Academic advising is an integral part of the university academic experience. The goal of academic advising is to assist students in taking responsibility for developing meaningful educational plans compatible with their career and personal goals. Advising is more than imparting specialized knowledge: it includes helping students formulate important questions about the nature and direction of their education and helping them find answers to those questions. However, the ultimate responsibility for making academic decisions and progress rests with students.

While advisors confer with students about courses and educational experiences, students themselves are responsible for defining the content of their academic program and making progress toward an academic degree. Advisors will assist students in designing an appropriate course of study that will satisfy requirements for graduation as well as offer information on particular courses and University rules and procedures. All students must verify their class schedule each semester, must see that necessary transactions are completed by the published deadlines, and are responsible for all documentation related to schedule changes, dropping or withdrawing from classes, and other transactions.

How to have a Successful Advising Appointment

One of the many goals of the advisors in the School of Arts and Humanities is to ensure that students have an efficient, effective and meaningful advising appointment. In order for this to occur, students should seek advisors assistance by scheduling and keeping appointments, asking questions regarding degree requirements until all concerns are addressed, and knowing University policies and procedures. Because each student's needs are unique and specific, students should be proactive in contacting advisors and should accept final responsibility for their actions and decisions regarding their educational pursuits.

Art & Performance, Historical Studies, and Literary Studies
Undergraduate
Andrea Moody	andrea.moody@utdallas.edu	972-883-2759	Last names A-L	JO 4.508
Sabrina Starnaman	sabrina.starnaman@utdallas.edu	972-883-2759	Last names A-L	JO 4.508
Megan Gray	megan.gray@utdallas.edu	972-883-2980	Last names M-Z	JO 4.508
Humanities, History, and Latin American Studies
Graduate
Pia Jakobsson	pia.jakobsson@utdallas.edu	972-883-4706		JO 4.128

Arts and Technology (ATEC)
Undergraduate
Misty Williams	misty.williams@utdallas.edu	972-883-4136	Last names A-L	AT 1.612
Christine Messick	christine.messick@utdallas.edu	972-883-4331	Last names M-Z	AT 1.704
Graduate
Chip Wood	chip.wood@utdallas.edu	972-883-2785	MA, MFA	AT 1.708
Frank DuFour	frank.dufour@utdallas.edu	972-883-4129	PhD	AT 1.614

Emerging Media and Communication (EMAC)
Graduate & Undergraduate
Julie Larsen	Julie.larsen@utdallas.edu	972-883-2102		AT 1.608