Navigating your Academic Journey 

Academic Advisors are here to help you make the most of your USJ experience! As incoming first-year or transfer students, you will work with a professional advisor until your sophomore year when you’ll be assigned a faculty advisor in the department of your major.

We’re here to help you:

Explore and clarify your academic and career goals

• Choose and declare a major, minor, or certificate

Complete your USJ degree on time

• Select courses and prepare for registration each semester
• Make adjustments to your schedule (e.g. add, drop, or withdraw from a course, take more than 18 credits a semester)
• Understand Core Curriculum (General Education) and Major Program requirements
• Create a customized Academic Plan, tailored to your major, interests, and goals

Overcome academic challenges

• Learn skills and strategies to be a more successful student
• Return to good academic standing if placed on academic warning or probation
• Navigate university policies (e.g. grade appeals, course incompletes, calculating your GPA, repeat courses, leave of absence)

Connect to campus offices and individuals that can support you, such as

• Office of Accessibility Services
• Center for Academic Excellence
• Counseling and Psychological Services  
• Career Development Center
• Center for Student Research
• Student Financial Services
• Faculty Mentors

And, of course, if you’d like help with something else, just ask!

We’re excited to support you in achieving your academic goals at the University of Saint Joseph!