Tips:
Approximately 900 students major in programs
in the
Department of
Management and Marketing. With such a large number of majors,
it is difficult - but not impossible - to have a sound and professional
advising program. The
College of Business Advising
Center is working hard and hopes to do the best job they can of providing you
with the type of advice you need, when you need it. There are, however,
several simple steps you can take to assure the process works for you.
In any professional (business) program,
it is expected that students will act responsibly and actively seek out
the advice and information they need to successfully complete their college
degrees. The larger the program is, the more important it is for
each student to be proactive. Here are some things you can do - which
should benefit you greatly.
1.) Read carefully all parts of this Advising
page as well as the sections entitled "Academic
Requirements" and "College
of Business" in the appropriate
NKU
catalog. Clarify any questions or concerns with your advisor.
2.) Declare your pre-major as soon as possible.
3.) Once you have declared a pre-major
(and thus made your advising folder available to your advisor,
you can request that a complete graduation checklist be made for you.
This list will include all of the
general
or university requirements,
general
studies requirements and
Management
or
Marketing
major requirements necessary for graduation. Please make an appointment
with your advisor
if you want to obtain such a work-up.
4.) It is physically impossible for more
than 900 majors to meet individually with the
department advisors
during open registration or the two-week pre-registration period.
Your advisor can serve you best if you make an advance appointment at off-peak
times (e.g., not during pre-registration or registration).
It is not necessary (and certainly not wise) to wait to see your advisor
until you have received your registration packet. If you choose to
wait until then, you can be assured that you will be competing for your
advisor's
attention with scores of other students.
5.) Before registering for any course,
always check the pre-requisites for that course in the course
descriptions in the back of a current catalog or in the printed registration
schedule. Students who fail to complete course pre-requisites before
beginning subsequent courses will be removed from those courses by the
Department.
(Course pre-requisites are always governed by the current catalog and by
the current year Advising Brief.)
6.) Don't depend on the
University
to keep all of your records straight. You should develop and maintain
your own file - in which grade reports, approval forms, etc. are kept.
Having a retrievable file of this type will make your academic life easier
and will eliminate many potential problems "down the road."
