CLA Academic Advising

Academic advising happens differently across the College of Liberal Arts. Allow us to explain.

small group of students and an advisor talking together and looking at papers in the reception room of CLA student services

Academic Advising

All students in the College of Liberal Arts are assigned an academic advisor. Some students, such as those pursuing a health or legal profession after graduation as well as those in special programs, are assigned an additional advisor. Staff across our campus are in continuous training and regular communication with each other to provide the highest quality and care to our students. We want you to be successful and we have the resources and support to help you achieve your goals!

There is a reason UM has extremely high retention and graduation rates. We are committed to student success!

Frequently Asked Questions

Academic advising in the College of Liberal Arts is determined by a student’s major and classification.  

FIRST YEAR STUDENTS

  • Freshman students majoring in the following programs are advised in the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience located in Martindale-Cole Hall: Arabic, Anthropology, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Chinese, Computer Science (BA), Economics, English, Forensic Chemistry, French, German, History, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, and Southern Studies.

The Center for Student Success and First Year Experience is an excellent resource for all freshman and first-year students as their commitment is to helping students successfully transition to college.

  • All other freshman students in CLA majors are advised by their home department: African American Studies, Allied Health Studies, Art, Art History, Classics, Creative Writing, Film Production, International Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Public Policy Leadership, Rhetoric, Writing & Speech Comm, and Theatre Arts.

SOPHOMORE through SENIORS

From sophomore year until graduation, all students with CLA majors are advised by their department except for Biological Science, Computer Science (BA), Economics, Political Science, Psychology, and Southern Studies majors who are advised by the College of Liberal Arts Student Services team. 

Transfer students are advised the same way as sophomores to seniors.

After 2-3 weeks into the fall semester, the advisor information is updated in students' MyOleMiss accounts. Visit your myOleMiss account and look under the My Advisors tab. If an advisor is not listed, reach out to the College of Liberal Arts Student Services team at (662) 915-7177 or email us at libartsadvising@olemiss.edu.

Major

Freshman Year AdvisingSophomore to Graduation Advising
African American Studies211 Longstreet Hall
662-915-5977
aas@olemiss.edu
211 Longstreet Hall
662-915-5977
aas@olemiss.edu
Allied Health StudiesMartindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite Q (3rd Floor)
662-915-1674
hpao@olemiss.edu
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite Q (3rd Floor)
662-915-1674
hpao@olemiss.edu
AnthropologyCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
510 Lamar Hall
662-915-7421
socanth@olemiss.edu
ArabicCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
107 Howry Hall
662-915-1190
arabic@olemiss.edu
Art116 Meek Hall
662-915-7193
art@olemiss.edu
116 Meek Hall
662-915-7193
art@olemiss.edu
Art History116 Meek Hall
662-915-7193
art@olemiss.edu
116 Meek Hall
662-915-7193
art@olemiss.edu
BiochemistryCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
322 Coulter Hall
662-915-7301
chemistry@olemiss.edu
BiologyCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu

662-915-7177
libartsadvising@olemiss.edu
ChemistryCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
322 Coulter Hall
662-915-7301
chemistry@olemiss.edu
ChineseCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
Croft Building
662-915-7298
chinese@olemiss.edu
Classics103 Bryant Hall
662-915-7020
classics@olemiss.edu
103 Bryant Hall
662-915-7020
classics@olemiss.edu
Computer Science (BA)Center for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
College of Liberal Arts Student Services
216 George Hall
662-912-7177
libartsadvising@olemiss.edu
Creative WritingC128 Bondurant Hall
(662) 915-7439
engl@olemiss.edu
C128 Bondurant Hall
(662) 915-7439
engl@olemiss.edu
EconomicsCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
College of Liberal Arts Student Services
216 George Hall
662-912-7177
libartsadvising@olemiss.edu
EnglishCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
C128 Bondurant Hall
662-915-7439
engl@olemiss.edu
Film Production110 Isom Hall
662-915-5968
theatre@olemiss.edu
110 Isom Hall
662-915-5968
theatre@olemiss.edu
Forensic ChemistryCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
322 Coulter Hall
662-915-7301
chemistry@olemiss.edu
FrenchCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
C-113 Bondurant Hall
662-915-6695
modlangs@olemiss.edu
Freshman StudiesCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
1111 West Jackson Ave
662-915-3787
freshmanstudies@olemiss.edu
GermanCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
E-208 Bondurant Hall
662-915-7716
modlangs@olemiss.edu
HistoryCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
310 Bishop Hall
662-915-7148
history@olemiss.edu
International Studies*304 Croft Building
662-915-1500
croft@olemiss.edu
304 Croft Building
662-915-1500
croft@olemiss.edu
Interdisciplinary Studies104 Leavell Hall
662-915-1518
pfrenger@olemiss.edu
104 Leavell Hall
662-915-1518
pfrenger@olemiss.edu
Linguistics213 Howry Hall
662-915-6695
twarhol@olemiss.edu
213 Howry Hall
662-915-6695
twarhol@olemiss.edu
MathematicsCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
305 Hume Hall
662-915-7071
mdepart@olemiss.edu
Medical TechnologyMartindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite Q (3rd Floor)
662-915-1674
hpao@olemiss.edu
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite Q (3rd Floor)
662-915-1674
hpao@olemiss.edu
Music164 Music Building
662-915-7268
music@olemiss.edu
164 Music Building
662-915-7268
music@olemiss.edu
Philosophy100 Bryant Hall
662-915-7020
philosophy@olemiss.edu
100 Bryant Hall
662-915-7020
philosophy@olemiss.edu
Physics108 Lewis Hall
662-915-7046
physics@phy.olemiss.edu
108 Lewis Hall
662-915-7046
physics@phy.olemiss.edu
Political ScienceCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
133 Deupree
662-915-7177
libartsadvising@olemiss.edu
Public Policy Leadership*105 Odom Hall
662-915-7347
ppleader@olemiss.edu
105 Odom Hall
662-915-7347
ppleader@olemiss.edu
PsychologyCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
College of Liberal Arts Student Services
216 George Hall
662-912-7177
libartsadvising@olemiss.edu
Rhetoric, Writing, and Speech Comm.Lamar Suite B
(662) 915-2121
kforgett@olemiss.edu 
Lamar Suite B
(662) 915-2121
kforgett@olemiss.edu
SociologyCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
510 Lamar Hall
662-915-7421
socanth@olemiss.edu
Southern StudiesCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
CLA Student Services
216 George Hall
662-915-7177
libartsadvising@olemiss.edu
SpanishCenter for Student Success and First Year Experience
Martindale-Cole Student Services Center, Suite P (3rd Floor)
662-915-5970
cssfye@olemiss.edu
C-111 Bondurant Hall
662-915-6981
modlangs@olemiss.edu
Theatre110 Isom Hall
662-915-5816
theatre@olemiss.edu
110 Isom Hall
662-915-5816
theatre@olemiss.edu

Your registration window will be on myOleMiss under the Check My Registration Window tab.

 Registrar’s Instructions

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Academic Advising - CLA Student Services 2Academic Advising Tips and Reminders - Read our suggestions, reminders about common errors, and about new programs and policies affecting general education, CLA majors/minors, and a variety of university policies.  

Notification of Privacy Rights Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) -What are the legal rules and university policies and practices around privacy of student academic information?

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