Students

All students are required to meet with their advisor during Advising Days (weeks 6 and 7) before they are allowed to register for classes for the upcoming term. The Registrar’s Office will email you your registration appointment time prior to the start of Advising Days. You have from your appointment time until 4:00pm the next day to register, as long as your advising hold has been cleared.

Please keep in mind: your assigned academic advisor is the only person who can end your advising hold/clear you to register, so you must plan ahead to meet with them well in advance of your registration appointment time. 

Students who do not register during their appointment time window will be able to register once drop/add opens (typically Tuesday of week 9), as long as their advising hold has been cleared.

In advising surveys, students report that developing a relationship with their advisor and having a trusted source to go to with questions are most important to them. For more information on how to work effectively and develop a positive relationship with your advisor, see below.

Advisee Role
Advising Days Prep
Changing Advisors

Advisee Role

Working with their advisor, students:

  • design their K-Plan
  • explore intellectual interests
  • consider personal and academic goals
  • plan intercultural/international study, internships/externships, and other experiential education
  • monitor progress toward completing general education and degree requirements
  • choose a major, and possibly a minor or concentration(s)
  • use drop/add and course withdrawal options wisely

Advising Days Prep

  • Sign-up for an appointment with your advisor well before your registration time.
    • Advising Days are Weeks 6-7. Your advisor will reach out to you about how to sign-up for an appointment. Course registration occurs on scheduled dates by class year in Weeks 7-8. The Registrar’s Office will send you an email with your specific registration time.
  • Before your appointment, think about your experiences inside and outside of the classroom and how they fit with your plans and goals. How do your different experiences connect, move you in the direction you wish to head, gain skills for life after K, etc.? What does your K-Plan look like so far?
  • Review questions on choosing courses and designing your K-Plan.
  • Prepare for online registration.
    • Review your Progress (degree audit) in Hornet HQ (Student Planning).
    • Search the course schedule. Add an extensive list of courses to your Course Plan in Hornet HQ (Student Planning) before your appointment. Look for classes in departments you haven’t had a chance to explore and that can help you develop the skills you need (for example, writing, public speaking, quantitative reasoning, etc.). Consider depth and breadth.
  • Make sure that your advisor ends your advising hold/clears you to register during your appointment so you can register at your scheduled time. Check that it has been ended well before your registration time.
    • You should register during your assigned time period (lasting from your appointment time until 4:00pm the following day). If you miss this window, you will have to wait until drop/add begins.
  • Remember that you have to update your emergency contact information before you can register.
  • Check for any other holds you have that might prohibit you from being able to register on time.

Changing Advisors

Most students stay with their first advisor until they declare a major in winter of sophomore year and then switch to an advisor in the major. It is highly recommended, but not required, to have an advisor in your major after you have declared as a sophomore. All academic advisors on campus are trained to work with undeclared students. If you have concerns about your advisor, please talk with the Director of Advising.

Students are able to change advisors at any time through the process listed below. First-year students need permission from the Director of Advising before changing advisors. You are required to have an advisor who is on campus. If your current advisor is on leave, you will receive an email from the Advising Office about selecting a new advisor.

  • A change of advisor form is available online from the Registrar’s Office. Students only need to obtain the signature of the new advisor. Talk with your intended new advisor before submitting the form to make sure they have capacity to take you on as a new advisee.
    • Change of Advisor requests submitted during the quarter from 6th-8th week will not be processed until 9th week due to Advising Days and Registration. Forms can still be submitted to the Registrar’s Office during that time to be held until 9th week. Students must continue to work with their current advisor until the change is official during 9th week.

If you have any questions about the change process, please stop by the Advising Office (Dewing 109) or the Registrar’s Office (101 Mandelle). Most full-time tenure-track and tenured faculty, instructors, librarians, head coaches, and some senior administrators serve as advisors at K. If you have any questions about who can serve as an academic advisor, please contact us.

Forgot Who Your Advisor Is?
You can always find out your current advisor by going to Student Planning – Advising tab. Your advisor’s name will be listed there.