Academic Advisors

Your CEC academic advisor will be assigned to you prior to the first day of classes of your first year at Miami. Your advisor for your first two years will be a professional advising staff member, and from third-year through graduation it will be a faculty advisor in your major at Miami. Please note that if you change majors this will likely affect who your assigned academic advisor is.

On your myMiami home page, there is a box titled “Academic Advising” that links to a listing of your academic advisor. All students have at least one academic advisor assigned to them, and should go to that advisor with all academic questions.

There is no requirement to meet with your academic advisor or any other advisor at Miami. However, it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you meet with your academic advisor at least once per semester. Our experience with advising success stories is that students who meet with their advisor at least once per semester are more likely to complete their degree most efficiently and be most aware of co-curricular and career opportunities than are students who do not often meet with their academic advisor.

Your academic advisor is aware of modifications to the curriculum that could benefit you, which semester certain courses are offered, one-time course offerings on special topics, undergraduate research or study abroad opportunities, career advice, interesting seminars related to your major and other valuable knowledge. Advising is far more than just which courses you should take. Having a good relationship with your academic advisor could also lead to meaningful letters of recommendation that go well beyond surface-level information about you. In other words, letters of recommendations that get you jobs or graduate/professional school opportunities!

This will depend on your academic advisor’s preference, though they will have availability set up in Navigate for you to schedule an appointment with them. Some advisors can also be contacted via email to set up an appointment, and in some cases a drop-in appointment will work. It often depends on the type of questions that you have and how detailed a discussion would likely be.

If you don’t know to whom you should address a question, contact Dr. Brian Kirkmeyer at kirkmebp@MiamiOH.edu and he will guide you appropriately.