Directory for Academic Advising Resources

The LS&A Academic Advising Center
1255 Angell Hall
764-0332 (Advisors)

The Academic Advising Center is here to assist you in planning your undergraduate experience in the College. 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.

Our general 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.

You are assigned a general advisor when you attend orientation. This advisor will keep in regular contact with you via electronic mail, reminding you of deadlines and resources. You may use e-mail to ask your advisor quick questions; it is a good practice to make a note of your general advisor's e-mail address so that you can reach him/her easily when these questions occur to you. Although seeing your advisor prior to registering for another term is not mandatory, it is highly recommended. You can make an appointment with your general advisor (or any other general advisor) by calling the Advising Center at the number above or coming to the Center in person. You cannot make an appointment with your advisor via e-mail.

As an additional general advising service, most residence halls have an advisor from the Center assigned to hold office hours in the residence hall itself. You can talk with the residence hall LS&A advisor on a walk-in basis during the times he/she is on site. Each residence hall also has a trained academic peer advisor (APA) living in the building and available for consultation on a regular basis."
Pre-professional and specialty advising is available in the Advising Center to add detail and focus to particular areas of interest. The Center offers pre-health professions, pre-law and pre-business (both undergrad and MBA interests) advising. In addition, advisors from the School of Education, and Engineering hold office hours in the Center to talk with LS&A students who are considering a program offered in their School. Advisors who specialize in the BGS degree and the Individualized Concentration Program (ICP) are located in the Advising Center also. You may make an appointment with any of these speciality advisors by contacting the advising Center.

The LS&A Advising Center is also the central distribution and collection point for most College forms and materials, including the LS&A Bulletin; Progress Toward Degree Self Check; Concentration Declaration Forms; Concentration Release Forms; Diploma Applications; and GRE Forms.

Concentration advisors will answer questions about the particular "majors" in their respective departments and help you shape the major appropriately. You should consult a concentration advisor on a regular basis to be sure that you are aware of all the options available to you within the department. For an appointment with a concentration advisor, you must contact the specific departmental office. (The single exception to this is the LS&A Computer Science concentration; appointments for those advisors are made through the Advising Center). Phone numbers and locations are located in the LS&A Bulletin. See also the complete list on page 9 of this booklet. You are encouraged to officially declare your concentration through a meeting with a concentration advisor as soon as you have made your decision. The information you included on your U of M application does not constitute an official concentration declaration.

Academic Standards Board
1255 Angell Hall
764-0311 or 764-0332

Members of the Academic Standards Board are able to help you individualize your program of study and may grant exceptions to LS&A academic policies and degree requirements. You may discuss with a member and, if necessary, petition in writing for a waiver or modification of College rules. 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.

Academic Auditors
1409 Mason Hall
763-3101

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

LS&A Academic Information and Publications
G411 Mason Hall
764-6810

LS&A Academic Information and Publications offers current information about LS&A academic policies, procedures, LS&A courses, and LS&A closed course/section information. LS&A Academic Information and Publications conveys this information in three ways: (1) the Student Academic Affairs Website (www.lsa.umich.edu); (2) the bulletin boards outside 1419 Mason Hall; and (3) a telephone information system (dial POINT­10, or 764-6810). The POINT­10 information service is open Monday through Friday, except on University holidays, from 8 to 5. LS&A Academic Information and Publications is also responsible for publication of the LS&A Bulletin, Course Guides, and the Transfer Student Handbook.

The LS&A Academic Information and Publications Office is also the College distribution point for the University Time Schedule.

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
1413 Mason Hall
647-9285

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

LS&A Peer Academic Advising Office (PAAO)
G150 Angell Hall
763-1553

The LS&A Peer Academic Advising Office, staffed completely by undergraduates, offers a unique comfortable atmosphere in which to obtain relevant academic information. Providing peer counseling, 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. It disseminates information concerning the newest and most innovative classes. PAAO also stocks graduate catalogs from schools across the country as well as the latest in post graduation materials.

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 available to those not in the program. CSP's offerings include: personalized counseling, tutorials and skills workshops, specialized sections of some introductory courses, and educational enrichment programs.

Sweetland Writing Center (SWC)
1139 Angell Hall
764-0429

The Sweetland Writing Center helps students write successfully in their undergraduate courses. One of the most valuable services offered by the SWC 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 a SWC 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 1139 Angell Hall during the day, in residence halls on several evenings, and in the Shapiro Undergraduate Library on the weekend.

Wolverine Access
http://waccess.umich.edu/
Wolverine Access is an on-line service for students maintained by the Registrar's Office. Through Wolverine Access you can access your current class schedule, see your current academic report, look at your grades as they are being posted, check your financial aid status, order a transcript, see your CRISP appointment time, check your student account and update your address information. Wolverine Access also includes CRISPInfo. CRISPInfo allows you to check open and closed courses for the term on-line.

This is the menu you get in the undergraduate student business section of Wolverine Access. There are lots of things that you can check through this menu. For instance:

Click on "Grades" to see your grades as the Registrar posts them.

Click on "Class schedule" to see your current elections along with the times and locations or each class. (This is a good thing to check every time you register or make a change in your registration for a term, just to be sure that everything got recorded the way you meant it to be.)

Click on "Academic Report" to see how your transfer credit has been posted on your record as well as seeing all the completed work you have done here at the Ann Arbor campus.

Click on "Course Availability" to see if a particular class is open or closed for registration

Click on "CRISP appointment" late in the term to see the time and date you have been assigned to register for the next term.

Click on "Account Statement" to see how much you owe the U. See separate sheet.

LS&A Student Academic Affairs Home Page
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/saa/
The LS&A Student Academic Affairs home page allows you to check on-line lots of information related to the College. You can read about degree requirements, check descriptions of courses, connect with departmental homepages, learn about the various concentrations, check deadlines and procedures, and much more. See the outline of the website contents on page 5 of this booklet.

See a Site Map Overview in PDF format.