By TENA L. COOK, CSC Marketing Coordinator
CHADRON – March is designated as Chadron State College’s Advising Month. Summer 2025 enrollment opens on Monday, March 24 for all students. Fall 2025 enrollment also begins on Monday, March 24 for graduate, post-baccalaureate, and ROTC students. Seniors can enroll starting Tuesday, March 25, juniors on Wednesday, March 26, sophomores on Thursday, March 27, and freshmen on Friday, March 28.
Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Kimberly Paddock-O’Reilly said she encourages students to schedule a time to meet with their faculty advisor to ensure they are on track for graduation.
“We encourage students to prepare for Advising Month by placing their course selections in their shopping carts prior to registration week to make the process easier,” Paddock-O’Reilly said.
A tutorial video on the faculty advising webpage demonstrates how to place classes into the shopping cart.
Courses in high demand will fill up quickly, Paddock-O’Reilly said.
“The sooner you register, the more likely you are to secure a seat in the course,” she said.
If a course is full, faculty may also help complete a waitlist request. Students who have a double major are encouraged to visit with an advisor for each program.
Guidelines on the web page outline students' responsibilities for learning the name of their faculty advisor from their MyCSC account, making an appointment to meet with them to register, and making follow-up appointments to monitor progress toward graduation.
The page recommends that students complete these steps before the advising appointment: review the online catalog and specific major or endorsement requirements and make a list of possible future courses and write down any questions about courses.
During the advising appointment, faculty advisors may discuss any of the following with their advisees: career plans, extracurricular activities, academic goals, and areas of interest, previous coursework, and time remaining for complete a desired degree program.
Students and their faculty advisors may decide from a variety of options for enrolling in courses including registering for courses, reserving courses in the shopping cart feature in MyCSC, or creating a list of desired courses and scheduling a registration appointment with a START advisor.
A list of Frequently Asked Questions on the web page includes how to find a faculty advisor, how to request a different advisor, best methods to contact a faculty advisor, how to find office hours, how to drop a class, and how to know which classes are needed to graduate.
