Most of you reading this are probably about a sophomore here at Minnesota State and have probably been through a couple registrations already, but do you know exactly why you are taking the classes you are taking? Do you know what GenEds you should be taking yet? Are your GenEds even close to being completed?
These are questions that your academic advisor can easily help you with! Each of you have an academic advisor in your field of interest. These advisors have a lot of useful information but are not taken advantage of. Many students don't visit their advisors on a regular basis and run into serious trouble down the road. They don't know if they should drop a class or stick with it. Many don't know what classes they are taking. These mistakes lead students into trouble, most of the time extending their stay here at MSU to an extra year than necessary. I know for some of us we think that we don't need any help and that we're old enough now to make our own decisions, but you don't realize is that we don't know the system inside and out. Use your resources provided to you free of charge on campus and get assistance! Your academic advisor would love to visit with you and go over your schedule or problems you are having with classes. Go visit your Advising Center or your academic advisor two times a semester because it will only make your stay better instead of longer.
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Academic advisors can be a great help. But I think they also need to be a great fit...for both the advisor and the student. What can a student do if the advisor he or she is assigned is someone they don't work very well with?
Great question! Yes, sometimes advisors and students don't see eye to eye and this can cause some troubles for both the student and the academic advisor to make a connection. If you feel that your advisor just isn't work out, you can change your advisor. This is simply done by filling out a form at your Academic Advising Center or department office for your major if your college does not have an Academic Advising Center.
The following is the list of offices to stop by according the college your major is located in:
College of Business:
Advising Center(MH 151)
College of Education:
Advising Center(AH 117)
College of CSET:
Advising Center(TR-C125)
College of Allied Health & Nursing:
Go to specific department office
College of Arts & Humanities:
Go to specific department office
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences:
Go to specific department office
I encourage all of you to visit one of these offices at least once a semester to keep updated on all the available opportunities to you as a student.
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