Parks College Academic Services

Academic Advising also maintains student records, provides essential academic information, and interprets academic policy for Parks College students.

Advising Office Hours and Scheduling Appointments

Nancy Childrey
Academic Advisor
(314) 977-8234
sheen@slu.edu
Last Names Beginning with Letters A – K


Jenny Kwok
Academic Advisor
(314) 977-2517
Jkwok1@slu.edu
Last Names Beginning with Letters L – Z

 

Jennifer Masiulis
Academic Services Manager
(314) 977-8225
masiulis@slu.edu


Due to student feedback from last semester, Academic Advisors will offer Registration Academic Advising appointment scheduling by SIGN-UP in the Advising Offices, MDD 1004. This will allow you to select a time that works best for you and you won’t have to wait for a response from the advisor to find out your meeting time. Please come by during office hours to sign-up!

Make appointments as early as possible! Appointment times are limited.

Academic Advising promotes the holistic growth of students, respectful of their individual goals. Our integrated program works collaboratively with the University community in support of students’ academic success.

What is an Academic Advisor?

You will be assigned an Academic Advisor for the entirety of your academic career to assist with curriculum development and planning; refer to resources for academic and career success; and clarify the program/curriculum requirements as they relate to the Jesuit model of education and the Five Dimensions.

What is a Faculty Mentor?

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You will be assigned a Faculty Mentor within each major, minor, and special program you are pursuing. The Faculty Mentor will help you identify your academic and career goals; recommend courses of study and experiences in pursuit of these goals; and consider the role of the Five Dimensions in preparing you for life and the world of work.

Read this document to find out how to look up your faculty advisor.

Academic Advising Goals

The academic advising process is considered a very important aspect of a student’s educational experience at Saint Louis University. The goals of the advising process are to assist students in their understanding of academic requirements, to nurture intellectual maturation and self-confidence, to encourage students to take an active role in the advisement process, and to foster a positive working relationship between advisors and students.

At Saint Louis University, it is our expectation that all of our students will be successful. An ongoing and effective advising relationship can be a major ingredient in a recipe for academic success.

Below is a list of steps you’ll need to take to prepare for appointments, meet with a faculty mentor or academic advisor, self-register or take a summer course off campus. If you’re a prospective student, you may be interested in viewing our admission requirements or scheduling a campus visit.

Required By All Parks Students To Register:

Step 1: Prepare for Appointments

  • Pick up Registration Approval form in MDH 1004. 
  • Schedule your advising appointment, leaving 1-2 weeks to give yourself time to meet with your faculty mentor prior to meeting with your Academic Advisor.
  • Print out Banner transcript and midterm grades, if available.
  • Use flow sheet to identify courses needed for next semester.

Step 2: Faculty Mentoring

  • Meet with your Faculty Mentor to discuss academic and career goals, ways to reach those goals, and issue that might impede progress.
  • Discuss current courses and plans for next semester.
  • Upon approval, Faculty Mentor should sign Registration form.
  • BME and Aviation Science students should attend the group mentoring session before meeting with the Academic Advisor. Details about the group meetings will be provided by your academic department.
  • “Who is my Faculty Mentor?” - Read this document to find out how to look up your faculty mentor.

Step 3: Academic Advisor Meeting

  • Meet to discuss registration, academic progress, summer plans, etc.
  • Review courses on Registration Approval Form.
  • If you have met with your Faculty Mentor and your Academic Advisor, you will get your PIN in this meeting.

Step 4: Self Registration

  • Register in Banner.
  • Deviation from Registration Approval Form must be approved by the Academic Advisor or Faculty Mentor. (Except changes to the day/time of a particular course.)

If you would like to take a college course this summer at an institution other than Saint Louis University, please follow these steps:

  1. Pick up a Petition for Off-Campus Enrollment in the forms tower located outside of the Advising Offices, MDD 1004. Complete the form by following the instructions on the back.
  2. Identify the course subject code and number of the course you would like to take off campus. If you are unsure which course of many would transfer, identify all courses you think might possibly work.
  3. Go to SLU’s unofficial Transfer Articulation Tool , to determine if the course or courses you have identified will be accepted for transfer. If a course is not included in this database, it means the course has never been evaluated by SLU.
  4. If a course does not appear in the Transfer Articulation tool, please attach a course description to the Petition.

Important Notes:

SLU does not accept grades from another institution, only credit hours. The final grade earned elsewhere will have no effect on your SLU GPA. Courses retaken at another institution will not replace the grade earned at SLU.