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Advising and Career Planning

Undergraduate Advising

Academic Advising in the College of Agriculture is required for incoming freshmen, 2nd semester freshmen, transfer students, and re-entry students or if you have had academic action taken in the previous semester. If any of these scenarios applies, you need to have an advising flag lifted; Mrs. Elva Bourgeois (ebourgeois@lsu.edu) is the only one in the School that can do this, and to have a flag raised, you must be advised by your assigned advisor first.

Although not required for most students, advising is strongly recommended for all students.Why? Advising can:

Help students navigate the pre-requisites in our programs with ease
Help students balance their schedules
Help students graduate in four years
Alert students to potential problems ahead—an advisor may know, for example, that a course normally taught fall & spring is moving to spring only; advisors would also know about other changes in the curricula
Identify students that may need special help—for example, referral of students to the Center for Academic Success if they are having trouble with biology or chemistry
Appraise students of special opportunities—summer job opportunities for example or scholarships
Provide students a quick and easy venue to voice concerns or answer questions about the program

Academic advising generally occurs prior to scheduling in the fall for spring and summer courses, and in the spring for summer and fall courses; however, students can meet with their advisor at any time. Announcements are made in Human Ecology classes and via email that course scheduling is beginning and students need to make an appointment with their academic advisor.

Nutritional Sciences Advisors

A-C	Marlene Most	205 Knapp Hall	mmost@agcenter.lsu.edu	578-3661
D-G	Mike Keenan*	209 Knapp Hall	mkeenan@lsu.edu	578-1708
H-K	Brandi Milioto	257 Knapp Hall	bmilioto@lsu.edu	578-1537
L-N	Judy Myhand	221A HUEC	jdonov2@lsu.edu	578-2529
O-S	Carol O’Neil*	261 Knapp Hall	coneil1@lsu.edu	578-1631
T-Z	Georgianna Tuuri	255 Knapp Hall	gtuuri@lsu.edu	578-1722

*=Faculty available in Summer.

To be advised, you must bring a current degree audit. Without this, you cannot and will not be advised—there are no exceptions. To download a degree audit, go to your PAWS account. You can also get a print out of your degree audit from the College of Agriculture.

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