Academic advising in Arts and Science takes account of the variety of educational goals for which the Faculty wholly or partly provides and affiliates with other student services in the University.
As well as being the administrative head of the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Dean of Arts and Science has direct responsibility for all academic programs and all years of study in Arts and Science. Appeals and issues of interpretation for students in Arts and Science should be directed to the Office of the Dean of Arts and Science.
Academic advising for the Faculty of Arts and Science is the responsibility of academic advisors, located in the Arts and Science Student Program Services Office (M2102; artsci.advising@uleth.ca; 403-329-5106).
Students may consult academic advisors for assistance with a variety of academic concerns, including program planning, declaration of majors, General majors, readmission, applications for Incompletes or Withdrawals with Cause, authorized study at another university, and pre-professional transfer programs.
Each Arts and Science department and program designates an advisor who knows in detail department courses, prerequisites and course schedules, as well as all aspects of the department’s major program. In some departments, the Chair serves as Department Advisor.
Although the minimum requirements for each major program are fully detailed in this Calendar, students should plan their major programs in consultation with the Department Advisor in order to ensure meeting their own individual aims. These aims may include graduate school or professional school admission and vocational goals.
However, department advisors have no authority regarding degree, program or major requirements as set out in this Calendar. For information on such matters, students should consult academic advisors.