ACD 117: Cross-College Advising Services

To provide centrally located advising services for specific groups of students

Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University

Division of Graduate Studies

Undergraduate students

Graduate students

Prospective students

Cross-College Advising Services (CAS) provides academic advising services to prospective, undecided, undeclared, unclassified, Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies, and visiting undergraduate students. CAS advisors suggest educational programs that will enable students to meet life and career goals, and they help with course selection and scheduling.

CAS assists students in decision making regarding academic plans and furnishes information to undergraduate students concerning:

1. program standards
2. General Studies and graduation requirements
3. tutoring and other support services
4. probation, disqualification, and retention procedures

   and

5. times and places for general testing (e.g., mathematics and English placement and aptitude testing).

Students looking for specific major requirement information are encouraged to visit those specific departments. An ASU academic advising directory is available at www.asu.edu/duas/cas/directory.

Location and Telephone

CAS is located in the Undergraduate Academic Services building, Room 129, and can be reached at 480/965–4464.

Hours

Monday—Friday	9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday evening	5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
CAS has no Saturday hours.

Supportive, accurate advisement is essential to a successful graduate experience. The Division of Graduate Studies maintains an advising office to serve all graduate students, but especially those who pursue nondegree studies. Services of the Division of Graduate Studies Advising Office complement and reinforce advisement provided by faculty and staff advisors in academic areas. Students may meet with an advisor to discuss personal, academic, and career goals, to explore opportunities available in academic programs, or to gain information about university policies, procedures, and services.

Advisors are ready to discuss the admission requirements of the Division of Graduate Studies and particular degree programs, and often refer students to appropriate academic advisors. Division of Graduate Studies advisors can also help students make better use of ASU’s many resources, acquainting them with various campus services and programs.

Nondegree students are especially encouraged to visit the Division of Graduate Studies Advising Office to learn more about opportunities and resources available to them at ASU. Division of Graduate Studies advisors can also direct nondegree students to faculty members who can help them with course selection and registration.

To meet the needs of graduate students who find it difficult to reach campus during business hours, the office is open until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday of the academic year. It is best to schedule an appointment, but advisors also see students who drop by, as appointments allow.

Location and Telephone

The Division of Graduate Studies Advising Office is located in the central lobby of Wilson Hall and can be reached at 480/965–3521.

Hours

For information about faculty responsibilities for advisement, see:

1. ACD 305–06, “Reporting Date”

   and

2. ACD 305–08, “Academic Advisement.”

For information about counseling services for students, see the University Student Initiatives Policies and Procedures Manual:

1. the policies in USI 600, “Counseling and Consultation”

   and

2. USI 602–01, “Mental Health Emergencies.”

For information about career advisement, see the University Student Initiatives Policies and Procedures Manual—USI 500, “Career Services.”