Academic Advising
Our Advisors Are Invested in Your Success
The College of Human Sciences & Education offers 8 undergraduate degree programs, plus minors and concentrations in additional areas. The Office of Student Services (OSS) team members are experts in each degree’s curriculum options and requirements. Working together, we will design an academic plan that meets your needs.
Getting to know you — By learning about your goals, interests, and abilities, we assist in developing your academic plan. We are also here to explain academic rules and policies.
Keeping you on track — We understand the curriculum and can provide helpful details about courses while informing you of essential deadlines during appointments.
Assisting when needed — If things do not go as planned and you experience academic difficulties, we can connect you with tutoring, study groups, and other resources.
Following your lead — Make the most of our services by taking an active role in the process. Online scheduling through Navigate makes it easy to book an appointment. For best results, get help early and often.
Scheduling Academic Advising Appointments
The Office of Student Services offers prescheduled in-person and virtual appointments for academic advising. We occasionally offer drop-in visits during critical times throughout the academic year, for example, at the start of the semester or on the last day to drop courses. Continue reading to learn how to schedule one-on-one time with our team.
Navigate for Appointments
All appointments are scheduled using the Navigate app.
If you do not see an available appointment time, periodically check appointment availability
using Navigate as appointment times become available throughout the day. Keep in mind
that the appointment schedule may only be viewed up to two weeks out. During peak
advising times, we suggest checking Navigate regularly.
Scheduling Your Appointment
To access virtual and in-person appointments with an academic advisor, please download the most current version of the Navigate app from the App Store or Google Play and follow the steps below. Please observe whether you are scheduling an in-person or virtual appointment; these appointments are not interchangeable, so be sure to select the type you prefer.
Use these steps to schedule your appointment.
- What type of appointment would you like to schedule: Academic Advising
- Service: Select Advising as your service.
- Date: Select your desired appointment date.
- Click “Find Available Times.”
- Select a time within the College of Human Sciences & Education that works best for you.
- Select how you would like to meet: “Virtual” or “In Person.” If this option is preselected, only one appointment type is available during the selected time. Masks are encouraged and appreciated for in-person appointments.
- Would you like to share anything else? Please include your intended major, specific advising needs, and your preferred name and pronouns in the comment box.
Select “Schedule” at the bottom of the screen to finalize your appointment.
Get Help Early and Often
Take an active role in the academic advising process. Share your goals, interests, and plans with your academic advisor, who can provide information and guidance to help you make informed decisions and stay on track toward your degree.
Before scheduling an appointment, review the Frequently Asked Questions below—you may find the information you need.
General Advising Questions
The College of Human Sciences & Education offers eight degree programs, each with its own admission requirements. Admission pathways vary by major.
Students pursuing Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Exceptional Educator are admitted directly to the College of Human Sciences & Education as first-year students.
Students pursuing other CHSE majors begin their LSU studies in the University Center for Freshman Year. After completing the required coursework and meeting the admission requirements for their intended major, students transition into CHSE.
Admission requirements for each CHSE major are outlined below.
Admission into CHSE in Pre-Athletic Training requires 24 hours of college credit with a 2.75 LSU and cumulative GPA and a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1001, MATH 1021 & 1022, BIOL 1201, & BIOL 1202. Students pursuing admission into CHSE in Kinesiology must have earned 24 hours of college credit with a 2.5 LSU and cumulative GPA and a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1001, MATH 1021 & 1022, BIOL 1201 & 1202.
Admission into Sport Administration requires 24 hours of credit with a 2.2 LSU and cumulative GPA and a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1001, 6 hours of General Education Analytical Reasoning Coursework (3 hours must be a MATH course), and 3 hours of a General Education Natural Science Course.
Students pursuing admission into Human Resource Education and Human Development & Family Science must have earned 24 hours of credit with a 2.2. GPA and have credit in ENGL 1001 and MATH 1021 or higher with a grade of “C” or better.
University College students with a declared CHSE major will be electronically transferred to CHSE after meeting the admission requirements for their intended major. Students are not admitted to CHSE until all admission requirements have been met.
Students currently enrolled in another LSU senior college who wish to change to a major in the College of Human Sciences & Education must meet the admission requirements for their intended CHSE major.
Once you have met the admission requirements, complete the appropriate CHSE Admission Application available on the Office of Student Services website. Students are not admitted to CHSE until all admission requirements for their intended major have been met.
View CHSE Admission Applications
If you have questions about admission requirements or would like to discuss your intended major, schedule an appointment with a CHSE academic advisor.
CHSE students may declare, change, or drop a minor by completing the Declare or Change a Minor Form.
An advising appointment is not required to submit the form. If you would like to discuss requirements for a new minor, schedule an appointment with an academic advisor.
CHSE students who wish to change their concentration while remaining in the same major may complete the Change of Concentration Form.
An advising appointment is not required to submit the form. If you would like to discuss requirements for your new concentration, schedule an appointment with an academic advisor.
CHSE students who wish to change their major to another program within the college must complete the appropriate admission application for their intended major.
Students must meet the admission requirements for the new major before being admitted to the program. An advising appointment is not required to submit an application. If you would like to review the requirements for your intended major, schedule an appointment with an academic advisor.
Students who wish to change to a major offered by another LSU senior college should contact that college for information about its admission requirements and procedures.
CHSE students may declare or change their expected graduation date by completing the Declare or Change Graduation Date Form.
An advising appointment is not required to submit the form.
To enroll in a distance learning course, LSU students are required to have approval from the college in which they are registered. CHSE students must schedule an appointment with a counselor or advisor to request permission to enroll in these courses.
If you are in University College, you will need to meet with the appropriate office, either UCAC or UCFY, to request approval. It is important to note that no more than 25% of a student's degree can be completed through distance learning and that the final 25% of the degree program cannot include distance learning classes.
Eligible CHSE students can enroll in distance learning coursework at any time in a semester. Additionally, while distance learning courses do count toward a student’s credit hour maximum for the semester, they do not count towards a student’s status as a full-time student as determined by the Registrar’s Office. When a CHSE student enrolls in a distance learning course during a fall, spring, or summer semester, the completion deadline for that class will be the Friday of finals week. Students can obtain information regarding available distance learning courses and policies on the Distance Learning website.
Each semester the Final Exam schedule can be found in the Schedule Booklet on the Registrar’s Office website.
It is recommended that students check the final exam schedule early in the semester. If a student has three or more final exams covering more than seven hours of credit scheduled within a 24-hour period, the student may request permission to take no more than two exams on the assigned date. In addition, students who have two exams on the same date at the same time may request that one of the exams be rescheduled.
To make these requests, CHSE students must schedule an appointment with a CHSE counselor. Students must have all arrangements completed by 4:30 p.m. on the last day to resign from or drop classes for the semester.
Courses are typically purged due to failure to complete registration. If a student's classes are purged prior to the last day to add courses according to the academic calendar, the student can re-add available courses via myLSU.
If the last day to add has passed, the student must contact the college in which they are enrolled to explore options for re-adding courses. CHSE students should contact the Office of Student Services in 1240 Huey P. Long Field House to explore their options.
Students are able to drop courses through myLSU until the last day to drop for the semester. Students are responsible for knowing relevant university deadlines such as the last day to drop classes without a "W" and the last day to drop classes in a semester.
Students wishing to cancel their registration prior to the first day of class in a semester must contact the college in which they are enrolled in order to initiate this process. Students needing to resign or drop all of their courses once a semester has begun must also meet with a counselor in the college in which they are enrolled. Please note that it is NOT possible to resign or drop all of your classes using the MyLSU website.
CHSE students should schedule an appointment with a CHSE counselor/advisor or report to the Office of Student Services, 1240 Huey P. Long Field House, to initiate a cancellation of registration or resignation.
If you are ill and unable to come to class, please contact your course instructor. If you are anticipating a significant absence and/or may not be able to complete the semester, please contact the Office of Student Services to speak with your academic counselor as soon as possible.
Once a student has earned senior standing, meaning that the student has completed 92 credit hours, an anticipated date of graduation must be declared. Students can declare their graduation date via their myLSU accounts by selecting the Student Services link in the navigation menu.
Alternatively, CHSE students can complete a Declaration/Change of Graduation Date form in the Office of Student Services. An appointment is not needed to complete this paperwork.
The CHSE Office of Student Services is located in 1240 Huey P. Long Field House. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Office of Student Services is closed on weekends and during University-designated holidays.
Office of Student Services
1240 Huey P. Long Field House
225-578-2331
chseinfo@lsu.edu