Advising Resources for Students

How to Prepare for an Advising Appointment:

• Before scheduling an appointment, develop a sense of what needs to be accomplished in the advising appointment. Remember, an advisor can be seen more than once each semester, so accomplishing everything in one meeting may not be possible.
• If you have a requirement sheet or GPS roadmap, it should be brought to the appointment with you. If you are changing majors, new requirements will be provided.
• If semester scheduling is what needs to be accomplished, prepare a tentative schedule incorporating necessary prerequisites to discuss with the advisor. This may make it necessary to plan more than one semester at a time.
• Make a list of questions to ask during the appointment.
• Meet with an advisor early in the semester. The closer to registration or the end of the semester, the harder it is to get an appointment with an advisor.

 
Advising Resources for Students:

• Swift-Kick
  View Kent State Stark's online advising and student services portal.
  
  
• Academic Boot Camp
  Whip your GPA back into shape!
  
  
• MAP  (pdf)
  View the Master Advising Plan.
  
  
• Kent Core - General Education Requirements
  View the current year's Kent Core requirements.
  
  
• Transfer Credit
  See how your courses transfer through u.select.
  
  
• Course Prerequisite Override Request  (pdf)
  Print the course prerequisite override request to submit to Student Services.
  
  
• GPA Calculator
  Calculate your GPA easily.