Undergraduate Advising

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Undergraduate Advising

SHS Advising will be held remotely, via phone or through CarmenZoom.

Advisor Availability Hours

Advisors will be available by email during business hours:

  • Monday - Friday
  • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Schedule an appointment

Scheduling an Appointment

  • Visit OnCourse to schedule your own appointment (preferred)
    • Please list your preferred meeting format: by phone or via CarmenZoom
       
    • List your phone number when reserving your appointment time
       
    • The advisor will call you for your phone or CarmenZoom appointment
      • Use Pressey Hall as the 'Location' when scheduling your appointment to find SHS Advisors (even with the remote appointments)
         
  • Call the ASC Advising Office at 614-292-6961 to arrange an appointment.
     
  • If you are registered with Student Life Disability Services and need an accommodation to a phone/CarmenZoom advising appointment, please contact your assigned advisor by email to arrange an alternative format.

Advisors are working hard to return emails ASAP but please allow 48 hours for a response. 

Advisor

Maria Roth (roth.595@osu.edu) advises students and non-current students*

*Non-current students: new, transfer, prospective, regional campus, returning, etc. should contact Maria Roth.

Office Information

Office Hours

  • Monday - Friday (closed on holidays)
  • 9:00am – 5:00pm
     

Location

112 Pressey Hall (West Campus)
1070 Carmack Dr
Columbus, Ohio 43210

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Phone

  • 614-292-6961 (option 3)

Current Speech and Hearing Science Students

You must have an appointment if you want to speak with your Speech and Hearing Science advisor.  

To schedule a 30 minute appointment with your SHS Advisor:

  • Visit OnCourse to schedule your own appointment (preferred)
    • Note: use "Pressey Hall" as the location
       
  • Call the advising office at 614-292-6961

Appointments cannot be scheduled over email. Appointments can be made up to 2 weeks in advance.
 

Note

Undergraduate Advising is devoted to questions regarding the undergraduate program only. Students interested in the graduate school application process should consult other portions of this website.

Non-Speech and Hearing Science Students

Current OSU students wishing to change their major to Speech and Hearing Science can do so by scheduling an appointment with an advisor.

You can expect to review GE and Major requirements, discuss your graduation timeline, briefly discuss career goals, and receive schedule recommendations during this appointment.

Advisor

  • Maria Roth 
     

Scheduling an Appointment

  • Visit OnCourse to schedule your own appointment 
    • Appointments are held remotely, but you'll use 'Pressey Hall' as the location in OnCourse
       
  • Call the ASC Advising Office at 614-292-6961 to set up an appointment with Maria Roth
     

Note

Undergraduate Advising is devoted to questions regarding the undergraduate program only. 

Graduation

All students must apply for graduation in order to graduate. 

Students should schedule an advising appointment early in the semester that you are graduating to apply for graduation. Students will apply for graduation in the semester they are graduating

Deadlines can be found on both the College of Arts and Sciences and University Registrar websites. 

Students who are working on a Research Thesis/Distinction must submit a separate application prior to applying for gradation and can find more information through the College of Arts and Sciences Research Distinction page

Prospective High School or Transfer Students

Please email Maria Roth, Undergraduate Advisor, at roth.595@osu.edu to schedule an advising appointment. 

We recommend arranging your visit at least 2-3 weeks in advance as appointments fill quickly.  

In addition, we encourage prospective students to arrange an Admissions Overview and Tour to learn about Ohio State's application and admissions requirements.

More information for prospective students can be found on our Future Students page.

Resources

Students should use the information on this website and these essential tools below in collaboration with advising to track their course of study.

Academic Advising at Ohio State

Advising is critical to academic success at Ohio State. Often serving as the main point of contact between students and the university, advisors help create academic plans that meet your educational and career goals.

Visit the academic advising website for a list of helpful advising resources.

Degree Audit/DARSweb

This software tracks your degree progress: total hours, upper division hours, GE or categories, and major requirements. 

A reminder about how to run your audit is available on the Office of the Registrar website.

College of Arts and Sciences Website

The College of Arts and Sciences website outlines degree requirements; has copies of GE and GEC packets, list of minors, and more.

Buckeyelink

Buckeyelink links to Course Catalogue, Schedule of Classes (Search by GE category), Degree Audit, Student Center and more.

Advising Report

Unofficial transcript that shows grades and what courses you have taken each term are found at the Student Center.