Advising Services

The Center for Student Services has many avenues of assistance available to students from one-on-one council to groups workshops, weekend hours and even virtual advising services is available. Read on to learn more.

Individual Advising

One of the most important services available to students is a one-on-one appointment with their assigned academic advisor. These appointments allow students to address any of their academic planning needs in 30 to 60 minute sessions. Students typically meet with an advisor each semester but may require additional appointments throughout the term to full address their needs.

Registration Workshop Advising

Each semester, the advisors in CSS offer group advising workshops that address the needs for priority registration week. During the workshops, advisors address key curriculum priorities, review the eight semester academic plan and important academic policies to ensure accurate planning for upcoming course registration and on-time graduation completion.

Asynchronous Advising Module

If students feel an appointment with an advisor is unnecessary, they are directed to complete an asynchronous, online advising module each semester. The module delivers pertinent curriculum and policy information as well as important announcements and updates via an asynchronous video and quiz format. The module is used to ensure students are current on academic policy and curricular information and only required if a student does not attend a registration workshop or meet with their academic advisor each semester. This will also satisfy the Fly in 4 checkpoint.

Virtual Advising

Typically used during summer, semester breaks, or other times of convenience, students can schedule an individual advising appointment with their advisor through Zoom. Students must select this option when booking their advising appointment.

Walk-In Advising

Typically used during the drop/add period and priority registration week, students may meet with an advisor on a first come, first served format. No pre-scheduled appointments take place during these peak periods.

Peer Advising

Trained undergraduate students provide daily walk-in hours to assist their peers in advising related questions. Peer advisors assist with preparing graduation plans, help students search for courses and answer common academic and curricular related questions. Please consult the CSS Canvas site for the Peer Advising hours each semester.

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Advising Resources

Degree Audit Reporting System

The Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) simplifies how students and their advisors plan and track their academic career at STHM. This self-service system to request audits of degree requirements, view course history and review transfer credit evaluations.

STHM encourages students to review DARS on a regular basis — especially at the end of the semester — to review remaining courses and progress. It is also recommended to check DARS after course registration each semester to view how upcoming classes will count toward the fulfillment of requirements.

Students can access the DARS through TUPortal by selecting the “Student Tools” tab, then “Records Channel” and finally, “Degree Audit”.

Registration Information

All information needed for course registration at STHM and Temple University — including important dates, course listing and how to register, etc — can be found on the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) online guide .

Returning Students

All undergraduate students wishing to enroll in any given semester or summer session must have an active student status with the university. To facilitate your return, please file completed forms must be filed well in advance of listed deadlines.

Please note: Graduates and Professional students should contact Jim Alton, Manager of Graduate Student Services, at jim.alton@temple.edu.

To learn more, please visit the Vice Provost Website.