Advising
Advising is provided by a Geos advisor for aspects that relate to Geos courses and degrees, and by a College of Science advisor for all other aspects. Following is information about each.
Advising for Geos Courses and Degrees
Dr. George Gehrels will be serving as the advisor for undergraduate students in Geosciences beginning Sept 3. He will be available for 30 minute zoom sessions each weekday between 9:00 and 11:00, and for 30 minute in-person sessions or drop-in session from 1:00 to 3:00 each weekday. In-person meetings will be in Gould-Simpson 210A.
Please sign up for an appointment at least one day before you would like to meet. Use the link below to schedule an appointment. Dr. Gehrels will also be available for assistance by email at ggehrels@arizona.edu
Undergraduate Advising office phone: 520-621-2184
Prior to meeting with (or contacting) Dr. Gehrels, please have a look at the Curriculum Guide for your degree track to help you become familiar with the courses that are required. Following are links to the guides for our various degree programs.
Advising for Aspects Other than Geos Courses and Degrees
Advisors within the College of Science Advising Office are available to assist with issues that are unrelated to Geos courses and degrees. COS advisors are prepared to assist with the following topics:
- General Petitions
- Late Change Petitions and Change of Schedule Requests
- Academic Renewal
- Questions regarding academic eligibility
- Questions about Leave of Absence/Back 2 UA
- Readmission & Secon Start Questions
- Extension of Incomplete Grade (If beyond one year)
- General questions and referrals to campus resources
Drop-in advising is available on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (not Tuesday) from 9:00am to 12:00pm and from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. In-person advising occurs in Bartlett Academic Success Center, Room 417. Virtual Advising is available through Zoom at https://arizona.zoom.us/my/science1017
Please Note: You can also send questions to science@arizona.edu.
Advising staff in the GEOS Center want to encourage students to use Zoom, an online meeting tool, when in-person appointments are not feasible.
In case you are not familiar with Zoom, here are some basics to get you started:
Appointments
- If a Zoom appointment is selected (in some cases, it may be the only option available), your appointment confirmation email will include a Zoom link, personalized for your meeting. You will use this link to connect to your advisor. We suggest you click the link to log in (with your NetID and password) a few minutes ahead of your appointment. Your advisor should have set up a "waiting room" for you in Zoom, so you will not need to worry about interrupting a previous appointment. If you can't find your appointment confirmation or reminder email, log in to student.trellis.arizona.edu to view the appointment details including the link there.
- If you are having trouble with Zoom after testing it out (see below),
Drop-ins
- If Drop-ins are scheduled via Zoom, there will be a Zoom link in the Drop-in calendar event - click on that to connect to your advisor once the drop-in time has started.
- Note: As with the appointments above, the advisor should have set up a "waiting room" in Zoom. If the advisor is already talking with a student, you may need to wait. There could also be other students waiting "in line" for advising. We will do our best to keep these sessions short (5-10 minutes). Please help us out with this by scheduling an appointment if you have lots of questions or a complicated situation that may need more time.
- Because of the nature of drop-ins, your advisor may have only one connection method available at a time; please send us an email to let us know if you need to connect by phone but are not able to find availability.
General
- There is a Zoom app, which you may download and use if you choose. When joining a meeting, you will likely be prompted to download the app, but you are not required to do so.
- UA has chosen to purchase a campus license for Zoom, allowing faculty, staff, and students to use the software free of charge.
- While Zoom allows for videoconferencing, you are not required to use a camera to show video of yourself. In fact, your advisor will likely be sharing their computer screen with you, so you can view relevant information like course plans, etc. You do need the following attached to your computer or mobile device:
- A microphone
- Speakers
- A good internet connection is important for Zoom to work well. Disabling your video sharing can help some, and is not usually necessary anyway. Keep in mind that you may use UAWifi when on campus, and there are also computer labs available - please use headphones with a microphone (often included with cell phones) to avoid disturbing others.
- To test that Zoom is set up correctly, you can join a test meeting at https://zoom.us/test. You can make sure your microphone input, speaker output, and camera (if you wish to use one) are working correctly.
Because of the screen sharing feature and the ability to connect without phone numbers (avoiding possible long-distance charges) we think Zoom provides a great alternative to a phone appointment for students who are not able to visit their advisor in person, due to illness, scheduling, or for students who are not yet in Tucson. It is also an option for providing availability to students in some situations when an advisor is unable to come to campus.
For more detailed information about Zoom for student use (including how you can set up your own Study Group using the tool), see https://help.d2l.arizona.edu/zoomforstudents
Need help? Try the 24/7 IT support center.