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Academic Advising Center

Our Mission

Consonant with Socrates' dictum that the unexamined life is not worth living, we encourage students to:

• examine themselves and the world around them;
• explore the liberal arts curriculum, a curriculum which provides a forum in which students can question who they are and who they want to become by providing the opportunity to reflect on the various ways humans have lived and the questions they have found worth asking;
• develop academic passions that they will want to pursue after they leave the University of Michigan.

The Academic Advising Center serves LS&A undergraduates by:

1. Helping them make informed decisions about educational goals and the LS&A curriculum.
2. Encouraging them to formulate an academic program appropriate to their individual interests and abilities.
3. Assisting them in evaluating their academic progress and performance.
4. Providing them accurate information about LS&A policies and procedures.
5. Furnishing them an opportunity to explore the purposes of a liberal arts education.

At Orientation students are assigned an LS&A general advisor who will tailor advice to individual students' needs. Students are encouraged to keep in close contact with their advisor throughout their undergraduate career and to get to know their advisor personally.

General Advisors

Available to discuss general degree requirements, rules, deadlines, procedures, academic plans and options, and study skills and strategies.

Concentration Advisors

Available to discuss particular requirements of each department's concentration. Appointments are generally made through individual departments.

Bachelor in General Studies (BGS) Advisors

Available to discuss requirements and the design of a Bachelor in General Studies degree.

Individual Concentration Program (ICP) Advisors

Available to discuss the Individual Concentrations Program (a concentration specifically designed by the student).

Pre-Professional Advisors

Pre-law, pre-med, and pre-business advisors are available to discuss options and entrance requirements for these graduate programs.

Specialty Advisors

Pre-Business, pre-architecture, pre-engineering, School of Education, School of Music, and Study Abroad advisors are available to LS&A students who are interested in those programs.

Students' Counseling Office (SCO)

G150 Angell Hall · 763-1553

The LS&A Students' Counseling Office is staffed completely by undergraduates. 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. SCO also stocks graduate catalogs from schools across the country as well as the latest in post graduation materials.

Residence Hall Advising

An LS&A academic advisor is assigned to each residence hall and holds weekly office hours on site.

Academic Peer Advisor (APA)

A trained peer advisor living in your residence hall is available to discuss basic academic information.

E-Mail Advising

Advisors communicate with their students on a regular basis throughout the year via e-mail. You can contact your academic advisor via e-mail or message:

ASK.LSA.Advising@umich.edu

Student Academic Affairs Website:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/saa/

On-line information on degree requirements, resources, and programs.

Academic Standards Board

Charles A. Judge, Director
1255 Angell · (734) 764-0311 or (734) 764-0332

Members of the Academic Standards Board help students individualize their programs of study and may grant exceptions to College-level 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.) They also administer academic discipline. The purpose of academic discipline is to help foster good performance and to protect a student's chance of graduating from the College. The Board has further responsibility for readmitting students dismissed because of unsatisfactory performance and for interpreting academic standards.

Other LS&A Advising Resources

Honors Office

1228 Angell Hall · (734) 764-6274

Handles all advising for students in the LS&A Honors Program.

Residential College Counseling Office

134 Tyler (East Quadrangle) · (734) 763-0032

Responsible for academic advising and academic actions involving Residential College students.

Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP)

G155 Angell Hall · (734) 764-9128

Provides academic advising, mentoring and tutoring to minority and other LS&A undergraduates desiring supportive services.

Academic Auditors

1409 Mason Hall · (734) 763-3101

Check for the completion of all LS&A degree requirements once graduation materials have been submitted, inform students of their progress toward graduation, and authorize graduation. They can provide a Letter of Certification that requirements have been met and a degree will be awarded.

LS&A Academic Information and Publications

G411 Mason Hall · (734) 764-6810

Offers current information about LS&A academic policies, procedures, LS&A courses, and LS&A closed course/section information, and maintains the Student Academic Affairs website (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/saa). The Office of LS&A Academic Information and Publications is also responsible for publication of the LS&A Bulletin, Course Guides, and the First­Year Handbook.

Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs

1402 Mason Hall · (734) 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. This office also handles LS&A Scholarship requests and other exceptional situations which may arise in student/instructor relationships.

LS&A Scholarships

1413 Mason Hall · (734) 647-9285

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.