provide accommodations that fundamentally alter or waive essential program requirements. Students are responsible for updating their enrollment status and assuring ADA accommodations documentation is on file.
A degree-seeking student MUST consult with their designated advisor prior to the time of preregistration or regular registration to receive official approval for their plan of study during each academic term. Faculty and advising staff provide academic counseling to facilitate retention, progression and graduation from a chosen plan of study. Students are responsible for their own education. Each student is provided a curriculum plan that clearly outlines the requirements of the program, semester by semester. It is the responsibility of the student to know and to follow academic requirements, policies, and procedures. Students are assigned a nursing advisor upon declaration of a Nursing major. After completion of nursing pre-requisites students are then assigned a faculty advisor. The role of the Nursing Advisor is to guide the student in planning a program of study, providing career guidance, academic counseling, and referring students desiring personal counseling to appropriate resources. Faculty provide academic counseling to facilitate retention, progression and graduation from a chosen plan of study. Students may access their degree plan and transcripts via the WIRED portal, which is accessed via the intranet using the student's email address and password. It is the student's responsibility to make an appointment with their assigned Advisor. Pre-Nursing and Nursing (Major) students should meet with their assigned Nursing Advisor prior to registering for courses each semester. The Nursing Advisor is responsible for documenting any and all advisement sessions with a student. A notation of each of each advising session will be placed in the student's file.
Courses may be added or dropped in accordance with the deadline dates published in the University Academic Calendar: https://www.kysu.edu/academics/registrar/academic-calendar/index.php. When needed, a student should see their assigned Nursing Advisor for completing add/drop requests. When the student's advisor is not available, students should contact the Director of Undergraduate Programs for assistance. Add/drop forms are processed in the Registrar's office.
Students are encouraged to meet with their faculty advisor to discuss possible alternatives to withdrawal. As outlined in the University Catalog, students enrolled in traditional face-to-face or hybrid courses who miss a week of classes or who are in jeopardy of failing a course due to missing assignments can be administratively