Advising

COA advisors prepare students to be engaged, global leaders through holistic, appreciative advising that teaches students how to navigate the academic, social, and career developmental needs at Auburn University. Advisors will prepare and mentor students to meet their full potential by challenging them to grow continually through lifelong learning.

COA advisors believe in the Auburn family as such, they believe in a caring, inclusive, and collaborative environment for students. We seek to inspire and empower students by serving as advocates for student’s needs while leading them toward a path of self-authorship and advocacy. To do this, advisors collaborate with students in one-on-one appointments to form supportive relationships that allow students a safe space to engage in self-exploration and planning.

You will need to see your advisor at least once a semester to check-in and have your PIN reset for registration.

However, you can meet with your advisor any time you have questions that you cannot answer, to check-in, to follow up, to share news, if you have a problem you don’t know how to solve, etc.

You may add courses on AU Access through the fifth (5) day of class.

After the first day, you must contact the department offering the class. Only the departments can add students to classes after the first day. Advisors cannot add students to courses.

Departments set their own deadlines for adding classes. Some do not add after the first day. If you want to add, you must do it quickly. No classes may be added after the fifteenth day.

• Log in to AU Access
• My Academics tab
• Look up Classes or Tiger Scheduler to find the CRN of the course(s) you want to add
• Add/Drop classes
• Enter PIN if necessary
• Select the term
• Type the CRN into the box below (one CRN per box)
• Hit submit

You may drop a course until the 15th class day with no record on your transcript.

From the 16th day until the final drop date, you may drop for any reason, and a “W” will be on your transcript. A “W” means you were in the course but withdrew. Although you do not want a pattern of Ws on your transcript, one or two throughout your college career should not be a concern.

Although dropping before the drop date has no academic penalties, you will not get any money back, and if you drop below 12 hours, it could affect your financial aid, scholarships, or insurance. Please check with your insurance company and Auburn’s Financial Aid Office before dropping below 12 hours.

Before the drop date (see link above), be realistic about your chances of obtaining the grade you want in a course. Dropping may be the best idea.

Also, be certain to check your schedule and be sure that you are registered only for courses you plan to finish. You are responsible for knowing your enrollment status at all times.

After the final drop date, you may not drop a course except in the most extenuating circumstances, with documentation and permission from the Dean’s Office. Please do not petition for a drop to the Dean’s Office unless you have experienced a significant illness, a death in the immediate family, or something similar.

You may NOT drop after the drop date because you are failing or do not need the course. Most students seeking to drop classes late only want to avoid getting a poor grade. This will not be approved.

Even if your drop request is approved, if you are failing the course at the time of the drop, your professor may assign a WF, which will appear on your transcript and will calculate your GPA as an F.

Steps to Drop a Course:

• Log in to AU Access
• My Academics tab
• Add/Drop classes
• Enter PIN if necessary
• Select the term
• In the drop-down box beside the course you want to drop, select drop on the web
• Hit submit

Regularly checking in with your advisor is important for many reasons:

• Check your academic progress
• Ask questions about internships, study abroad, undergraduate research, and more
• Your advisor cares about you, your goals, and your experiences at Auburn and in the College of Ag
• Get a graduation audit
• Learn about opportunities

Pre-Requisite – A course that must be taken before you can take the next course.

Example – You must take CHEM 1030 before you can take CHEM 1040.

Co-Requisite – A course that must be taken at the same time as another course

Example – You must take AGEC 3100 and STAT 2510 together.

To graduate in four years, you must complete 30 hours each semester (8-10 classes). That’s 15 hours a semester (4-5 classes). But you can break that up however you like (12 in the fall, 15 in the spring, and 3 in the summer or any other combination).

Ideally, you would take between 12-18 hours every semester. However, each student has unique needs. You should work with your advisor to create the best plan for you each semester.

These indicate when (what days) your classes will meet. MWF means Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (or any one of those days if it is just one letter). TR means Tuesday and Thursday (or one of those two days if just one is listed).

This means that the course is an honors course and only open to students in the Honors College.

Tiger Scheduler is way to visualize and plan your semester before or during registration. It is a tool only. You will still need to go to Add/Drop Classes to finalize your schedule.

Your advisor can also show you a suggested schedule. You can also save favorite schedules. It will generate CRNs for you to add to the Add/Drop page.

Tiger Scheduler can be accessed on your AU Access homepage.

You will need your PIN for registration. It is always 111111. However, if you have not met with your advisor to have your PIN set to 111111. You will not be able to register.

Read the COA Grade Adjustment Policy (GAP), follow instructions, and complete the worksheet to submit a request. 

It depends. You can click on the Hold in AU Access to learn more about the hold and who placed it. You will need to reach out to those offices to find out more information.

In general, having a hold on your account will prevent you from registering. Some holds might also prevent you from doing other things (ordering an official transcript, dropping a class, or graduating for example).