Undergraduate Advising

As a student, it is important that you play an active role in your advising, to ensure that you remain on track with your degree program schedule and to maximize the time that you have with your advisor. For optimal success:

• Accept responsibility for academic choices.
• Know basic University, college and unit graduation requirements for your chosen major and concentration well enough to plan your own progress toward degree completion.
• Maintain personal copies of your tentative degree plan, progress reports and transfer credit evaluations until the official graduation application is processed.
• Develop social, academic and career goals and examine how these goals will affect your life and the lives of persons important to you.

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Who is my Advisor?

You are assigned an advisor based on your last name.

Last names starting with:
A-G: Sarah Matthews
H-O + Lambuth: Carol Mahalitc
P-Z + CHS honors students and NCAA athletes: Angela Johnson

PETE students: Todd Layne
Dietetics students: Mary Catherine Schallert

Self-advising

You must meet the following criteria to qualify for self-advising:

• Declared major within the College of Health Sciences
• Good academic standing (no academic warning or probation)
• Minimum overall GPA of a 2.25

If you are one of the following, you cannot self-advise:

• Student-athletes
• Graduating seniors
• Students who are newly transferred to the College of Health Sciences

If you do not qualify for self-advising, schedule an advising appointment on Navigate or by calling 901.678.4316.

Please note that it may take 3-5 business days for a self-advising form to be processed.

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Advising Resources

• Add/Overload/Withdrawal Forms
• Degree Audit
• Undergraduate Permit Request
• Residency Application
• Teacher Education Program (TEP)
• Declare your Major or Minor

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make an advising appointment? What do I need to do to make sure I have the correct grad school Prerequisites? Who is my advisor? I am new to the College of Health Sciences. How do I declare my major in health studies or physical education teacher education? How do I prepare for advising? When do I register for classes? Why does prerequisite/test score error show up when I try to register? What is an 'Alternate PIN Error'? What is considered an elective course? What is an upper division elective? What are the requirements for physical therapy/occupational therapy school? Why can’t I register for this class? It shows that there is one seat open, but it won’t let me register for the class. Why don’t I see my class in Canvas? All of the classes that I was advised to take are full. What do I do? How do I add myself, once permitted into a CLOSED Class? I’m in one closed section course, but want to switch into a different closed section course, is this possible? Will 'Course ----' be offered this summer/next fall/etc.? What classes can I test out of with Credit for Prior Learning? If I take a course for my major at another college will it transfer? Did you receive my transcript? What do I do if I need to withdraw after the drop deadline?

Make an appointment with your advisor via NAVIGATE or use Navigate Student mobile app. You can specify in-person, phone or Microsoft Teams advising. If you are unable to make an appointment, call the College of Health Sciences main office at 901.678.4316.