How to Get Advised

Students in the College of Architecture are advised in Group and/or Individual Advising Sessions by one of the College advisors. Due to the rigor and inflexibility of the program sequences, it is necessary that all students meet for advisement during each enrollment period. The College of Architecture does not permit self-advising.

The College provides advising services through professional advising staff in the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Services office and through professional and faculty advisors in the departments. Professional Counselors in the Academic Services office are knowledgeable about degree programs offered by the College and will assist with choice of major, help resolve academic and graduation problems, and help determine how evaluated transfer work will apply toward degree requirements. The professional counselors in the Academic Services office verify all degree requirements have been met and clear students for graduation. Faculty and professional advisors in the departments provide in-depth information about the discipline, courses, instructors, and special opportunities available through the department. The College of Arts and Sciences requires all students to be advised prior to each enrollment by the faculty or professional advisor in the major department.

Students new to the College who have transfer credits should meet with an academic counselor in the Academic Services office for an evaluation of credits for University and College requirements. All other students should seek advisement from their faculty or professional advisor in the major department. After being advised, students should receive an advising form that lists their preferred courses.

Students may view their academic requirements and progress with Degree Navigator (http://degree.ou.edu). Degree Navigator is helpful for viewing courses completed toward graduation and courses remaining to be completed. Students and advisors use this information in planning for enrollment. Degree Navigator should be used in conjunction with the degree requirement sheet (checksheet), as the checksheet is the definitive document the College counselors use for graduation clearance.

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences must take one course in the Biological Sciences and one course in the Physical Sciences, including one laboratory component, to fulfill the University General Education Natural Sciences requirement.

The Arts and Sciences Academic Services office is located in 124 Ellison Hall. The telephone number is (405) 325-4411.

The College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences believes that faculty members are best qualified to provide curricular, professional and career advisement; therefore, all Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences students consult with a faculty adviser before registration. Each semester, students will be contacted by their Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences school/department regarding who their faculty advisor will be and when advising hours will be held.

The College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Dean’s Office strongly encourages students to review their academic records on Degree Navigator at degree.ou.edu prior to scheduling an advising appointment with their faculty advisor. Students should also prepare an enrollment plan before meeting with their advisor. For further information or general questions, please call (405) 325-3101.

Undergraduate curriculum and advisement matters are coordinated through the Michael F. Price College of Business, Price Academic Advising Services in Michael F. Price Hall, Suite 1010. The College’s Academic Counselors maintain records on undergraduate students in Price College. Academic Counselors are available to provide information concerning degree requirements, degree audits and contract enrollment. Students seeking professional and career advisement should contact the appropriate division or school office (Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems or Marketing and Supply Chain Management). The telephone number of Price Academic Advising Services is (405) 325-6021. Graduate student advisement is handled through the Graduate Programs Office, Michael F. Price Hall, Suite 1040. The telephone number is (405) 325-4107. Please see our web site www.ou.edu/biz.

Aviation majors are required to be advised each semester prior to enrolling. Undergraduate curriculum and advisement matters are coordinated by the Aviation Academic Office, at Westheimer Airport, Aviation Department, NC 101, Room 209. The aviation academic counselors are available to provide information concerning degree requirements and graduation. Students seeking specific aviation/flying advisement should contact the department at (405) 325-7231.

The Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy believes that faculty members are best qualified to provide curricular, professional and career advisement; therefore, all MCEE students consult with a faculty advisor before registration. All undergraduate students who have been admitted to the MCEE should begin the enrollment process by creating a trial schedule on the online enrollment system, being familiar with and reviewing their Degree Navigator, then scheduling an advising appointment with a faculty advisor in their specific department. Petroleum Engineering students should attend a group faculty advising session. Advising instructions and schedules will be posted prior to the advising period. All MCEE Students are responsible for completing all necessary grade and course prerequisites. New students in the MCEE and new transfer students should schedule an appointment with an advisor in the MCEE Student Services Office before enrolling for their first semester. New MCEE students should create and print a trial schedule on enroll.ou.edu to bring to the advising appointment. MCEE Student Services is located in SEC N117, 325-4005.

All undergraduate students wishing to be advised through the College of Education may obtain assistance from the academic counselors located in the Student Services Center, room 137 Ellsworth Collings Hall; telephone: (405) 325-2238. The services of this office are available to all education majors, including University College students and others needing information about teacher preparation programs. Advisement is mandatory and prior to advance registration students are advised in scheduled group advising sessions according to their major. The schedule is available online through iAdvise.ou.edu. During advance registration periods, students are advised in group advising sessions; at other times, academic counselors are available on a walk-in or appointment basis.

Graduate education students seeking teacher certification in early childhood education, elementary education, foreign language education, language arts education, mathematics education, science education and social studies education should also contact the Student Services Center for advisement.

All other graduate education students should consult their departmental office for advisement. Listed below are the three College of Education departments, and the graduate programs within each department, located in Ellsworth Collings Hall:

• Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum (325-1498) offers programs in elementary education, science education, reading education, English/language arts education, early childhood education, social studies education and mathematics education.
• Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (325-4202) offers programs in educational administration, curriculum and supervision; adult and higher education; and historical, philosophical and social foundations of education.
• Educational Psychology (325-5974) offers programs in instructional psychology and technology, community counseling, counseling psychology and special education.

All undergraduate students who have been admitted to the College of Engineering should begin the enrollment process in the Williams Student Services Center (WSSC), Suite 112 Felgar Hall, 325-4096. New transfer students should schedule an appointment with an advisor in WSSC before enrolling for their first semester. Students will use Degree Navigator http://degree.ou.edu to draft a proposed schedule of classes for the upcoming semester for their faculty to review. All students meet with faculty advisors in their major so it is important to have declared a specific major by the time they are advised. Instructions for meeting with faculty advisors will be provided by the department to the students via their OU e-mail account. Students may also contact their school directly if they have questions about faculty advising for the upcoming term http://www.coe.ou.edu/en/page/coe-schools/. After meeting with a faculty advisor, each student will return an Advising Verification Form, as well as any Transfer Evaluation Forms, to WSSC. At that time they will be authorized to enroll in classes. Students are responsible for completing all necessary grade and prerequisites for courses in which they enroll.

Services provided by the Williams Student Services Center staff are available to all engineering undergraduates, including engineering majors in University College, and include assisting with transfer credit evaluation, choosing a major, graduation verification as well as information about University policies and procedures, academic support services such as tutoring and mentoring, and student organizations and leadership. Additional information is available at coe.ou.edu/wssc.

Students in the Weitzenoffer Family College of Fine Arts are required to meet with a faculty advisor each semester on the school/department designated Advising Day(s). These days are announced in class and are posted in the various buildings or you may contact your school/department office for the date(s).

Students are also notified via the monthly college eNewsletter and by individual notices all sent to their OU student email addresses. Current students who are not advised on Advising Day will have to wait to be advised and to enroll until the three days prior to the next semester starting. Currently enrolled students should proceed to their assigned faculty advisors for advisement. Newly admitted students, transfer students and readmitted students should proceed to the Fine Arts Dean’s Office for copies of their records and then to the individual school offices (see locations below) to be assigned to a faculty advisor.

During the meeting with the faculty advisor, students should obtain an Academic Advising Form completed and signed by the advisor, and any needed ESP’s (Electronic Special Permissions). The student should then take the advisement form to the Dean’s Office, in order to have their advising flag removed.

The Fine Arts Dean’s Office is located in Fred Jones Art Center (FJC), Room 122; tel. (405) 325-7370.
Office locations for Schools within the Weitzenoffer Family College of Fine Arts are:

• Art/Art History--Fred Jones Art Center (FJC), Room 202;
• Dance--Reynolds Performing Arts Ctr (RPAC), Room 1000;
• Drama—Hester Hall (HEST), Room 165
• Music--Catlett Music Center (CMC), Room 138;
• Musical Theatre —Carpenter Hall (CH), Room 201.

All undergraduates must be advised prior to each enrollment. Pre-Journalism students who are in University College should meet with their counselor in that office.

With the exception of Intersession, advising is mandatory prior to each academic term for all students in the Gaylord College. Advising for the summer session and the fall semester begins in February; advising for the spring semester begins in September. Students are advised by professional academic counselors in the Student Services Center. Students may also meet with faculty members to discuss careers, internships, and professional issues. Notices about advising will be posted in The Gaylord Extra.

Students are required to maintain current local addresses and e-mail addresses with the university, as important advising and graduation information is distributed each academic term in The Gaylord Extra.

The Language Skills Test is the entrance examination to the Gaylord College. The LST/AIT must be completed prior to enrollment in JMC 2033 (Writing for Mass Media), a course that is required of all journalism and mass communication majors.

The LST includes 80 questions on grammar, punctuation and spelling.

The Academic Integrity Test (AIT) consists of 20 questions that are taken directly from information in the Academic Misconduct Code in the University of Oklahoma’s Student Code Booklet.

The LST/AIT is administered in the Student Services Center (2533 Gaylord Hall) Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Test results are available the next business day.

The college encourages students to thoroughly review these areas prior to taking the LST. An online study guide is available on the college’s Web site ou.edu/gaylord. Students are also encouraged to review a grammar and composition textbook (several are recommended on the college’s Web site) as well as the Student Academic Integrity Code.

The LST/AIT may be attempted three times. If a student fails the third time, the student will be required to enroll in JMC 0123 (Fundamentals of Writing for the Media), a course that will not apply toward the degree.

Multidisciplinary Studies
The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Multidisciplinary Studies are university-wide degrees administered through the College of Arts and Sciences. There are two levels of academic counseling for this degree: program level and graduation level. The office for the academic advisor for program-level advising is located in the College of Arts and Sciences Hobson Academic Services office, 124 Ellison Hall, 325-4411. The program-level advisor will provide information about Multidisciplinary Studies and will work with you to design a major around a coherent theme to meet your individual needs. After the Vice Provost for Instruction has approved your plan, you will meet with the program-level advisor each semester prior to enrollment. You may schedule an advising appointment by calling 325-4411.

The office for the Multidisciplinary Studies college-level counselor also is located in the College of Arts and Sciences Hobson Academic Services office, 124 Ellison Hall, 325-4411. Upon achieving 90 credit hours (completed + enrolled), you should schedule an appointment for a degree check through the iAdvise appointment system at iAdvise.ou.edu. Students transferring to Multidisciplinary Studies from other universities also should meet with the college-level academic counselor for an evaluation of credits.

School of International and Area Studies
The School of International and Area Studies (SIAS) is a part of International Programs within the College of Academic Affairs. SIAS includes majors in Asian Studies, European Studies, International Security Studies, International Studies, Latin American Studies, and Russian and Eastern European Studies.

International Programs (http://www.ou.edu/international) provides advising services through professional advising staff in two offices within the School of International and Area Studies. The academic counselor in the International Programs Office assists students with academic and graduation problems, evaluates transfer work, and verifies and clears degree requirements, and is located in Whitehand Hall 314 (405-325-1429). The professional advisor in the School of International and Area Studies provides detailed information regarding the School’s majors, minors, courses, and instructors and is located in Hester Hall 101 (405-325-4547). Every IAS major is required to meet with the professional advisor prior to enrollment each semester for assistance in choosing appropriate classes.

Students should be familiar with the degree requirement checksheet for their major, available on the School of International and Area Studies website (http://www.ou.edu/sias). Degree Navigator (http://degree.ou.edu) is another helpful tool students and advisors use to view academic requirements and progress.

Graduate students should meet with their department advisor to discuss appropriate course enrollments and to obtain any required permission for those enrollments. Unclassified students may obtain further instructions at the Graduate College, (405) 325-3811.

Students who expect to major in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dental Hygiene, Nuclear Medicine, Nursing, Nutritional Sciences, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, Physician Associate, Radiation Therapy, Radiography or Ultrasound (Sonography) will be advised at University College, Room 100, Carnegie Building, telephone (405) 325-3521.

Students who have been accepted to the Health Sciences Center (HSC) must be advised by the department/college in which they are majoring. To enroll in Norman Campus Classes, HSC students must receive permission from their HSC College. The HSC Office of Admissions and Records processes all enrollments, adding and/or dropping courses. All tuition and fees are paid to the OU Bursar, Buchanan Hall, 1000 Asp Ave., Norman, Oklahoma. Norman campus courses will be listed on the HSC transcript. For further information, contact the HSC Office of Admissions and Records, (405) 271-2359.

University College advises all students who have earned fewer than 24 semester hours, Pre-Health majors, students who are undecided as to their majors and students who are working to improve their academic preparation to enable them to enter a degree-recommending college. You may be advised by coming to University College, Room 100, Wagner Hall. You are strongly urged to seek advisement prior to the scheduled registration periods, as these periods are the busiest time for advising. You may seek advisement at any time during the semester. Advising is not necessarily linked to registration. University College students seeking to enroll in upper-division courses must meet prerequisites or obtain special permission from the college offering the course. For more information, call (405) 325-3521.

March 2009