Engineering Advising

Students enrolled in an Engineering degree program have multiple advisors to support them with academic decisions and goals.  These include a Pre-Major/Major Advisor, an Advising Dean, and the members of the SOE Advising Team. The Advising Team includes the Associate Director of Pre-Major Advising, who focuses on supporting first year students as well as internal transfer applicants.  Also, the Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science departments have additional advising staff members within their departments.

Faculty and parents/guardians should contact John O'Keefe.  Graduate students should consult with their faculty advisor, graduate program director, or the graduate dean's office.

Pre-Major/Major Advisors can help all students with:

• Course planning
• Registration
• Academic guidance
• Finding campus resources

New Engineering students are assigned a Pre-Major Advisor prior to matriculation. Pre-Major Advisors meet students during Orientation and provide ongoing support until students declare a major. When a major is declared, Engineering students are assigned a Major Advisor who is a full-time faculty member from the declared department. Engineering students must declare a major and secure a Major Advisor by February 15th of their first year. 

If you don't know your Advisor, log in to SIS and look under "Academics" on your homepage. You'll find their name and a link to email them directly.

The Advising Dean (also known as an alpha dean) coordinates academic advising for the School of Engineering and is the first point of contact for faculty and parents who are concerned about a student’s academics.

Your Advising Dean can help all students with:

• Everything other members of the SEO Advising Team can help with
• Academic difficulty
• Extended absences/leaves
• Policies related to curriculum and graduation requirements
• Graduation progress

The Team includes several individuals who each have a particular area of focus and expertise, but all members are able to help students navigate academic issues and connect with campus resources.  Please feel free to consult with them on

• Course exploration
• Campus life questions
• Major exploration
• University resources and co-curricular opportunities
• Internal transfers from the School of Arts and Sciences to the School of Engineering

Graduate students should consult with their faculty advisor, graduate program director, or the graduate dean's office.