Advising Resources

Academic Advising Center
1255 Angell · (734) 764-0332

General Advisors

1255 Angell Hall · (734) 764-0332

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

1255 Angell Hall · (734) 764-0332

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

Individual Concentration Program (ICP) Advisors

1255 Angell Hall · (734) 764-0332

The ICP advisor is available to discuss the feasibility of designing an individualized concentration. Some recent examples of ICPs include community studies, environmental studies, and international relations.

Pre-Professional Advisors

1255 Angell Hall · (734) 764-0332

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

Specialty Advisors

1255 Angell Hall · (734) 764-0332

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.

Peer Academic Advising Office (PAAO)

G150 Angell Hall · 763-1553

The LS&A Peer Academic Advising Office is staffed completely by undergraduates. Providing peer advising, PAAO presents students with an opportunity to share and receive experiences in an informal fashion. The office maintains such resources as course evaluations and examinations. PAAO 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)

Trained peer advisors, living in the residence halls, are 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

Academic Auditors

G255 Angell Hall · (734) 763-3101

Check for 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 Verification of Graduation letter that requirements have been met and a degree will be awarded.

Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs
1402 Mason Hall · (734) 764-7297

Overall educational, operational and administrative activities of LS&A Student Academic Affairs including Academic Standards, Academic Advising, Academic Information and Publications, and Academic Audit is the responsibility of the Assistant Dean. College policy and procedure matters that govern all aspects of student academic life are administered by Student Academic Affairs under the direction of the Assistant Dean. In extraordinary circumstances, students may appeal to the Assistant Dean's office for personal assistance when normal avenues have been exhausted. The Assistant Dean's office coordinates the work of the College's Academic Judiciary Committee, which is responsible for ensuring principles of fairness and due process in cases of academic misconduct. In administering the Code of Academic Conduct, the Assistant Dean acts as an ombudsman in helping resolve problems arising between instructors and students. In addition, the Assistant Dean coordinates the communication and liaison efforts between Student Academic Affairs and the faculty and academic departments and programs of the College, as well as between Student Academic Affairs and non-LS&A units of the University.

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.

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

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

Academic Standards Board
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 Academic Advising 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 interpre

Other LS&A Advising Resources

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. (See page 13 for further information.)

Honors Office
1228 Angell Hall · (734) 764-6274

Handles all advising for students in the LS&A Honors Program. (See page 13 for further information.)

Residential College Academic Advising Office
134 Tyler (East Quadrangle) · (734) 763-0032

Responsible for academic advising and academic actions involving Residential College students. (See page 13 for further information.)