Academic Advising
Students are encouraged to take ownership of their education and are therefore responsible for their academic planning. The quality of a student's academic planning plays a critical role in his/her overall academic success. Meeting with an advisor is only one component of the academic planning process; and given the large number of kinesiology students, the amount of time that advisors can spend with any one advisee is very limited. As the title would imply, advisors advise. Students must do the planning and preparation. All students, even newly admitted students must take the initiative to learn as much about the academic planning process as is possible and be fully prepared before making an appointment with an advisor.
Most of the important information needed for this process is contained within this document, the university bulletin and the university portal- RamPort. All students are issued a Campus Identification Number (CID), which provides access to RamPort. Once logged in, students can then access class schedules and their student records.
New Students
Students must be admitted to the university before advising is conducted. All newly admitted students are strongly encouraged to attend one of the Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) events during the summer previous to enrolling at ASU. This is by far the most effective way for students to learn about the various components of the university and to be advised. More information regarding SOAR can be found at the following link http://www.angelo.edu/services/student_life/soar.html. If that is not possible, please contact the Department of Kinesiology Office at 325-942-2173 for an appointment. Do not contact the department head or a faculty member directly. The office staff will assign students to an advisor.
Continuing Students
Academic advising for continuing students is conducted during the three-week, university-wide advising periods during the fall and spring semesters. Typically these advising periods begin in late October and in early April. These are announced through various campus media. It is very important that you meet with your advisor during this three week period. There is no legitimate reason for waiting until later in the semester. Procrastination will make it significantly more difficult to schedule an advising appointment and to get in the classes that you need.
Continuing students are assigned an advisor based on their last name. A hard copy of the advising list is available from the Department of Kinesiology Office. It is the students' responsibility to visit the advisor's office to schedule an appointment. Since advisors are out of the office most of the time, many will have a sign-up sheet posted outside their office as a convenient way for students to make those appointments. Please do not expect to be able to just drop in. As it is with students, advisors have many obligations that continue during these advising periods.
Continuing students must come to their advising appointment prepared. This requires the completion of several tasks prior to the appointment. Unprepared students will be asked to reschedule. Before you see you advisors, read the Advising Instructions. Other than the schedule of classes, this document will provide you with all the information necessary to prepare for your advising appointment. The schedule of classes is available at RamPort. Complete the Student Advising Form, print two copies and bring both to your advising appointment.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact the Department of Kinesiology Office. We will be very pleased to help you.