Department of Sociology
Undergraduate Advising in Sociology
The Department works to provide students with consistent and high quality advising with regard to their coursework and post-graduation goals through personal contact with a faculty advisor. The Department of Sociology maintains a centralized advising system in which one faculty member is responsible for advising all Sociology majors. The faculty advisor works directly with each student to develop a course plan that capitalizes on his or her interests while helping students make continual progress towards graduation.
Around the mid-point of each semester, students whose primary major is Sociology are contacted by email about setting up an advising appointment with the faculty advisor. Announcements about advising appointments also are made in all Sociology classes during this time. Students sign up for an advising appointment in the main Sociology Department office in 337 Graham Bldg. Students should come prepared to their appointment with the faculty advisor at the designated time by bringing a current degree evaluation or audit sheet and a list of classes they are interested in taking the following semester. During the meeting, the advisor and student will work together to develop a registration plan, and the advisor will provide the student with the advising code required for registration. A meeting with the faculty advisor is required to obtain the advising code.
Students who have Sociology as a second major are not assigned to the Sociology advisor but instead to the advisor in their primary major department. We recommend that these students also make an appointment to meet with the Sociology advisor to ensure they are making informed choices as to how best to meet their second major requirements.
Please direct questions regarding advising and the undergraduate curriculum to:
Dr. Saundra D. Westervelt
Undergraduate Program Director and Advisor
318 Graham Building
#336-334-3697
sdwester@uncg.edu