-year students have already been notified of their pre-major advisor assignment. Transfer students in all programs, as well as BFA and Combined Degree students, have been meeting with their advisors since July. All students are required to meet with an advisor to have their registration hold lifted in SIS before course registration. Encourage your student to connect with their advisor, if they haven’t done so already. Course registration dates are determined by school and degree program:
- Liberal Arts BFA and Combined Degree: August 23
- Engineering BS: August 23
- Liberal Arts BA/BS: August 25
Advisors will help students identify courses to take for the fall based on their interests and degree requirements. Students are encouraged to identify back-up courses and different versions of their schedule, so they can quickly make adjustments during registration.
Parent Resources
For parents and families, it can be a big shift as your student moves on to this new phase in their lives, so we serve as a resource to parents as well. We encourage parents and families to speak with their student directly and maintain consistent and positive communications with them.
To assist with those conversations, we created a webpage for parents and families, as a space for you to access the same information and resources being provided to your students. You will also see a timeline for a typical first semester student experience, outlining certain deadlines as well as resources that your students should be connecting to throughout the year.
