As a College of Design student, you have an academic adviser assigned to you who serves as the primary resource person during your academic career. Your adviser can help you in many ways, so be sure to connect with him/her on a regular basis.       

Academic advisers offer individual appointments as well as weekly drop-in hours meant for 5-10 minute sessions. Use drop-in hours for:

• Brief review of your current semester class schedule
• Petition process discussions
• Follow-up signatures for academic forms (after initial advising appointment)
• Short Q & A's

When meeting with an adviser…

It’s YOUR job to:

• Make your own decisions about school
• Read and be familiar with your APAS    
• Schedule appointments early and arrive on time
• Stay up-to-date on policies, deadlines, and resources
• Treat your adviser with respect, including turning off your cell phone during appointments

It’s your adviser’s job to:

• Advise you in a knowledgeable, professional, and respectful manner
• Allow you to make your own decisions about school
• Keep appropriate information about you confidential

To make an appointment with your academic adviser, call or stop by:

• Architecture (major and minor) 
• Landscape Design & Planning (major and minor)

• Apparel Design
• Design Minor
• Fashion Studies minor
• Graphic Design
• Housing Studies (major and minor)
• Interior Design
• Retail Merchandising (major and minor)