Academic Advising

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Every undergraduate student who is seeking to obtain a degree should speak with a faculty advisor prior to registration each semester. New freshmen receive advising at CUSTOMS - MTSU's new student orientation program. Information about CUSTOMS is mailed to students upon their acceptance.

Obtaining an advisor is easy: Call the department where you intend to major (see phone numbers listed below) and ask to be assigned to a faculty advisor. Students who attend a summer orientation session will meet with faculty advisors as part of that program. However, we still encourage such students to contact their major department's office to have a permanent advisor assigned to them after they arrive for classes in the fall.

If you are undecided as to a major at the present time, contact an academic advisor in the University College Advising Center (615-898-2339) or contact the academic advisor in the college which most interests you (see below).

Additionally, students who are required to take ACT/COMPASS prescribed courses can be advised by a counselor in the University College Advising Center who will work with them until all developmental requirements have been completed.

Advising is essential! Don't risk delaying your graduation by taking the wrong classes or taking them in the wrong order. If you are a transfer student, be sure to take copies of your transfer course evaluation and/or your transcripts with you when you meet your advisor.

The academic departments are listed below, along with the location of the department office and a phone number. (A campus map is available online.) If you are not certain which department houses your major, please consult the MTSU Undergraduate Catalog.

College of Basic and Applied Sciences

Aerospace Business Aerospace Building S211C 898-2788
Aerospace Academic Advisor BAS-S230 898-2055
Agribusiness and Agriscience Stark Agrib/Agric Center 100 898-2523
Biology Davis Science Bldg 128 898-2847
Chemistry Davis Science Bldg 239 898-2956
Chemistry Pre-professional Advisor
Davis Science Bldg 239 898-5465
Computer Science Kirksey Old Main 306 898-2397
Concrete Industry Management Voorhies Engin Technology 103 494-7658
Eng. Tech & Industrial Studies Voorhies Engin Technology143 898-2776
Mathematical Sciences Kirksey Old Main 223D 898-2669
Military Science Forrest Hall 898-2470
Physics and Astronomy Wiser-Patten 219 898-2130
College's Academic Advisor    
     A-L Jones Hall 119 494-7874
    M-Z Jones Hall 117 898-5087

College of Behavioral and Health Sciences

Criminal Justice Administration  
Jones Hall 223 898-2630
Health and Human Performance
Murphy Athletic Center 111 898-2811
Human Sciences
Ellington Human Sciences 100 898-2884
Nursing Cason-Kennedy Nursing Bldg 201 898-2437
Nursing Academic Advisor Cason-Kennedy Nursing Bldg 247 494-8791
Psychology Jones Hall 103 898-2706
Social Work Peck Hall 120-136 898-2868
College's Academic Advisors Cason-Kennedy Nursing Bldg 251 898-5086

Jennings A. Jones College of Business

Accounting Business Aerospace Building N425 898-2558
Business Communication & Entrepreneurship Business Aerospace Building N429 898-2902
Computer Information Systems  
Business Aerospace Building N333 898-2362
Economics & Finance Business Aerospace Building N331 898-2520
Management & Marketing Business Aerospace Building N121 898-2736
College's Academic Advisors Business Aerospace Building N219 898-2764

College of Education

Educational Leadership College of Education Bldg 314 898-2855
Elementary & Special Education College of Education Bldg 314 898-2680
College's Academic Advisor College of Education Bldg 898-5153

College of Liberal Arts

Art Todd Hall 227C 898-2455
English Peck Hall 302 898-2573
Foreign Languages & Literatures Boutwell Dramatic Arts 301 898-2981
Geosciences Kirksey Old Main 325B 898-2726
History Peck Hall 223 898-2536
Music Wright Music Building 150 898-2469
Philosophy James Union Building 302 898-2907
Political Science Peck Hall 209 898-2708
Sociology & Anthropology Todd Hall 342 898-2508
Speech and Theatre Boutwell Dramatic Arts 205 898-2640
College's Academic Advisor Todd Hall 221 898-5089 and 494-7785

College of Mass Communication

Electronic Media Communication Mass Comm 250 898-5628
Journalism Mass Communication 249 898-2814
Recording Industry Mass Communication 251 898-2578
College's Academic Advisors Bragg Mass Comm. 238A
Bragg Mass Comm. 238B
898-5668
898-5945

University College Advising Center McFarland Bldg 898-2339
University Studies Peck Hall 202 898-2568

Regents Online Degree Program

Credits earned in all Tennessee Board of Regents Online Degree Programs (RODP) are accepted by MTSU; however, the credits may not apply to all degree programs offered by MTSU. Consult your academic advisor to determine applicability of RODP courses to majors other than those offered through the RODP.

Last names A-G 855 West College St. 898-3593
Last names H-M McFarland Bldg 898-5200
Last names N-Z 855 West College St. 904-8398

You can obtain the phone number for any MTSU office not listed above by calling the university switchboard at (615) 898-2300. Most university offices are open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central time) on weekdays.