Academic Advising

Advisors can offer more than a signature on a class pre-registration schedule. They are knowledgeable about institutional requirements and are aware of the educational support services available to you. An advisor can help you in your intellectual development and in your academic planning.

There are times when you need to see your advisor and other instances when you are encouraged to seek counsel from your advisor.

When you must see your advisor:

• Add/Drop (if applicable)
  • Fall: early September
  • Spring: early January
• Pre-registration
  • Fall: early November
  • Spring: after spring break
• Withdrawals (if applicable)
  • Fall: refer to academic calendar (withdrawal with a "W")
  • Fall: refer to academic calendar (withdrawal with a "W" or "WF")
  • Spring: refer to academic calendar (withdrawal with a "W")
  • Spring refer to academic calendar (withdrawal with a "W" or "WF")

When you are encouraged to seek counsel from your advisor:

• First week of the fall semester
• First week of the spring semester
• Mid-semester deficiencies (if applicable): mid-October (fall), early March (spring)
• Are experiencing academic difficulties
• Have been placed on academic warning or probation (See Saint Anselm College Catalog, pp. 30-31)
• Have questions about academic policies or procedures
• Want to discuss choosing a major

You must declare a major no later than the spring pre-registration period in the second semester of your sophomore year. This deadline ensures that you will continue to make progress toward graduation.

The Process: Students Declaring or Changing a Major

• Change of Major forms (which also serve as major declaration forms) are available in the Office of Academic Advisement or the Office of the Registrar.
• Declaring or Changing to a major: Students should schedule an appointment with the appropriate departmental chairperson for signature approval.
• Declaring or Changing to the Undeclared major: Students should see the director of academic advisement who will meet with them and assign a new advisor. (Freshmen or sophomore students may decide to change from a departmental major to an undeclared major for one or two semesters while investigating other choices.)
• It is the student's responsibility to turn the form in to the Registrar's Office and to distribute copies to the appropriate offices indicated on the form.

What an undeclared freshman's schedule looks like:

Fall	Spring
Conversatio I (HU103)	Conversatio II (HU104)
Freshman English (EN105) (A-L) or Core Elective (M-Z)	Freshman English (EN105) (M-Z) or Core Elective (A-L)
Language	Language
Elective / Major Course	Elective/Core/Major Course or, Theology or Philosophy Core Requirement

What an undeclared sophomore's schedule looks like: 

Fall
Language (continued - if applicable)
PH105 or PH018 and/or 100 level TH course
Major/Elective (x2 if applicable)

Note: Undeclared sophomores must declare a major before the spring pre-registration period.

Ann-Maria Contarino, English
Academic Resource Center 

Prof. Kevin Doran, Sociology
5 Bradley House, Ground Floor

Prof. Nicole Gugliucci, Physics
3200 Goulet Science Center, 3rd Floor

Benjamin Horton, Assistant Director of the Academic Resource Center
Academic Resource Center

Prof. Thomas Larson, Philosophy
303 Bradley House, 3rd Floor

Prof. Maria McKenna, Psychology
3405 Goulet Science Center, 3rd Floor

Prof. Sean Parr, Fine Arts
109 Alumni Hall, Ground Level South

Prof. Stephen Shea, Mathematics
208 Bradley House, 2nd Floor

Prof. Patricia Sullivan, Theology
228 Bradley House, 2nd Floor

Prof. Elizabeth Greguske, Biology
2322 Goulet Science Center, 2nd Floor

Anne Harrington, Assistant Dean of Sophomores and Director of Student Support Services
202 Roger and Francine Jean Student Center, Top Floor

Fr. Benet Phillips, Assistant Dean of Freshmen and Director of Academic Advisement
202 Roger and Francine Jean Student Center, Top Floor

Prof. Bede Bidlack, Theology
222 Bradley House, 2nd Floor

Prof. Erik Cleven, Politics
3002 NHIOP

Prof. Nicole Eyet, Chemistry
2113 Goulet Science Center, 2nd Floor

Prof. Anne Holthoefer, Politics
3003 NHIOP

Karlea Joiner, Assistant Dean of Students
Alumni Hall, 1st Floor North

Prof. Andrew Moore, History
307 Joseph Hall, 3rd Floor

Kenneth Walker, Director of the Academic Resource Center
Academic Resource Center

Prof. Matthew Hurley, Chemistry
11104 Goulet Science Center, Lower Level

Prof. Gilberto Ruiz, Theology
223 Bradley House, 2nd Floor

Myth 1

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Your major determines your career

While it is true that some fields-e.g., nursing, engineering, accounting-demand a specific undergraduate degree, many liberal arts graduates work in fields unrelated to their major. You do not have to be a business major to work in business when you graduate, or an English major to work in journalism, or a politics major to work in government.

Liberal arts graduates enter a variety of occupations regardless of their majors. But a word of caution: although your specific major may not be critical to obtaining meaningful post-graduate employment, demonstrable skills are. You can develop employable skills during your four undergraduate years through academic course work, volunteer experiences, internships, summer employment, and in numerous other ways.

Myth 2

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All you can do with an English/history/language major is teach

Although you may believe that a field like English, history, philosophy, or the languages limits your career options, hard evidence suggests that this is not the case. In a recent semester, English and history majors were preparing for their careers by doing internships in law offices, government agencies, newspapers, local television studios, advertising agencies, public relations firms, magazines, and in local schools. Other students were preparing for law school, medical school, and other graduate work.

If you still haven't selected a major and you are unsure of the career prospects associated with a given major, you are encouraged to sit down with your department chair or someone from Career Services to discuss what other Saint Anselm graduates are doing with their degrees.

Myth 3

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I'll love every class in my major

It is a rare student who loves every class in his or her chosen major. Don't be discouraged too early from continuing in a major if an introductory class isn't the best class you have ever had. Review the requirements and upper-level courses in a major and talk to professors in the major about your interests. You might find that a little patience pays off.

Department/Program	Chair	Ext.	Box #
Biology, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, Natural Science	Dr. Jay Pitocchelli	7397	1742
Chemistry, Forensic Science	Dr. Carolyn Weinreb	7154	1704
Classics, Latin, Greek, Classical Archaeology	Dr. Matthew Gonzales	7068	1616
Computer Science, Computer Science w/ Business, Computer Science w/ Math	Dr. Carol Traynor	656-6021	1658
Criminal Justice	Dr. Peter Cordella	7067	1706
Economics and Business, Accounting, Finance, International Business	Kelly Lalonde	7139	1659
Education	Dr. Dianna Terrell	6299	1690
English	Dr. Bindu Malieckal	7039	1626
Fine Arts	Dr. Katherine Bentz	7275	1612
History	Dr. Beth Salerno	7049	1753
Mathematics, Mathematics w/ Economics	Dr. Stephen Shea	7681	1792
Modern Languages, French, Spanish, German Studies	Dr. Susanne Rossbach	7013	1707
Nursing	Dr. Maureen O'Reilly	7084	1745
Philosophy	Dr. Joseph Spoerl	7061	1684
Physics, Applied Physics, Engineering Physics (3-2 Program)	Dr. Ian Durham	222-4073	1759
Politics, Environmental Studies, International Relations	Dr. Peter Josephson	222-4105	1680
Psychology	Dr. Elizabeth Ossoff	7133	1608
RN to BSN	Susan Kinney	7334	1745
Sociology	Dr. Tauno Sisco	656-6031	1677
Theology	Dr. Ahida Pilarski	7686	1767