All students enrolled in the Department of Communication must be advised each semester prior to registration.
"The first time I was here I was completely lost, and after I went for advising I felt that I knew where I was going," said Monica de la O, an electronic media major.
Students in the Communication Department are not the only ones that have to get advised each semester.
"Most departments require students to get advised each semester," advisor Charlotte Wiedel says. "We do this for a couple of reasons. First, we want to make sure students are taking the appropriate classes they need for their major. Secondly, we want to insure that they graduate on time."
Advising is a simple process. Students visit a campus counselor to get information and help on classes they need to take. In the Communication Department there are two undergraduate advisors, Mrs. Kerri Harrison and Mrs. Charlotte Wiedel. Both advisors are officed in Cotton Memorial Building. Mrs. Harrison is located on second floor and Mrs.Wiedel is on the first floor.
What happens if you don't get advised?
"You can not register if you don't get advised in advance," Mrs. Harrison said. “All students in the department have an advising hold on their registration. Once they are advised, that hold is lifted and they are free to register.”
Getting advised is very important to every student. By doing so students can be sure that they are not taking unnecessary classes. Likewise each semester students know exactly where they are in their degree plans and what classes they need to finish.
"I take my job very seriously," Mrs. Wiedel said. "And my job is to guide students in their careers."