Department & Program Advisor Appointments
Please set up an appointment to meet with your advisor through the Student Information System.
Appointments are available in-person or via Zoom video conference. If neither of these options are preferable, or if you have trouble scheduling an appointment, please contact your advisor via e-mail. Your advisor is happy to assist you in any way possible!
Career or Internship Appointments
Career or internship advising in the College of Arts & Letters will continue through phone or Zoom appointments. To schedule a career or internship advising appointment, please visit Handshake.
Academic advising involves planning an academic schedule in preparation for enrollment in classes and takes place within the student’s major. Students should meet with their advisors once or twice a year by appointment to check on their progress towards meeting degree requirements, discuss options for the coming year, and get approval for their selections to meet flexible requirements such as cognates.
- Undergraduate students who wish to explore career options, discuss preparation for careers, develop job or graduate school search strategies, or seek internships can arrange a personal appointment to meet with Victoria Morris, Career Consultant, for career advising.
- Students who are struggling with personal problems they would like to discuss with a professional psychologist or social worker may arrange an appointment to meet with a member of the University Counseling Center staff for personal counseling.
- College of Arts & Letters students with questions about Study Abroad opportunities, including internships in other countries, may arrange an appointment to meet with Dan Meier, Director of the Excel Network in the Undergraduate Affairs Office.
- College of Arts & Letters students who participate in Spartan Athletics may arrange appointments with Andrew Murray, Director of Advising in the Undergraduate Affairs Office, for regular academic advising and mandatory monitoring of academic progress (“athlete certification”) associated with NCAA Athletics.
College of Arts & Letters juniors and seniors (students with 56 credits or more) who have a wide variety of special concerns related to their academic progress may arrange an appointment in the Undergraduate Affairs Office with Quinn Moreno, Director of Undergraduate Studies, to discuss their particular circumstances. Such problems include but are not limited to:
- Late drops, also called “Dean’s drops”
- Withdrawals from all classes
- Personal emergencies that may affect academic progress
- Academic probation, recess, or dismissal
- Certification requirements for Veteran’s benefits, graduate applications, etc.
- Readmission after a year or more away from MSU
- Final exam policy problems or conflicts
- Need for clarification of unresolved academic policy questions
- Financial aid appeals related to unsatisfactory academic progress