Academic Advising

Use the registration override forms listed below to help register for classes, plan your course of study and meet graduation requirements. This page is a dedicated resource for both advisors and students, housing various forms, links, and informational PDF's that can assist in the advising process.

• CSM Repeat Override
• Prerequisite Override Request for SCI 1102
• Prerequisite Bypass Request for MATH

Closed Course Override Policy
We recognize that certain courses are extremely popular in our college. We are constantly trying to meet demand for our courses. But, this sometimes still means that a class you wish to take fills up. To best utilize the systems available at KSU (waitlists), CSM has a "No closed class override" policy. We want all students to have an equal chance at getting into a class.

If you think a transfer credit ("T") could be a substitution for a KSU course, then get your course description and/or a course syllabus from the other school, then email the appropriate advisor, your KSU ID #, major, course request, course syllabus (or course description if only justification available) from the other school. NOTE: Very few STAT courses can be substituted from transfer credit outside of KSU.

• Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology & Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • BIO Courses: ASTR, BIOL, ISCI, & SCI
  • Email csmadvising@kennesaw.edu
• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • CHEM Courses
  • Tykia Harris tharr314@kennesaw.edu
• Department of Mathematics & Department of Physics
  • MATH, PHYS courses
  • David Marsh - dmarsh6@kennesaw.edu

We are looking forward to having you join our CSM community! To best assist new students with their orientation and registration experience, please click below for step by step instructions!

Step 1: Sign up for orientation 

Start by signing up! You will register for your classes during your orientation date, so we'd highly encourage choosing the earliest date available to you.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

Step 2: Set up an appointment with your academic advisor before orientation

If we know you're going to be completing a major in CSM, we are going to be reaching out to students via orientation rosters before orientation.  But, you don't have to wait for us to reach out to you!  Please go ahead and schedule an appointment with your advisor!

Step 3: Math is Important

Your starting place for math might change what science courses you have available to you during your first semester at KSU.  All majors in CSM require at least up to MATH 1190 Calculus I in the degree requirements.

Your High School information dictates your potential starting place.

MATH 1111 College Algebra: Anyone can start here, but you might be able to start higher!
MATH 1113 Precalculus: You can start here if you have a SAT MATH score of 570 or above (ACT MATH 23 or above) AND a high school GPA of 2.8 or above
MATH 1190 Calculus I: You can start here if you have a SAT MATH score of 620 or above (ACT MATH 26 or above) AND a high school GPA of 3.2 or above

Not happy with your Math placement based on HS information? Take ALEKS!

**Please email your academic advisor if you have questions about ALEKS or need to get the ALEKS code**

Transfer Students

Step 1: Signeup for orientation 

Start by signing up! You will register for your classes during your orientation date, so we'd highly encourage choosing the earliest date available to you.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

Step 2: Visit our Transfer Advising page

Visit our transfer advising page for more information on how we work to support transfer students!

We know that the transfer process can be overwhelming, but we want to make it as simple, as possible! Please follow the steps on our Transfer Advising page to help with your initial contacts with CSM Advising.

Not sure where to ask your questions? Please contact us directly via email or phone (470) 578-5113.  We can help direct your general/non-CSM major questions and concerns to the appropriate person.

Academic Calendar Program Maps

• Registration Screenshots
• Common Registration Errors and Waitlist Procedure Information
• What's DegreeWorks and how should I be using it now?
• Registration Worries? Lower-level course priorities for our majors!
• How to Register for a Learning Community

• Biology (PDF)
• Chemistry and Biochemistry (PDF)
• Environmental Science (PDF)
• General Courses (PDF)
• Integrative Biology (PDF)
• Math (PDF)
• Physics (PDF)