Session 6: Academic Advising Appointment

Overview

Please watch the following video, read the supporting materials, and complete the homework in order to to complete Session 6. Please ensure you complete all sessions and homework at least 1 week prior to your Advising Appointment.

Video

Presentation slides (PDF)

Homework:

Return to the D2L New Student Orientation Experience Pre-Advising Module and confirm your major, "Lyman Briggs" if you have not already done so. You will be unable to schedule your advising appointment until you complete this step. There will be some delay between confirming your major and being able to schedule your appointment.
Schedule your Academic Advising Appointment. Again, there will be some delay between you confirming your major and being able to schedule your appointment. In addition, if you are a member of a special population, you will not be able to schedule with LBC until 48 hours after your advising appointment with your special population advisor (like Honors College, Drew Scholars, TRIO, etc.).

Instructions on Scheduling an Advising Appointment
To schedule an academic advising appointment, visit student.msu.edu.
1. Log in using your NetID and password.
2. Select Academic Progress.
3. Select the Advising/Tutoring Appointments tile.
4. Select Schedule an Appointment.
5. Under Category, use the pull-down menu to select Advising.
6. Under Advising/Tutoring Unit, use the pull-down menu to select Lyman Briggs College Advising.
7. Appointment Reason: Hit the magnifying glass, which will display a menu.
  1. Choose NSO Advising
8. Additional Information: Leave a note on what you want to discuss
9. Appointment Type: Zoom Appointment
10. Hit the Select Advisor button
11. In a new menu you will see advisors who are available.
12. Use the pull down menu under the respective advisor to see the times they have open. If you cannot see any available times (and you have confirmed your major within D2L and are not a part of a special population like the honors college that needs to see that advisor first), you need to hit next days on the lower right to progress to days when appointments will begin.
13. Select an available time.
14. Hit the Select Time button.
15. You will be taken back out to the main appointment page. Review the details.
16. Select Book It! to book your appointment – you and your advisor will receive a calendar invite for your MSU Outlook email calendar
At this time, appointments will be released 30 days out.

Cancellations: If you need to cancel your appointment, please do so 24 hours in advance. This will allow another student to take your appointment time.
Video Instructions on Scheduling an Appointment
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Academic Advisors for Special Populations

Advisors for special populations listed below will be in touch after you’ve completed the NSO Experience modules available in D2L. Again, if you are part of a special population, you should meet with your special population advisors BEFORE Lyman Briggs advisors. You will not be able to schedule an appointment with an LBC advisor using student.msu.edu until 48 hours after you meet with your special populations advisor.

Session 6: Academic Advising Appointment

Overview

Video

Homework:

Academic Advisors for Special Populations

TRIO Student Support Services (First generation college students)

Dow STEM Scholars Program (STEM majors who place into Math 103A)

Detroit MADE Program (Students from Detroit)

Honors College

Academic Scholars Program

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