Who do I see?

All students with less than 30 credit hours, excepting Emergency Medical Sciences majors:
Academic Advising & Transfer Services

Students with more than 30 credit hours and all Emergency Medical Sciences majors:
Allied Health Advising

If you have earned 0-30 credit hours in college, you are advised in Academic Advising & Transfer Services, with the following exceptions:
- Social Work majors with 0-60 hours are advised in the A&S Advising Center
- Music majors with any number of hours are advised in the Music Department
- Theatre majors with any number of hours are advised in the Theatre and Dance Department

Note: Biology majors are advised in Academic Advising & Transfer Services until they reach 45 credit hours. Additionally, students who are still exploring major options will remain in Academic Advising & Transfer Services until major declaration.

If you have earned more than 30 credit hours, including credit hours you may have transferred from another college or university, you will be advised in your major department in Arts and Sciences. Please find your faculty advisor assignment in PAWS and contact the department for required advising. You can also contact your major department for assistance in finding your advisor using the number on your department's website.

If you have special advising needs, such as transfer credit evaluation, transient course approval, grade replacement, or graduation check-sheets, please make an appointment with the A&S Advising Center.

If you have earned 90 or more credit hours, it is time to make and appointment to see a graduation specialist in the A&S Advising Center. This advisor will help make sure you will have everything ready to graduate. Note that you will continue to see your major advisor for course scheduling each semester.

All Pre-Business students with less than 45 credit hours and all Business students with less than 30 credit hours:
Academic Advising & Transfer Services

All other students:
Mitchell College of Business Advising

Students with less than 30 credit hours:
Academic Advising & Transfer Services

Students with at least 30 credit hours:
College of Education and Professional Studies (CEPS)

To schedule an appointment with a CEPS academic advisor, call the CEPS Advising Center at (251) 380-2889, or schedule online through SSC in your PAWS account.

For more information about advising in CEPS, please click here.

Engineering students not yet enrolled in Calculus 2 are advised in Academic Advising & Transfer Services.

Engineering students enrolled in Calculus II are advised by Nani Perez Uribe. Once students have successfully completed MA 126, they transition to a faculty advisor in their department. Please contact your specific department for more details on advising periods and assignments. Engineering faculty contact information can be found here.

Those who haven’t selected a field of engineering to pursue are designated “Engineering General Studies” students and are advised by the Dean’s Office. To make an appointment, contact Nani Perez Uribe.

Nani Perez Uribe, Director of Student Services/Advising
nperezuribe@southalabama.edu 
(251) 461-1546

Students with more than 30 credit hours will be advised by Brennen Mallet, Kristyn Seawell or Camry McCants. Please call the College of Nursing at (251) 445-9400 to set up an appointment.

Students with less than 30 credit hours and pre-nursing students with less than a 2.75 GPA will be advised in Academic Advising & Transfer Services.

All students with less than 30 credit hours:
Academic Advising & Transfer Services

All other students:
School of Computing Advising

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