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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2006
ADVISING
When students come to the University of Kansas, often having just
left home for the first time, it can be overwhelming to face all the choices that come with enrolling in classes and picking a major.
For that reason, each student is assigned an academic adviser to help stay organized and make decisions.
"When you enter a university it's new terrain, and you need some maps, you need some guides," Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, associate vice provost for Student Success, said.
Nemeth Tuttle oversees the Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center, which is a part of the office of Student Success. The center, as its name indicates, works with first and second year students at the University.
Students entering programs that are through professional schools, like architecture or engineering, will be assigned an adviser from their school.
Nemeth Tuttle said that it was important for students to know they shouldn't just be going to see their adviser right before they enroll.
She recommends two times per semester at the minimum, although she said that three would be ideal.
During appointments with their adviser, students can ask questions about changing and declaring majors, talk about their academic plan and discuss options on what classes to take.
The advisers have tools, like the major sort card game, that can help students choose a major. In the game, students take cards with different majors on them and quickly sort them into piles of yes, or may be.
"It's pretty basic, but it really does give you some good ideas," Nemeth Turtle said.
Deciding the future Advisers help newcomers settle on major paths
At www.advising.ku.edu students can find help from resources like an advising tutorial, advice on selecting a major and online advising.
Because meeting with an adviser every time they have a question won't always be convenient for students, there are also online resources, career fairs and a majors fair that is typically held in March.
Nemeth Tuttle also recommends talking with faculty members and visiting the department's Web sites of majors that look interesting.
"There's a lot of resources out there," she said.
The Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center, located in room 126 of Strong Hall, offers advice to students to assist them in selecting a major, keeping on track and staying organized.
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