Science Hive

SCIENCE ADVISING HIVE

The College of Science has launched a new Academic Advising Hive. It’s a one-stop shop for student success.

The Advising Hive is located in the Crocker Science Center, room 240, and it’s open Monday through Friday. Advisors rotate on a weekly schedule, which is posted online at science.utah. edu/students/advising.php.

The College now employs nine full-time advisors. Previously, the four science departments – Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy – had just one faculty advisor each.

“To have nine advisors, all focused full-time on student success, is a great improvement for advising in the College,” says Angie Gardiner, advising coordinator. In fact, the College of Science has surpassed the guidelines given by the University to have one full-time advisor for every 300 students.

During spring semester, the College also partnered with Career and Professional Development, the Honors College, Pre-professional Advising, and Student Success Advocates so that representatives and advisors from each program could assist students in the Hive.

Road MAP

The Mandatory Advising Program, or MAP, recognizes key academic milestones in a student’s career and helps them plan.

FIRST-YEAR MILESTONE

Students admitted as new freshmen and who are in their first semester of enrollment at the U are required to meet with an advisor before registering for their next semester (students who begin in the summer are seen in the fall). SECOND-YEAR MILESTONE

Students with two or three prior terms of enrollment, and 90 or fewer credit hours, are required to meet with their major advisor. Students who have not yet decided on a major will meet with a Major Exploration advisor in the Advising Hive. UNDECLARED STUDENTS

Students with 60 or more credit hours and at least two prior terms of enrollment, who have not yet declared a major, are required to meet with their major advisor to declare the major, or with a Major Exploration advisor in the Hive if they have not yet decided on a major. GRADUATION

Students applying for graduation must meet with their advisor.

“The College of Science is committed to the evolution and growth of its students. The transition to centralized, more personal advising is one of the ways we continue to improve the undergraduate experience,” says Janis Louie, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.