Academic Advising
Students are encouraged to take ownership of their education and are 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 of them is very limited. As the title implies, 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 possible and be fully prepared before attending an advising session.
Most of the important information needed for this process is contained within the university catalog 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 SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) sessions during the summer prior 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. If attending a SOAR session 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 and are announced through various campus media. It is very important that you are advised 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 into the classes that you need.
Continuing kinesiology students are required to attend a group advising session. It is the students’ responsibility to sign up for an advising session. The sign-up sheets are located in the kinesiology office suites in the CHP. Other information regarding these group advising sessions, such as specific times and locations, vary by semester and will be posted, announced in kinesiology classes and/or e-mailed to students who have declared as kinesiology majors.
Continuing students must come to their advising sessions prepared. This requires the completion of several tasks in advance. Unprepared students will be asked to reschedule. Before your advising session, review the schedule of classes and your degree evaluation. These are available under the Student Services tab in RamPort. Then, create a tentative schedule by completing a Department of Kinesiology 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 at (325) 942-2173 or kinesiology@angleo.edu. We will be very pleased to help you.
