- Home
- Administration
- Student Handbook
- Academic Information
- Academic Advisement
Academic Advisement
- Student Handbook Homepage
-
Academic Information
-
- Academic Information Main
- Absences
- Academic Advisement
- Change of Advisor
- Advisement Disclaimer
- Academic Alternatives
- Academic Honesty
- Academic Programs
- Auditing Courses
- Catalog
- Classification
- Commencement Exercise
- external link Confidentiality
- Course Syllabus
- Course Load
- Course Numbering
- Course Repeat
- Dean's List
- Declaring a Major
- DARS - Degree Audit Reporting System
- Drop/Add
- Effect of Criminal Convictions on Selected Majors
- Exit Procedure
- Final Exams
- Financial Aid Information
- Grades
- Grade Point Average (GPA)
- Grade Reports
- Graduation Requirements
- Graduation with Honors
- Instructor Replacement
- Liberal Education Program (LEP)
- Permanent Record Change
- Readmission to the University
- Registration
- Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Scholarships
- Summer Sessions
- Transcripts
- Transfer Credit
- Tuition and Fee Payment
- Tutoring
- University Withdrawal
-
-
Services for Students
-
- Services for Students Main
- Administrative Offices
- Affirmative Action Officer
- Alumni Association
- Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator
- Athletes Academic Resources
- Barnes & Noble Campus Store
- Business Services/Cashiers Office
- Campus Religious Center
- Career Services
- Child Care Center
- Clubs and Organizations
- The Office of Communications and Marketing
- Counseling and Testing Services
- Disability Services
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Educational Opportunity First Year Experience
- Financial Aid
- GIS Center
- Health Services
- Health Insurance
- Information Technology Services
- Intercollegiate Athletics
- International Student Services
- Library
- Mathematics Lab
- Mustang Card
- Non-Traditional Student Organization
- Orientation
- Post Office/Package Delivery
- Registration and Records Office
- Residence Life
- Rural and Regional Studies
- Scheduling and Event Services Office
- Museum, Planetarium, Greenhouse and Wildlife Area
- SW Minnesota History Center
- SMSU Dining Services
- SMSU Foundation
- Star Alert
- Student Activities
- Student Center
- Student Development Offices
- Student Success & Advising Center
- Testing Services
- University Speech Center
- University Parking Facilities
- University Transcripts and Degree Checks
- Veterans Resource Center
- Writing Center
-
-
Organizations and Activities
- Organizations and Activities
- Campus Traditions
- Campus Clubs and Organizations
- Student Government
- Establishment of Clubs and Organizations
- Club and Organizations Rights and Responsibilities
- Account Policies for Student Organizations
- Special Needs for University Activities
- Student Fees
- University Governance
-
Student Rights and Responsibilities
- Student Rights and Responsibilities
- Student Rights and Responsibilities - Policy
- Student Involvement in Decision Making
- Statewide Student Association
- Campus Student Associations
- Student Responsibilities
- SMSU Code of Conduct - Preamble
- Prohibited Code of Conduct
- Summary Suspension
- Student Judicial Affairs
- Overview of Due Process Rights
- Rights of Victims
- Procedures to Implement a Judicial Referral
- Appeal Hearings
- Appeal Hearing Rights
- Judicial Sanctions
- Judicial Hearing Recording Procedure
- Academic Appeals
- Student Grievance/Complaints
- Personal Safety and Security
-
Policies and Procedures
- Policies and Procedures Main
- Discrimination/Harassment Policy and Procedure
- SMSU Policy on AIDS
- Alcohol and Drug Use/Abuse
- Drug-Free Schools Act
- Minnesota College Immunization Law
- Library Fine Policy
- Skates, Skateboards and Bicycle Use
- Political Events Policy
- Posting Guidelines
- Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
- Tobacco Free Environment
- Fundraising and Solicitation Policy
- Strike Disclaimer
- Demonstration and Protests Procedure
- Sexual Violence Policy
- Student Right-To-Know
- Student Records
All matriculated students at Southwest Minnesota State University will be assigned an academic advisor from the faculty and will be presented with advisement opportunities on a semester basis. The advisor gives each advisee their registration access code prior to registration. Students can find their academic advisors online by viewing their class schedule.
The advisement program at Southwest Minnesota State University is predicated on the following basic assumptions:
- Students have the right and responsibility to make decisions about their own academic careers.
- Faculty are the best resources to assist students in developing their academic careers, and it is highly desirable to have students develop close working relationships with their academic advisors.
- An academic advisement program is based upon an accurate information flow which is established through appropriate administrative policies.
- The procedures are best implemented by the academic departments with the emphasis on each academic advisor maintaining ongoing personal contact with his/her advisees.
The above assumptions lead to the goal of advisement at Southwest Minnesota State University; that through the student advisement program, matriculated students should receive from a faculty advisor accurate academic information in a way which helps the student develop his/her academic program.
The following objectives, then, flow from this goal and relate to two categories of students.
New freshman and transfer students:
- New freshman and transfer students enrolling in fall semester are assigned academic advisors prior to the start of Fall semester. Students are notified of their advisor assignment through their SMSU e-mail accounts.
- Academic Advisor Assignments are found on e-services on your class schedule and on your Degree Audit Report (DARS)
- Students are required to meet with their Academic Advisors prior to registration each term to obtain their Registration Access Code. This code is required to complete the online registration process.
Returning Students:
Returning Students are required to meet with their Academic Advisors prior to registration each term to obtain their Registration Access Code. This code is required to complete the online registration process.
Students with at least 80 earned credits must meet with their academic advisors to complete their degree checks. The degree check process is completed to notify the Registration Office what your expected graduation term is going to be, review your degree plan and to be approved for participation in a commencement ceremony.
The development of administrative procedures shall be the responsibility of the Office of Academic Affairs.
Last Modified: 2/28/17 3:49 PM