Academic Advising
All Students Must Be Advised Every Semester!
Academic Advising is a process by which advisors verify the feasibility of your academic plan for the upcoming semester and approve your course selection. They do not select courses for you; instead they assist you in navigating the pathway laid out by your degree plan.
Before visiting your advisor for academic advising you should use your degree plan along with the online schedule booklet in order to select your courses.
The Student Support Center advises students according to the below criteria:
The CHS Student Support Center collaborates with the University’s Academic Advising Center (AAC). All students with less than 46 cumulative credits are advised by the AAC. To contact the AAC, please visit http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=17416 or call them at (915) 747-5290.
If you are have 46 cumulative credits or more, you will be seen by advisors within the Student Support Center or faculty advisors in your departments as follows:.
- Clinical Laboratory Science students who have been accepted into the professional course sequence are advised by the Clinical Lab Sciences Department Faculty
- Health Promotion students who have taken or are taking any HSCI course are advised by the PHS Faculty
- Kinesiology Students who have taken or are taking KIN1303/3303 are advised by the Kinesiology Faculty
- Social Work students who have been accepted into the professional course sequence are advised by the SOWK Department Faculty
- All other CHS students 46+ credits, including all Rehabilitation Sciences students, are advised by the Student Support Center
Forms of Advising
Students who are advised by the Student Support Center Academic Advisors are advised by attending Group Advising Sessions or requesting Email Advising if certain criteria is met. Each semester, students are emailed the group advising dates and have the opportunity to register for the day/time which best fits their schedule. Students are strongly encouraged to check their @miners.utep.edu email in order to keep current on information provided by the Student Support Center.
MARCH 2020 NOTE - COVID-19
MARCH 2020 NOTE: Due to the current COVID-19 situation, group advising will not be offered in Spring 2020. All CHS Students advised by the Student Support Center will have the oportunity to set up a remote advising session. Please click here for more details.