Skip to Main Content

Meet with a CAS Advisor

The College of Arts and Science (CAS) Advising Office offers both scheduled appointments and virtual drop-in advising via Zoom (i.e., no appointment needed).

  • Prospective students should schedule an appointment by calling the office at 513-529-3031.
  • Current students at Miami Regionals who are changing their primary campus to Oxford should schedule an appointment by calling the office at 513-529-3031.
  • Current students with majors in CAS, and those undeclared but interested in CAS, may choose between a scheduled appointment and a virtual drop-in.  Please read the information below to understand which meeting type best fits your needs.  
  • Students with majors outside of CAS must utilize the drop-in advising option.

Please Note

  • Users who anticipate or experience a disability-related barrier to using Zoom are encouraged to contact sds@MiamiOH.edu to request a reasonable accommodation. Webex may be used as an alternative platform for hearing accommodations.
  • If you are unable to access Zoom, please contact us (513-529-3031) to request an appointment via a different platform.

 

Scheduled Appointments

First- and Second-Year Students - Meetings are to be with your assigned CAS advisor.

Junior and Senior Students - You first should have connected with your assigned faculty advisor. But, if you have questions that could not be answered by your faculty advisor, you should attend drop-in advising with CAS Advising.  Please refer to the instructions for Drop-in Advising at the bottom of this page.

Scheduled appointments will be held either in-person or virtually through Zoom and all appointment times are Eastern Time.  When scheduling your appointment in Navigate, please select the modality that fits your preference for the appointment.

30 minutes in length

What’s Discussed?

  • Exploring major and minor options
  • Clarifying academic requirements
  • Discussing your academic goals
  • Discussing careers, study abroad, etc.
  • Degree completion planning
Plan ahead! During peak advising times (October-November, March-April, and June), students should plan to schedule an advising appointment two or more weeks in advance.

Instructions are provided below to Schedule and/or Cancel an Appointment 

Schedule an Appointment

Drop-In Advising

Drop-in advising takes place via Zoom and does not require a scheduled appointment.  Instead, during scheduled drop-in advising hours, you check in for drop-in advising when you are available to meet with an advisor.  Because you do not have a scheduled appointment time, you may have to wait until an advisor becomes available.  Please be aware that during peak times, there could be a significant wait time or you may be asked to attend drop-ins another day depending on the student volume in the waiting queue.

Drop-in Advising Availablity 

Spring Semester:

  • January 23rd - January 27th (Monday - Friday), 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. 
  • January 30th - May 5th (Monday - Thursday), 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • There will be NO drop-in advising the week of March 20th, due to Spring Break.

10 minutes in length

What’s Discussed?

  • Quick questions
  • Planning for following semester courses
  • Clarifying academic requirements or policies
  • Exploring CAS majors, co-majors, or minors
  • Non-CAS students should attend drop-in advising for any questions related to CAS majors, co-majors, or minors.
  • If further discussion is required, a follow-up appointment will be scheduled.

Important Notes About Drop-In Advising:

  1. To check-in for virtual drop-in advising, you must wait until 2pm.
  2. Checking in for a virtual drop-in, means you are available to be seen starting from the moment you checked in.
  3. Not responding to an advisor’s meeting invitation within 5 minutes will result in you being removed from the check-in queue.
  4. Drop-in meetings will be held via Zoom. Please let us know if you need to use a different platform.
  5. 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.

Instructions are provided below to Check-In for Drop-In Advising Session

Check-In

Instructions for Using Navigate

CAS Advisors use Navigate to schedule advising appointments and manage drop-in advising. Please read the information and instructions below.

Schedule An Appointment

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. Choose "Get Assistance" in the top right corner.
  3. Under Appointment Type select “Oxford - Academic Advising”.
  4. Under Service, find choose “Meet with My Advisor”.
  5. Under Pick a Date, select the date that works best in your schedule. Then choose "Find Available Time."
  6. On the New Appointment page, you should see only your assigned advisor’s open appointment times. Select one that works with your schedule.
  7. On the Review Appointment Details and Confirm page please complete the following:
    1. In the How would you like to meet? box, please indicate an in-person or online (Zoom) meeting. (Please only select phone as a last option).
    2. In the Would you like to share anything else? box, please include the reason for your appointment or what you want to talk about (it helps your advisor prepare).
  8. Choose "Schedule" to finalize the appointment.

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

Check In for Drop-In Advising

Spring Semester:
  • January 23rd - January 27th (Monday - Friday), 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. 
  • January 30th - May 5th (Monday - Thursday), 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • There will be NO drop-in advising the week of March 20th, due to Spring Break.

Drop-in advising is available virtually from 2:00-4:30, Monday through Thursday during the fall and spring semesters. 

  • 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."

Cancel or Reschedule an Appointment

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.

Have Questions?

Visit Our FAQs

Contact CAS Advising

Academic Advising in the College of Arts and Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH, helps students make decisions about majors, minors, and thematic sequences; monitors student academic progress; and provides assistance with course planning.

upham.jpeg