
The Kennesaw State University Academic Advising Program is designed to offer students individualized meetings with advisors. The program's objective is to create an atmosphere in which students can seek assistance with any difficulty they encounter while attending Kennesaw State. The advisers serve as referral agents and use all the resources of the university to help students adjust to college life. Upon admission, students are asked to state their desired major. Thereafter, they are assigned an adviser from the department of the major. Most students initially declare a major, while others remain undecided during their freshman and sophomore years. For this reason, students are classified declared or undeclared. The Registrar's Office, located in the Administration Annex, maintains a list of advisers and assigned students. Students may contact this office to identify their adviser.
Declared Students
There are four colleges and one school
with numerous programs of study at Kennesaw State listed in the
program of study section. Declared students are assigned to faculty
advisers in the department of their major. Colleges, schools and
departments organize their advisement procedures differently;
therefore, it is imperative for students to contact their faculty
advisers or the department secretary for specific information.
Undeclared Students
Undeclared students are subclassified
as degree undeclared, non-degree, transient, audit, provisional,
Joint Enrollment Twelfth Grade Students (JETS) or learning support
students. They are assigned to the Counseling and Advising Services
Center (CAPS) to be advised by selected faculty, staff and peer
advisers. (See Counseling and Advising Program Services, in Student
Services & Activities section of the undergraduate catalog.)
These advisers are trained and available to help students select
courses that meet the general core curriculum requirements, identify
career and vocational goals, adjust to the university and choose
a program of study. Counseling and Advising Program Services (CAPS)
also refer students to other campus resources. Undeclared students
are expected to meet with the CAPS Center every semester.