How to Schedule an Advising Appointment

The following academic advising appointment instructions are only for current/returning students. Prospective students should contact the Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator in the College of Natural Science to schedule an appointment.

Schedule an Advising Appointment

Quality academic advising is an important feature of the department's undergraduate programs. Each student works with their academic advisor with whom they should be meeting with at least once per semester to discuss their academic progress plan, design course sequences, and outline options for postgraduate training and placement (e.g., post-bachelor's degree careers and/or graduate school).

Although there are many common course requirements, there is no stereotyped academic progress plan for any student. Academic plans are constructed with the needs, background, interests, and plans of the individual in mind.

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In-Person Neuroscience Drop-In/Express Advising Hours

You cannot select an advisor during drop-in/express advising. We will see students during drop-in/express advising on a first-come, first-serve basis and whichever advisor is first available. 

• Wednesday, April 3rd: 2pm-4pm
• Wednesday, April 10th: 2pm-4pm
• Wednesday, April 17th: 2pm-4pm
• Wednesday, April 24th: 2pm-4pm

How does drop-in/express advising work?

• Students will be seen on a first-come, first-serve basis and need to sign-in at the laptop near the door upon arriving at the office, Biomedical Physical Sciences Building Room 2240. 
• 15-20 minute appointments designed to address quick questions/immediate concern

If you need to schedule a 30-minute advising appointment to meet with a specific advisor, please see the Steps to Make An Advising Appointment instructions below.

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STEPS TO MAKE AN ADVISING APPOINTMENT

The appointment system opens up to 28 days in advance. If you do not see anything open, make sure you are clicking "Next Days." If you still do not see any dates and times appear after clicking "Next Days" please contact your academic advisor. You must schedule an appointment at least 12 hours in advance, and you MUST include a reason when scheduling an appointment. 

To make an appointment, visit student.msu.edu 

• Click on Academic Progress tile
  • Click on the Advising/Tutoring Appointments on the left
  • Click on Create New Appointment on the top right
• On the Create New Appointment page
  • Click on Category: Advising
  • Click on Advising/Tutoring Unit: College of Natural Science Advising
  • Select Appointment Reason, enter reason code or search for major/minor 
    • Enter reason for appointment, click on the magnifying glass for list of appointment reasons 
      • 0191 Neuroscience
      • 0209 Physiology
      • 0600 NSO Neuroscience (for New Student Orientation only)
      • 0603 NSO Physiology (for New Student Orientation only)
  • Select Appointment Type: Zoom Appointment, In-Person Appointment, or other types of appointments if advisor enables
  • Under Additional Information, add the reason why you scheduled, comments, or questions you have for your academic advisor 
  • Click on Select Advisor
    • The following people are advisors for the PHYSIOLOGY major . Look for them specifically to select an advising appointment time: 
      • Lori Seischab
    • The following people are advisors for the NEUROSCIENCE major. Look for them specifically to select an advising appointment time: 
      • Becky La
      • Ashley Maloff
    • Select a date and time that works with your schedule, make sure to check there are no time conflicts with your other obligations
      • If you are not seeing immediate availability for the week, click on Next Days on the bottom right for more dates
    • Click on Select Time to confirm appointment time and date
  • Click on Book It! to complete appointment making process

You will receive an email with an appointment confirmation and calendar invite. 

To view or cancel your appointment, visit student.msu.edu

• Click on Academic Progress tile, click on the Advising/Tutoring Appointments on the left
• You should see a list of all your academic advising appointments on this page
• To view more details or to cancel an appointment, click Select Appointment next to any appointment.