Office of University Advising
Taggart Student Center 304, (435) 797-3373, stephanie.hamblin@usu.edu
At Utah State University, the Office of University Advising (UA) oversees the advising program, under the direction of the Vice President for Student Services. The UA Office provides advising for the Undeclared Program (for students having earned less than 60 semester credits, who meet the University admission standards, but who have not declared a major or who do not qualify for enrollment into one of the acadmic colleges). Advisors in the UA Office also advise students in Provisional Admission Warning (who are admitted provisionally, because they do not qualify for enrollment into one of the academic colleges or the Undeclared Program). Stephanie Hamblin is the director of the UA Office.
College Academic Advising
Students who qualify for and have been admitted into an undergraduate degree-granting major are assigned an advisor within their department and/or college.
Each of the eight academic colleges has its own unique advising structure. Some colleges rely heavily on faculty advisors, while others use full-time professional advisors. Some colleges use a combination of each. Advising information for each of the colleges is shown below.
College of Agriculture
Agricultural Science 225, (435) 797-2282, trish.martineau@usu.edu
The College of Agriculture has four professional advisors in the College of Agriculture Student Services Center. This center advises College of Agriculture majors regarding General Education and major requirements. Students can receive professional and career advising through their respective departments. Lisa Allen serves as the advisor for the Interdisciplinary Studies program. Janet Anderson, associate dean, serves as the advising contact for the college.
Caine College of the Arts
Taggart Student Center 302, (435) 797-3883, mary.leavitt@usu.edu
Students having majors within the Caine College of the Arts are advised through the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Advising Center. (See information listed on this page under Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Advising Center).
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Business 309, (435) 797-2272, ruth.harrison@usu.edu
Within the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, some students are admitted directly into the Huntsman School, while admission for other students who do not meet the school admission criteria is competitive based on available space in the school. Completion of a specific core of classes, along with ACT or SAT score and GPA requirements, qualify students for admission to the school. Admitted students will have the same advisor from admission into a major through graduation. Ruth Harrison serves as the Director of the Programs and Advising Center (PAC).
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Education 103, (435) 797-1443, terri.gass@usu.edu
The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services relies mostly on professional advisors. Most departments have one or more professional advisors. However, the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education; and the Secondary Education Program in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL) have faculty members who advise. Terri Gass, Staff Assistant, is the undergraduate advising contact for the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.
College of Engineering
Engineering 314A, (435) 797-2705, kathy@engineering.usu.edu
In the College of Engineering, students are first admitted into pre-majors. The college has three professional advisors who work with all majors. Students are assigned to a faculty mentor after obtaining advanced standing. The College of Engineering has several faculty members in each department who mentor students who have received advanced standing. Kathy Bayn serves as the undergraduate advising contact in the College of Engineering Advising and Student Service Center.
Humanities, and Social Sciences Advising Center
Taggart Student Center 302, (435) 797-3883, mary.leavitt@usu.edu
Several professional advisors serve students having majors within the Caine College of the Arts and within the new college containing the humanities and social sciences. This center advises these students regarding General Education requirements, and has responsibility for the Liberal Arts major and the Interdisciplinary Studies program. Some departments have faculty advisors assigned to advise students on major requirements. Other departments rely heavily on the Advising Center to advise their majors. Mary Leavitt serves as the Director of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Advising Center.
College of Natural Resources
Natural Resources 120, (435) 797-2448, brian.shirley@usu.edu
The College of Natural Resources relies heavily on one professional advisor under the direction of the Dean’s Office. There are also faculty advisors assigned for each of the various majors. Brian Shirley oversees advisement for the College of Natural Resources.
College of Science
Eccles Science Learning Center 245, (435) 797-2481, janalee.johnson@usu.edu or rmueller@biology.usu.edu
The College of Science utilizes both professional and faculty advisors. The departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Mathematics and Statistics have both, while the departments of Computer Science and Physics have only professional advisors. The Geology Department has a faculty advisor. JanaLee Johnson is the College of Science advisor and works with students on University Studies requirements, graduation, college scholarships, and academic standing issues. Richard Mueller, associate dean, or Ms. Johnson serves as the advising contact for the college.
Online Undergraduate Advisor Directory
Contact information for individual professional and faculty advisors is available online at: http://www.usu.edu/advising/advisors/ |
