Advisement Information

Registration for Classes and the Advisement System

At Angelo State University (ASU), students receive advisement from faculty about the degree requirements and then they register for courses. While the registration system is the same for all students, regardless of their major, the advisement system differs from one academic department to another. The purpose of this document is to familiarize students who are psychology or sociology majors about the advisement and registration systems in this department. The advisement procedures vary slightly for the different registration periods, so it is necessary to understand the calendar of registration periods at ASU.

Angelo State University has two "continuous registration periods" per year. They begin about the tenth week of a long semester and run until classes begin the next semester. In other words, students begin registering for summer and fall classes in March of the preceding spring. They begin registering for spring classes in early November of the preceding fall. Clearly, it is to the students’ advantage to register for their courses earlier rather than later in these extended registration periods, because many of the psychology and sociology courses become “closed” (reach full capacity).

To register, students must have their Registration Access Code (RAC) cleared. Freshmen, sophomores, new students, and new transfer students must see an advisor, who will then clear their RAC. Students who have completed enough credit hours to be classified as “junior” or “senior” (60 or more credit hours) will automatically have the RAC cleared. They are free to register for classes at the first opportunity. It is assumed that these advanced students know the requirements based on having a “degree plan” and/or from visits with an advisor on previous occasions. In other words, advisement is optional for students classified as juniors or seniors (those who have completed 60 or more credit hours), and it is mandatory for all other students

How Advisement Works

Students are assigned an advisor on the basis of the first letter of the students’ last name. The list of last-name letters covered by each faculty advisor is presented below in the “Question & Answer” section. During registration periods, students can sign up for an advisement appointment on the door of their assigned faculty advisor. During the appointment, which usually lasts about 15 minutes, the advisor will clear the student’s RAC.