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What to do if your advisee....
Wants to Change Majors
Talk with the student about the hours implications, especially if this change takes the student from one college or school to another. Sometimes it's easy to do and the student will gain hours. Other times, such changes might dictate a need for summer school or additional time at Mercer. Remember to review not only the major hours requirements, but also the core curriculum for the new college or school, if the major change takes the student from one to another. Once the student has decided, s/he must complete the major change form available here. Note: this applies to changes in and out of pre-professional tracks and concentrations as well.

Isn't sure which major to declare

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Try and ascertain the student's interests and suggest majors within that area of interest. Career Services also has great resources for these students. Check out their information here.

Desires to take summer classes elsewhere
Reminder: Participants in one of the health-related Guaranteed Admission Programs need to be reminded to check their program's track-specific student handbook before making plans to take transient coursework.  If the student has no program restrictions, talk with the student about the transient process.

For students eligible to take courses away, advisors should encourage them should figure out which course they want to take that they think will count at the transient school. They then fill out the transient request form, available off the Registrar's Office's website. The Registrar will evaluate and mail the form back to the student and to you, the advisor, either denying or approving the course.

Wants to create a personalized major
Ascertain which areas the student wants to study and give them contact information for the chairs of those departments. Help the student coordinate this information by potentially setting up meetings with the various people who would be involved.

Wants to declare or drop a pre-health track
Encourage the student to review the requirements and implications of this change. If declaring, check the sequencing of these courses to ensure that students can complete the requirements in time to take placement exams and apply for professional school.

Final Note
Of course, for any of these questions, our office is always a resource. Students with general questions can set up meetings with any of the advisors in our office. Encourage students to contact our office at the information listed to the right to set-up an appointment.

Resource Gallery
Various advising resources are found below.  Feel free to contact our office at 301-2078 for additional assistance with class preparation.  Also, share your successful activities/ideas with us!

Advising Resources
Core Values of Academic Advising
Student and Advisor Responsibilities
College of Liberal Arts Academic Checklists
Advising Pre-Professional Students
Four-Year Plan Blank Form

Faculty Resources per College or School
College of Liberal Arts
School of Engineering
Tift College of Education
Townsend School of Music
Stetson School of Business & Economics
Mercer Handbooks (listing of, with links to)
CampusVue Handbook

Questions?

Regarding Registration & Scheduling	Registrar's Office	(478) 301-2680
Regarding Student Holds Preventing Registration	Bursar's Office	(478) 301-1111
Regarding CLA Academic Policy and Procedure	Associate Deans	(478) 301-2916
Regarding Engineering Academic Policy and Procedure	Associate Deans	(478) 301-2012
Regarding Education Academic Policy and Procedure	Teacher Education Program	(478) 301-5394
Regarding Music Academic Policy and Procedure	Undergraduate Programs	(478) 301-2748
Regarding Business Academic Policy and Procedure	MAPS Program Office	(478) 301-2140