The goal of Honors College academic advising is to help you design a different and more exciting undergraduate experience.  A checklist is not an education.  You have choices.  How will you best use your Honors College experiences to make the most of your years here?  You and your Honors advisor are partners in this learning process. 

Although completing your academic program is your responsibility, you have lots of support along the way. Your Honors College advisor will assist you in how to best use your Honors experiences.  Your college advisor will assist you with all the procedures in your degree-granting college.  Your faculty advisor will assist you with upper division course selection and career information.  Take the initiative to seek out the help that is available to you. Be an active, responsible partner in your own education.

The Honors College office is a good place to meet people, ask questions, and solve problems.  In the Honors College, we offer a comprehensive advising program which spans your undergraduate experience.  We really get to know you, as you will visit your Honors advisor at least once each semester.  This is our opportunity to help you recognize the value of a liberal education and discuss how it will fit with your academic plan.

Meet the Honors College advisors!
Faculty and staff

Who is my Honors advisor?
Advisor assignments

How do I prepare for an advising appointment?
Refer to "The Honors Advising Session: Planning for graduation from the first meeting," in the Honors College Student Handbook.

How does my Honors advisor help me?
Academic progress--Academic advising sessions are essential for pre-registration planning. Your advisor will review your Honors status, provide information about Honors scholarships and special Honors options (e.g., independent work, overseas programs), and initiate or recommend contacts with appropriate department and collegial faculty/advisors.
Academic planning--Using an academic plan, advisors aid students in appropriate planning and class selection for Honors work the next semester.
Personal interests and concerns--Your advisor will encourage and  support you and initiate referrals if appropriate.

How does Honors College academic advising relate to other campus advising (e.g., collegial or departmental)? What advising do I need beyond Honors advising?
Honors College advisors are your primary resources for all questions pertaining directly to your career in the Honors College. They serve as consultants for your other academic and personal concerns and should be used in conjunction with departmental, collegial, and other appropriate University offices. Specific questions regarding your degree program (e.g., graduation checks, KAPS errors, course substitutions, etc.) must be handled by the degree-granting college. Regular conferences with your advisor in your major are especially important.

Academic Advising Offices on the Kent Campus

Student advising is a key component of the academic mission of Kent State University.  It is important for all students at all points in the educational process.  Students are assigned to a college, school or advising unit based upon their stated interest, academic record and selection procedures for some programs.  Students admitted to the Honors College also maintain a primary membership in one of the degree-granting colleges/schools.  Academic advisors for students assigned to each unit are available at the following locations:

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

The Office of Advising and Academic Services

202-C Taylor Hall, 330-672-2780

To schedule an advising appointment visit their website. 

College of Arts and Sciences

105 Bowman Hall, 330-672-2062

To schedule an advising appointment visit their website.

College of the Arts

The Office of Advising and Academic Services

202-C Taylor Hall, 330-672-2780

To schedule an advising appointment visit their website.

College of Business Administration

Undergraduate Programs Office

107 Business Administration, 330-672-2872

To schedule an advising appointment call the Undergraduate Programs Office.

College of Communication and Information

The Office of Advising and Academic Services

202-C Taylor Hall, 330-672-2780

To schedule an advising appointment visit their website.

College of Education, Health, and Human Services

The Vacca Office of Student Services

304 White Hall, 330-672-2862

To schedule an advising appointment visit their website.

College of Nursing

Office of Student Services

113 Henderson Hall, 330-672-9972

To schedule an advising appointment call the Office of Student Services.

College of Technology

119 Van Deusen Hall, 330-672-2892

To schedule an advising appointment visit their website.

Honors College

Administrative offices in lower level of the Stopher-Johnson Complex, 330-672-2312

To schedule an advising appointment call the administrative offices.

Undergraduate Studies

Student Advising Center

Lake Hall, 330-672-3676

To schedule an advising appointment call the Student Advising Center.