Advising and Important Dates
Undergraduate Advising for Philosophy
Important Advising Dates Who is my
Advisor? (Really?) New Students? Graduating this Term? PHI4911 Senior
Research Paper?
Last day
to Add or Drop
Remember that Add/Drop ends Tuesday, January 16, 2018.
N.B. If you change your schedule (You add a course, drop a course
or swap courses.) it is always a good idea to PRINT your new schedule for your records. It is not uncommon for a student drop a
course and then be surprised at the end of the semester when he or she receives
an F for that course. This happens if
the drop is not completed. By printing
your schedule you have confirmation that the drop went through plus a document
should you need it for future reference.
For academic year 2017-2018
I have been reappointed the Faculty Academic Advisor. I am usually
here M-Th from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM. If I
am not teaching,
I am generally available to meet with students.
However, I ask that you send me an email (harrisk@fiu.edu) with several times that work
for you and then I will confirm one of them with you.
The best way to set one up is to email me:
Kenton Harris
DM 343 B MMC
(305) 348-3516
By the Way:
Christina Abdelmalak in a
professional advisor assigned temporarily to Philosophy until our department is
assigned an official professional advisor.
However, essentially I am your academic advisor. Ms Abdelmalak is very knowledgeable about
student issues and also does pre-law advising.
She also has access to student record and student tracking systems that
I do not have. However, for the academic
and curricular questions, in most cases it would be better for you to discuss
them with me.
Christina Abdelmalak
Business: 305-348-6356
Fax: 305-348-7201
Sometimes freshmen and new students think they
need to wait until they have completed gen ed requirements, etc. before they
see their major advisor.
No, no, no! Nothing could be further from the truth.
I would be happy to meet with freshmen or any
other new majors to talk about the major and other related topics such as:
·
FIU’s College of Law 3+3 opportunity Philosophy
majors have to complete their Philosophy BA and the Law JD in a total of 6
(rather than 7) years
·
The specialized track options majors have
·
Internship opportunities, etc.
·
Future course selection
·
Plans for after graduation, etc.
If you plan to graduate this term, your Panther Degree audit should be
completely clearing NOW!
I want to remind you that Friday, February 3rd is the last day to apply for Fall 2017
graduation as specified in the University Calendar. (Academic Calendar.) If you wish to graduate this term, be certain
to apply.
Here’s a link to FAQs:
http://onestop.fiu.edu/Registrar/graduation/index.html
Also, if you plan to graduate this term, your Panther Degree audit
should be completely clearing NOW. If there is any “red” on your degree audit at this
point, that’s a problem. Please address
any gaps. If you have questions about
how to do this, please discuss this with me ASAP.
PHI4911 Senior Research Paper:
By now, you should already be registered for
PHI4911 if you plan to graduate this term (unless of course you completed this
requirement in a previous term). You should also have confirmed with your faculty advisor
how you will complete this requirement this term. While I am the instructor of record, I do not
assign the grade. That is done by the
faculty member with whom your work.
If you have any questions, please email me.