When a student registers for classes at William Woods they are also assigned to an academic advisor. This advisor assignment is generally based on the student's intended major.

Not all students are advised by faculty members in their intended major. Some majors have more intended students than faculty members can effectively advise such as Equestrian Studies majors. In these cases, faculty from other areas are trained to advise students in the larger majors.

If a student decides after a semester or two that they are going to change their major to a very different major, they should also request a change of advisor. Changing majors does not automatically mean your advisor will also be changed as changes of major are processed in the Registrar's office and changes of advisor are processed in the Academic Advising office.

Occasionally a student and an advisor are simply not a good fit. If this is the case a student may also request a change of advisor.

How to change advisors There are two types of advisor change that may be made.

If a student has a faculty member in mind that they would like to have as their new advisor, the student should follow these steps.

• Come to the Academic Advising Coordinator's office, AB room 109
• Pick up a Advisor Change Request form from the folder on the door
• Obtain the signature of you proposed new advisor
• Return the form ...please slide it under the door if no one is in the office...to the Academic Advising Coordinator.
• If your proposed new advisor has not met his/her maximum number of advisees your advisor in OwlNet will be changed. If your proposed advisor has no room for new advisees, you will be emailed at you William Woods account about other possible advisors.

If a student does not have a new advisor in mind, they may simply email a request to change advisors to bonnie.carr@williamwoods.edu and include the following:

• Your (full) name and student ID number
• Your current major and if applicable your new major
• The reason you are requesting the change (this is kept confidential)

When can I change advisors? Students may request a change of advisor at any time EXCEPT the week prior to advising Academic Calendar until the last day of advising for each semester. During that time no changes of advisor will be processed.