Advising and support in your major

Your college advisor (based in CSE Student Services) is your primary advising contact before you're admitted to your major, especially in your first and second years. They can help you:

• Navigate the transition to college.
• Explore majors and choose courses.
• Understand your APAS (degree progress report).
• Navigate university policies and procedures.
• Connect with campus resources like tutoring, career services, and mental health support.
• Build academic skills like time management and study strategies.

They also remain a helpful resource after you're admitted to your major, particularly for questions about:

• Liberal education requirements.
• University or college policies.
• Petitions, forms, and academic standing.
• Referrals to college and campus resources.

In some majors, you’ll transition to a departmental college adviser once you’re admitted to your major. These are professional advisers based in your department who can support you with:

• Major-specific academic planning and course selection
• Understanding technical electives and sub-plans
• Navigating department-specific policies and processes
• Graduation planning and degree completion

They also provide general advising support, so you can come to them with questions about policies, petitions, and broader campus resources, just like you did with your college adviser.

Once students enter their major, they also have support from faculty and departmental staff. They can help students:

• Explore research, internships, and graduate school
• Choose technical electives aligned with their goals
• Submit major-specific petitions or requests
• Get involved in student groups or department activities
• Learn about career paths in their field

As an Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics student, you'll be assigned a new Departmental College Advisor who will be based in Amundson Hall.

Visit the Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM) website for more information on how AEM will support you.

As an Astrophysics major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall.

As a Biomedical Engineering student, you'll be assigned a new Departmental College Advisor who will be based in Hasselmo Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

As a Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisorbased in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

As a Chemical Engineering major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

As a Chemistry major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the Department of Chemistry (CHEM) website for more information on how CHEM will support you.

As a Civil Engineering major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the Civil, Environmental and Geoengineering (CEGE) website for more information on how CEGE will support you.

As a Computer Engineering student, you'll be assigned a new Departmental College Advisor who will be based in Keller Hall.

Visit the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) website for more information on how ECE will support you.

As a Computer Science student, you'll be assigned a new Departmental College Advisor who will be based in the department on the third floor of Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CS&E) website for more information on how CS&E will support you.

As a Data Science student, you'll be assigned a new Departmental College Advisor who will be based in the department on the third floor of Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CS&E) website for more information on how CS&E will support you.

As an Earth Sciences (ESCI) major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the ESCI website for more information on how ESCI will support you.

As an Electrical Engineering student, you'll be assigned a new Departmental College Advisor who will be based in Keller Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the Civil, Environmental and Geoengineering (CEGE) website for more information on how CEGE will support you.

As an Environmental Engineering major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the Civil, Environmental and Geoengineering (CEGE) website for more information on how CEGE will support you.

As an Environmental Geosciences major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) website for more information on how ECE will support you.

As a Geoengineering major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the Civil, Environmental and Geoengineering (CEGE) website for more information on how CEGE will support you.

As an Industrial and Systems Engineering student, you'll be assigned a new Departmental College Advisor who will be based in the department on the second floor of Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) website for more information on how ISyE will support you.

As a Materials Science and Engineering major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

As a Mathematics student, you'll be assigned a new Departmental College Advisor who will be based in Vincent Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the School of Mathematics (Math) website for more information on how Math will support you.

As a Mechanical Engineering major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.

Visit the Mechanical Engineering (ME) website for more information on how ME will support you.

As a Physics major, you'll continue to work with your College Academic Advisor based in the CSE Student Services office in Lind Hall. You'll also have a Faculty Mentor to support your academic and professional development.