Advisors are resources to get you through your program; how you use these resources is based on you. If you are a freshman, then you are required to meet with your First-Year Experience advisor for your first two semesters. When you reach 45 or 90 credits, or if you are a new transfer student, and you are in either the (Pre-) Accounting, (Pre-) Business Administration, (Pre-) E-Business, or Economics major, then you are required to meet with your advisor to have your Advising Hold lifted. Advisors in CBE’s Student Academic and Career Services will be available to all Pre-Business, Pre-E-Business, and Pre-Accounting majors, and faculty advisors will be assigned to all Economics students and Business & Accounting students after they are admitted to the major. Though you are only required to meet with your advisor if you are a first-year student, will be at 45 or 90 credits at the end of the current semester, just changed your major, or are a new transfer student, all students are encouraged to meet with their advisor at least once a semester and can make additional appointments as needed.
Before making an advising appointment: Go through this list to see if it answers your question.
- Review your academic requirements
- Go to the Academic Advising website
- Check your Degree Completion Plan
- Check the on-line catalog for course prerequisites
Information for Freshmen
Freshmen will have an advising hold for their 1st two semesters and will need to meet with an advisor to remove it before they can enroll in classes. All new students are assigned to a First Year Experience (FYE) adviser. New students will have to meet with their FYE advisor until they reach 30 credits, FYE advisors can also answer academic and career-based questions. Freshmen are required to meet with their advisor in group or individual meetings six times during the 1st year.
Information for Current Students
Did you check your e-mail on Monday? The e-mail sent to all students from the Advising Center highlights all the changes that are being made this semester.
Students who will reach 45 credits will be required to see their advisor and get approval on their Degree Completion Plan.
Student who will reach 90 credits will be required to see their advisors to revise their Degree Completion Plans as needed and to get approval to register for the upcoming semester.
Student who change their major after 45 credits will be required to see their new advisors to update their degree completion plan and get approval to register for classes or to modify their courses.
Information for Transfer Students
Transfer students are required to see their advisor in order to enroll for their second semester at Towson. They will work their advisor on making a Degree Completion Plan.
Information for Returning Students
If you took a leave of absence, there will be an advising hold on your account. Readmitted students will follow the same procedure as current students; they will also have a hold on their account when they reach 45 or 90 credits, and they will need to make sure they meet with their advisor before attempting to register for classes.
Why is Meeting With Your Advisor Important?
Your advisor can play a key role in your academic success and satisfaction at Towson. If you believe removing the hold is the only work your advisor has, then you are dead wrong. Advisors can help answer many questions, including: Should you or how do you change your major? Are you looking for an internship? Having trouble with classes? Need to figure out what classes to take? Want to determine if you are graduating on time?
Advisors are your academic guides; they will help you through the process of graduating with a job or a goal in mind. It is up to you whether you will make the process smooth or hard. Some students will think they do not need their advisor’s help – they think they have everything figured out. Those students will walk on the path they think is right without fully grasping the idea of thinking outside of the box. Students who do not meet with their advisor can miss out on important information, which can limit them from exploring other opportunities.
Setting an appointment with your advisor is ultimately up to you, and you are the only one who knows when you need advising. So think it through and make a decision – do you have any unanswered questions?
Tip – Academic Advising is starting soon, so don’t forget to book an appointment with your advisor.
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