Academic Advising
To help students stay on track in their degree program, students cannot register for classes until they have been advised. Only when students meet with their advisor are their “advising holds” removed, enabling students to register.
Academic Advising and Transfer Services
Undergraduate students with less than 30 completed college credit hours and/or not enrolled in MA 126 (Calculus 2) (not including in-progress courses) are advised by an Academic Advisor. You can learn more about this program on the Academic Advising and Transfer Service’s page.
To make an advising appointment with your assigned academic advisor in the AATS, please click on Navigate South and select a date and time. You may also call (251) 341-4017 or stop by the Academic Advising and Transfer Services Center in the Student Academic Services building.
Fall & Spring Advising
The AATS is open all year round for student advising. However, in order to register
for your next classes on time, you must meet with your Academic Advisor before or
on your scheduled registration date (see your time ticket in PAWS for that date).
Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor in the Academic Advising and Transfer Services Center as often as they need. Academic advisors meet with students year round. First year students are also welcome to schedule an appointment to meet their faculty advisor. We encourage students to make these appointments after the initial Advising Deadline and after they have finalized their schedule for the next semester.
College of Engineering Advising Times
Engineering students who are enrolled in MA 126 will be assigned to the Director of Academic Advising, Mr. Derik Wolfe, wolfe@southalabama.edu, to help with the transition from AATS to Engineering Departmental advising. Once engineering students have successfully completed MA 126, they are assigned to their final advisor, a faculty advisor within their major department. The dates below are the timelines to meet with advisors for the upcoming semester. Appointment times do fill up, so please plan to schedule advising appointments well in advance.
Students who haven’t selected a field of engineering to pursue are designated “Engineering General Studies” and are advised by the Dean’s Office.
Students are able to meet with the Director of Academic Advising as often as needed.
Academic Probation Holds
An Academic Probation hold (triggered by GPA below 2.0) cannot be removed by your academic advisor. To remove this hold so that you can register, you must make an appointment with either Dr. Eric Steward, Associate Dean, esteward@southalabama.edu or Mr. Derik Wolfe, Director of Academic Advising, wolfe@southalabama.edu prior to the registration date. More details of the College Academic Probation Policy are here.
New Student Advising Information
All new undergraduate students (freshman and transfer) coming to the University of South Alabama are required to attend Orientation. During
this orientation, they will be advised by an engineering faculty member and will register
for classes on-site. More information can be found on the Orientation Website.
New engineering graduate students (both U.S. citizens and non-citizens) will be advised by a faculty member in their Department either shortly before or
after the college graduate orientation which takes place during the week preceding
the first day of classes. Students will receive more information about this advising
and orientation via JagMail e-mail.
International Students should attend Orientation with the Office of International Services. More information
can be found on the International Admissions Website.
Academic Advising by Department
Click on your department for more information about how to schedule your advising appointment.
Advising takes place during the two weeks before the first day of registering. Chemical Engineering students select their advising appointments using Navigate South. The required advising form and curriculum can be found on the ChBE Department’s website. You should also receive an email from your department or advisor with further instructions on how to make an appointment.
Questions? Contact Ms. Kelly Helms at kellyhelms@southalabama.edu or at (251) 460-6160
Advising takes place during the two weeks before the first day of registering. Civil Engineering students select their advising appointments using Navigate South. The required advising form and curriculum can be found on the CCEE Department’s website. You should also receive an email from your department or advisor with further instructions on how to make an appointment.
Questions? Contact Ms. Wendy Mizelle at wmizelle@southalabama.edu or at (251) 460-6174
Advising takes place during the two weeks before the first day of registering. Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering students select their advising appointments using Navigate South. The required advising form and curriculum can be found on the ECE Department’s website. You should also receive an email from your department or advisor with further instructions on how to make an appointment.
Questions? Contact Ms. Cathy Dewberry at cdewberry@southalabama.edu or at (251) 460-6117
Advising takes place during the two weeks before the first day of registering. Mechanical Engineering students select their advising appointments using Navigate South. The required advising form and curriculum can be found on the MABE Department’s website. You should also receive an email from your department or advisor with further instructions on how to make an appointment.
Questions? Contact Ms. Catherine Champion at cchampion@southalabama.edu or at (251) 460-6168
Students who have not selected a field of engineering to pursue are designated “Engineering General Studies” students and are advised by either Dr. Eric Steward, Associate Dean, esteward@southalabama.edu or Mr. Derik Wolfe, Director of Academic Advising, wolfe@southalabama.edu.