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Directory for Academic Advising and Counseling Resources

The LS&A Academic Advising Center
1255 Angell Hall
764-0332
Web site: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/saa

The Academic Advising Center is here to assist you in planning your undergraduate experience in the College. Our advisors can explain degree requirements and help you select your classes and a concentration program. They may help you with any academic problem by sorting out the difficulties and referring you to appropriate resources on campus. Most importantly, advisors will help you think clearly about what you hope to achieve in your education. Concentration advisors will answer questions about the particular "majors" in their respective departments and help you shape the major appropriately.

The LS&A Advising Office is also the central distribution and collection point for most College forms and materials, including the LS&A Bulletin; Registration and Drop/Add Forms; Distribution Plan Worksheets; Concentration Declaration Forms; Concentration Release Forms; BGS Senior Release Forms; Diploma Applications; and GRE Forms. (Honors students go to the Honors Program Office for information and forms; Residential College students go to the RC Counseling Office.)

Academic Standards Board
1219 Angell Hall
764-0311

Members of the Academic Standards Board are able to help students individualize their programs of study and may grant exceptions to LS&A academic policies and degree requirements. A student may discuss with a member and, if necessary, petition in writing for a waiver or modification of College rules. (Honors students petition the Honors Program Office; Residential College students petition the RC Counseling Office.) The Academic Standards Board also administers academic discipline. Each term the board, after reviewing transcripts of students who show evidence of academic difficulty, acts in accordance with the policies set forth in Chapter IV of the LS&A Bulletin. The Board has further responsibility for readmitting students dismissed because of unsatisfactory performance and for interpreting academic standards.

Senior Auditors
1401 Mason Hall
763-3101

The auditors check for the completion of all LS&A degree requirements, inform students of their progress toward graduation, and authorize graduation.

Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs
1402 Mason Hall
764-7297

Overall administration of LS&A Student Academic Affairs is the responsibility of the Assistant Dean. Policy and procedure matters are handled in this office, and academic judicial policy is administered by the Assistant Dean.

LS&A Scholarships
1402 Mason Hall
764-7297

Undergraduates who have completed at least one term in LS&A may apply for LS&A Scholarships. Students must have a high GPA and must show financial need.

Office of Student Data and Publications
1419 Mason Hall
764-6810

The Office of Student Data and Publications offers current information about LS&A academic policies, procedures, LS&A courses, and LS&A closed course/section information. The Office of Student Data and Publications conveys this information in three ways: (1) a series of Newsletters that are mailed to the local address of all LS&A students at the beginning of September, November, and January, and again in mid-March and are also available on the table outside 1419 Mason Hall; (2) the bulletin boards outside 1419 Mason Hall; and (3) a telephone information system (dial POINT-10, or 764-6810). The POINT-10 information service is open Monday through Friday, except on University holidays, from 8 to 5. The Office of Student Data and Publications is also responsible for publication of the LS&A Bulletin, Course Guides, and the First-Year Handbook and Fall Term Course Guide. You can also contact the Office of Student Data and Publications staff via e-mail at lsa.checkpoint@umich.edu.

Students' Counseling Office
G150 Angell Hall
763-1553

The LS&A Students' Counseling Office, staffed completely by undergraduates, offers a unique comfortable atmosphere in which to obtain relevant academic information. Providing peer counseling, SCO presents students with an opportunity to share and receive experiences in an informal fashion. The office maintains such resources as course evaluations and examinations. It disseminates information concerning the newest and most innovative classes. SCO also stocks graduate catalogs from schools across the country as well as the latest in post graduation materials.

LS&A Student Government
4003 Michigan Union
763-4799

Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education
2518 LS&A Building
763-0238

The Honors Program
1218 Angell Hall
764-6274

The Honors Program is responsible for academic advising and academic actions for students admitted to and enrolled in the Honors Program. Honors Students must fulfill several Honors requirements in addition to all LS&A requirements for graduation. As a student in the Honors Program, you will have frequent contact with an academic advisor and are required to obtain advisor approval for each term's course elections and drop/add changes. You must consult Honors Program staff about all matters involving academic requirements, policies, and procedures.

Inteflex
209 Tyler, East Quadrangle
764-6263

The Residential College Counseling Office
134 Tyler, East Quadrangle
763-0032

The Residential College Counseling Office is responsible for academic advising and academic actions involving Residential College students. As a student in the Residential College, you will have certain unique degree requirements in addition to LS&A requirements. You consult Residential College advising staff about all matters pertaining to academic requirements, policies, and procedures.

Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP)
G155 Angell Hall
764-6410

The Comprehensive Studies Program offers LS&A students a unique educational opportunity: to be part of a community of scholars who are striving to reach their potential for academic excellence. CSP aims its services particularly towards those students who apply for and receive status as "Program Affiliates"; however, some of its services are not occupied by those in the program. CSP's offerings include: personalized counseling, tutorials and skills workshops, intensive course selections, specialized sections of major introductory courses, and educational enrichment programs.
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)
L110 West Quad
747-2768

UROP is an opportunity for first and second-year students to form research partnerships with leading U-M faculty engaged in original research. The program features over 200 research projects covering most academic disciplines, special student services including peer advising, research peer groups, academic and career workshops, and the opportunity to earn either academic credit or work-study pay for conducting research.

Composition Program (English)
5208 Angell Hall
764-0418

English Composition Board (ECB)
1111-1140 Angell Hall
764-0429

The English Composition Board helps students write successfully in their undergraduate courses. One of the most valuable services offered by the ECB is the Writing Workshop. Any LS&A student, any student enrolled in an LS&A course, and any graduate student may make an appointment with an ECB faculty member to obtain help with all stages of the writing process from interpreting an assignment, analyzing a draft, and polishing a paper. Writing Workshop faculty will help students work through writer's block and offer guidance for writing personal statements for graduate school applications. Students seeking assistance may drop in or make an appointment by calling 764-0429 to meet individually with a faculty member. The Writing Workshop offices are in 1111-1140 Angell Hall during the day, in residence halls on several evenings, and in the Shapiro Undergraduate Library on the weekend.

Office of International Programs
(Study Abroad)
G513 Michigan Union
764-4489

The Office of International Programs administers University of Michigan academic-year and summer study abroad programs in countries throughout the world. It also provides academic counseling on all aspects of international study. Students who are considering study abroad are encouraged to drop in anytime from 8 AM-5 PM; no appointment is required. Students may also wish to attend the annual Study Abroad Fair in October and information meetings about particular programs in November of each year as they begin to consider which programs may best suit them.