Academic Advising prior to Orientation

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Academic Advising prior to Orientation

Academic Advising prior to Orientation

Students are eligible for academic advising for the major in which they were offered admission to Rowan University. This major is listed in your admissions materials as well as the orientation invitation e-mail. If you would like to change your major, please e-mail transferhelp@rowan.edu with your name, Banner ID number, and desired major for more information. 

During orientation, all students will meet with a faculty or staff academic advisor in an individual or group setting, select courses, and register for spring term classes. Some academic departments also offer advising in advance of orientation.

Prepare for Registration

Prior to contacting your advisor, please:

  1. View the Banner Registration Information: You will use Banner for many services, including course registration. Your academic advisors will expect that you are comfortable using Banner to search for classes when you meet with them at orientation. View the Banner Registration Tutorial prior to orientation online. Visit https://sites.rowan.edu/registrar/registration-information/index.html for more registration information.
     
  2. Download the Self-Service Banner Guide: for step-by-step instructions on using Self-Service Banner
     
  3. Learn about the Credit Evaluation and Transfer Credits processes: it may take several weeks for your transfer credits to be processed
     
  4. See what credits transferred to Rowan: view your unofficial transcript within Self-Service Banner  (select the Student tab, Student Records, then the Transfer Credit Report or Academic Transcript options). Please bring a printed copy of this with you when you meet with your advisor.
    If you are enrolled in spring or summer 2018 classes at another institution: These courses will not be listed as approved transfer credits until your final transcripts with all grades are received by Rowan. Please bring a printed copy of your course schedule with you for your advisor, however that may not be sufficient for any pre-requisites needed to enroll in spring courses until the final transfer credits with grades are posted.
     
  5. View degree requirements: View the Program Guide for your major for a list of required courses and the maximum number of transfer credits that can be applied to your major and other information
     
  6. View other registration information on the Registrar's website: particularly the Fall 2018 Registration-related Dates.
     
  7. Use Section Tally to explore course availability: Select the term then use search options to view courses, check the "Display only sections with space available" checkbox to view courses available to you

Advising in Advance of New Student Orientation

Please contact the departments listed below using e-mail or calling the number listed. If the department of your major is not listed, please contact the University Advising Center at 856-256-4459 for more information and/or to RSVP for one of their Advising Information Workshops.

Rohrer College of Business

Advising in advance of orientation is by appointment only. All Rohrer College of Business students should call their academic department to confirm that they have been added to the appropriate system – the Rowan Success Network (RSN). Students will then make their own appointments using RSN (www.rowan.edu/rsn) For more information about advising in the Rohrer College of Business, please visit their advising page. 

Accounting
Finance
Students with last names beginning with A-L, e-mail Ms. Kristin Elcess (elcess@rowan.edu) to schedule advising. 
Students with last names beginning with M-Z, e-mail Ms. Allana Hooper (hooper@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.

Entrepreneurship
Human Resource Management
Management
Students with 0-59 earned credits (freshmen and sophomores), e-mail Ms. Atla Wells (wellsa5@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.
Students with 60 or more earned credits (juniors and seniors), e-mail Ms. Karen Murtha (murthak@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.

Management Information Systems (MIS)
Marketing
Supply Chain and Logistical Systems
Students with last names beginning with A-K, e-mail Ms. Kelly Young (youngk@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.
Students with last names beginning with L-Z, email Ms. Courtney Fox (foxc@rowan.edu) to schedule advising. 

 

College of Communication & Creative Arts

Art
E-mail Mr. David Vaccaro (vaccaro@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.
 
Communication Studies
Journalism
Writing Arts
E-mail Esther Mummert (mummerte@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising.
 
Public Relations/Advertising
E-mail Lori Block (block@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising.

Radio, Television, & Film
E-mail Gina Gondos (gondos@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising.
 

School of Earth & Environment

Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Geographic Information Science
Geography
Geology
Community & Environmental Planning
E-mail Harold Thompson (thompsonh@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.
 

College of Education

College of Education Advising Center, James Hall. Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising.

Health & Physical Education
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Mr. Mel Pinckney (pinckney@rowan.edu)

Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education: Liberal Studies: Math & Science ONLY
Elementary Education: Literacy Studies
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. Heather Dolbow (dolbow@rowan.edu)

Education Minor
Transfer Advisor
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. Alexandria Funkhouser (daniels@rowan.edu)

Elementary Education: Chemistry, Geography, History, Spanish, or Writing Arts
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. April Ellerbe (ellerbe@rowan.edu)

Elementary Education with dual major in Liberal Studies (including LSHSS Sequences) with last names beginning with A-P
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. Aimee Burgin (burgin@rowan.edu)

Elementary Education: American Studies or Mathematics
Elementary Education with dual major in Liberal Studies (including LSHSS Sequences) with last names beginning with Q-Z
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. DeLithea Davis (davis@rowan.edu)

Subject Matter Education: BA/BA and 4+1 English, History, Spanish, and Theater
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. Nadia Rahin (rahin@rowan.edu)

Subject Matter Education: BA/BA Mathematics and Sciences
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. Cristine Mason (masonc@rowan.edu)

Subject Matter Education: 4+1 STEM
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. Michalina Zelazny (zelazny@rowan.edu)

Teacher of Students with Disbilities Endorsement
Subject Matter Education: Art, Math, Music, and all Sciences
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. Michalina Zelazny (zelazny@rowan.edu)

Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering

Biomedical Engineering
E-mail Dr. Mark Byrne (byrnem@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-5353 to schedule advising.

Chemical Engineering
E-mail Dr. Mariano Savelski (savelski@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-5310 to schedule advising.

Civil Engineering
E-mail Dr. Ralph Dusseau (dusseau@rowan.edu)or call (856) 256-5322 to schedule advising.

Electrical and Computer Engineering
E-mail Dr. Linda Head (head@rowan.edu)or call (856) 256-5335 to schedule advising.

Mechanical Engineering
E-mail Dr. Smitesh Bakrania (bakrania@rowan.edu)or call (856) 256-5345 to schedule advising.

All majors:
Contact Dr. Steve Chin (chin@rowan.edu) or Maria Perez-Colón (perezcolon@rowan.edu) if you have difficulty scheduling an appointment with any of the advisors listed above.

School of Health Professions

Health Promotion and Wellness Management
Students with under 60 credits earned should contact: Ms. Talia Musero (musero@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising. 
Students with 60 or more earned credits or more should contact:
Students with last names A-G – E-mail Ms. Laurie Dwyer (dwyerl@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising.
Students with last names beginning H-Z - E-mail Ms. Jeanine Dowd (dowd@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising.
 
Athletic Training
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. Laurie Dwyer (dwyerl@rowan.edu)
 
Community Health Advocacy and Education
Call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising with Ms. Jeanine Dowd (dowd@rowan.edu)

Human Performance in Clinical Settings 
E-mail Ms. Jeanine Dowd (dowd@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising.

Nursing
E-mail Patrice Henry-Thatcher or call (856) 256-5142 to schedule advising.
 
Nutrition
E-mail Ms. Laurie Dwyer or call (856) 256-4420 to schedule advising.

 

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Africana Studies
E-mail Dr. Chanelle Rose (rosecrowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4500 ext. 3963 to schedule advising.
 
American Studies
E-mail Christine Larsen-Britt (larsen-britt@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising.
 
Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management
E-mail Dr. DeMonde Miller (millerd@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-3517 to schedule advising.
 
Economics
E-mail Harold Thompson (thompsonh@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.
 
English
E-mail Christine Larsen-Britt (Larsen-britt@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising.
 
Exploratory Studies (Undeclared)
Call (856) 256-4459 to schedule an advising session with the University Advising Center.
 
History
Under 24 credits: Call Dr. Bill Carrigan, (856) 256-4819, to schedule advising.
24 to 90 credits: E-mail Christine Larsen-Britt (Larsen-britt@rowan.edu), (856) 256-4459, to schedule advising.
Over 90 credits: E-mail Dr. Joy Wiltenburg (wiltenburg@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.
 
Human Services
E-mail Laurie Baker (bakerl@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.
 
International Studies
E-mail Cindy Finer (finer@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising.
 
Law & Justice and Sociology
Students with less than 44 credits: Email Jessica Fischetti (fischetti@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising. 
Students with last names A-L and more than 45 credits: E-mail Rachel Budmen (budmen@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising.
Students with last names M-Z and more than 45 credits: E-mail Ivelisse Silva (silva@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising.
 
Liberal Studies: Humanities/Social Science
E-mail Cindy Finer (finer@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising.
 
Philosophy and Religion Studies
E-mail Dr. Matthew Lund (lund@rowan.edu) or Christine Larsen-Britt (larsen-britt@rowan.edu), (856) 256-4459 to schedule advising.
 
Political Science
E-mail Harold Thompson (thompsonh@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.
 
Spanish (Foreign Languages and Literatures)
Modern Languages and Linguistics
For placement testing, contact Esther Mas Serna (mas@rowan.edu), Spanish Placement Coordinator. After receiving placement results, please e-mail Christine Larsen-Britt (Larsen-britt@rowan.edu) to schedule advising for Spanish or Dr. Marilyn Manley (manley@rowan.edu) to schedule advising for Modern Languages and Linguistics.
 

College of Performing Arts

Theatre and Dance
E-mail Dr. Elisabeth Hostetter (hostetter@rowan.edu) to schedule advising.
 
Music
E-mail Larry DePasquale (Depasquale@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4896 to schedule advising.
 
 

College of Science & Mathematics

Biological Science
Freshmen majors should email Lorenzo Matthews (matthewsl@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4226. 
All Sophomore majors and Junior majors with last names A-J should email Patty Dashefsky (dashefskyp@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-5837.
Junior majors with last names K-Z and all Senior majors should email Christina Davison-Tucci (davison@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4661. 
 
Chemistry and Biochemistry
E-mail Octavia Nash (nash@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4954 to schedule advising.
 
Computer Science
Computing Informatics
Students with less than 58 credits should email Kim Poolos (poolos@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-5858.
Students with 60 or more credits should email Mike Schillo (schillo@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-4500 x3624 to schedule advising.
 
 
Mathematics
Physics
Biophysics 
E-mail Cristine Mason (masonc@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-5836 to schedule advising.
 

Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Bioinformatics
Translational Biomedical Sciences
E-mail Christine Davison-Tucci (davison@rowan.edu) or call (856) 256-5836 to schedule advising.


Psychology
Psychological Science
E-mail Megan Kately (kately@rowan.edu), or call (856) 256-4500 ext. 3755 to schedule advising.