Meet with a CAS Advisor

We offer appointments weekdays from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm throughout the semester, but our busiest times are the month before and the month of registration. Please plan ahead, as schedules fill up quickly.

Instructions for students wanting to make an appointment with their assigned advisor:

1. Login to Navigate.
2. In the left side navigation panel find the Appointments option and click it.
3. This will bring you to the Appointments Center, where you can schedule new appointments, see upcoming scheduled appointments, and see any requests from advisors asking you to schedule an appointment.
4. Find the My Team tab and click on it to see the advisor assigned to you in Navigate.
5. Click on your advisor’s name to schedule an appointment directly with them.
6. Next you will choose your Appointment Type from the drop-down menu; select Oxford – Academic Advising.
7. You will be asked to select a service; make sure you are under the College of Arts and Science and choose Meet with My Advisor.
8. This will bring up the available appointment times for your advisor; choose your appointment time by clicking one of the blue bubbles.
9. You then need to select how you would like to meet - virtually or in-person -which you can do from the pull-down menu.
10. You can share any additional information, such as topics you would like to discuss, questions you may have, or anything else you would like the advisor to know before your meeting. This really helps your advisor prepare for your appointment.
11. Select what type of reminders you would like sent prior to your appointment.
12. Finally, click on the blue Schedule.

After scheduling the appointment, you will receive an email confirmation that will include additional information and instructions.

Drop-in advising is available via Zoom the first week of each semester and then from 2:00-4:30 and Monday through Thursday during the semester. 

• To check-in for virtual drop-in advising, you MUST wait until drop-ins have begun (see below for specific start times).

Fall Semester 2023:

Start of the semester

• To check-in for virtual drop-in advising, you must wait until 2pm.
• Checking in for a virtual drop-in, means you are available to be seen starting from the moment you checked in.
• Not responding to an advisor’s meeting invitation within 5 minutes will result in you being REMOVED from the check-in queue.
• Drop-in hours are intended to address scheduling questions and immediate concerns. If you wish to discuss bigger-picture topics or plan for future semesters, you must schedule an appointment.
• Drop-in meetings will be held via Zoom. Please let us know if you need to use a different platform.
• There are typically multiple advisors available during drop-in advising and students are met with on a first-come, first-served basis. Wait times may vary, but during peak hours can exceed 45 minutes.

To sign up:

1. Login to Navigate.
2. Choose "Get Assistance," located in the top right-hand corner.
3. Under Other Options, select "View Drop-In Times".
4. Under the Appointment type select “Oxford - Academic Advising”.
5. Under Service, you should see “College of Arts and Sciences Drop-in” and under that a cognate area associated with your major, which you must choose.  (If you have more than one major, you might see two cognate areas, it does not matter which one you select.)
6. Then click the "Find Available Time" button.
7. On the next page, ignore the filters on the left, and select the "College of Arts & Science Academic Advising" link to the right.
8. Choose the "Check-in with first available" button.
9. The next screen will indicate that you have successfully checked in, which means you have been added to the queue of students waiting for the next available advisor.
10. Have your Miami email account open, as an academic advisor will email you a Zoom meeting link.
11. Click on the link you receive to join the Zoom waiting room; the advisor will admit you from there.

If you need to cancel your drop-in:

1. Return to your Navigate Student Homepage (choose the Home/House icon).
2. Choose the red Check Out box if you need to cancel your drop-in before attending.
3. A confirmation message will come up and you can click Okay, got It."

To cancel an appointment,

1. Login to Navigate.
2. On the right side of the screen, there is a section titled Upcoming Appointments, and you should see your appointment listed there. Choose CAS - General Advising to access the appointment information.
3. In the bottom, left of the Manage Appointment dialogue box, choose to Cancel My Attendance.
4. Select a reason from the drop-down and enter any comments.
5. Choose Mark As Cancelled.

To reschedule, follow the instructions for canceling an appointment, then schedule a new appointment using the instructions above.