Advising
Who is your academic advisor in the IELP?
Michele Miller
Give an example of a co-requisite course.
A lab or UNST mentor session
What do you do when you have 2 final exams scheduled for the same time?
Email your professors, let them know the situation, and
See if you can reschedule one of the tests.
Find out if you can take one of the exams in the Testing Center in SHAC, 3rd Floor.
Name two holds that you have to attend to before you can register for classes?
Financial hold
Academic Warning hold
Admissions hold
Covid 19 hold
Measles hold
What is your class standing?
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
If you have immigration questions which advisor do you talk to?
International Student Advisor
What does pre-requisite mean?
A required completion of an action before registering for another class (e.g. you need a prior course, signature, or test score).
What do you do if you have to miss class for a medical appointment?
You don’t. Schedule an appointment during off-class hours.
However, if this happens, email your professor.
You need help updating your resume or preparing for an interview. Where do you go?
University Career Center.
What are the three main services offered at SHAC?
General health
Counselling
Dental
Who is your PSU major academic advisor?
Karen Kennedy
What is does cap mean on Banweb?
Number of seats that are available in the course.
Next term, if you have a problem registering for a class. Where do you go?
Talk to the advisor connected with the class you are trying to register for.
Contact the registrar's office.
The Basic Needs Hub is the one stop shop for all things related to providing for your basic needs. What are these three basic needs?
emergency funding
housing services
food assistance
Define a co-curricular activity.
An activity that supports your coursework or path to graduation.
How long can the wait be to see some PSU academic advisors?
Some advisors can have a full appointment calendar for over a month. Book your appointments early in the term!
What does priority registration mean?
It’s the first day people can register depending on their class standing.
A course you need is full. What do you do?
1. Register for the waitlist.
2. Talk to your advisor to see if there are any other purposeful class for you take this term.
3. Register for an elective. These are required for graduation too.
4. Be ready for priority registration next term
What is the minimum number of credits needed to graduate?
180
What are two services offered at the PSU Learning Center?
Academic coaching
Tutoring
Testing Services
Workshops
College Success
Why should you try to talk to your PSU major academic advisor before Week 6 in a term?
Priority registration usually starts in week 7 for in fall, winter, and spring and week 7 in summer.
Name 3 things that are on the Academic Calendar.
Priority registration
Add/Drop week deadlines
Financial Deadlines
Religious Observations
Holidays & Closures
Grading deadlines
Term dates
You missed the first day of class, and you’ve been dropped from it. What do you do?
1. Choose another class (talk to advisor)
2. Email professor & apologize, and then
give a legitimate reason why you missed the class
See if you can re-register for the course
If not, register for another class before the end of the week.
What is DARS?
Degree Audit Reporting System
If you need some equipment such as a webcam or laptop, where can you borrow this type of equipment?
PSU Millar Library