During the transition experience to college and through college, students may not know what major is best for them and therefore, they are Exploratory students. Exploring majors is a great opportunity for self-exploration and skill-building. CORE academic advisors are here to assist students explore their interests, skills, and abilities and discuss how these translate into a major.
Through exploration, CORE helps students identify a major that is best for them. CORE facilitates major exploration through a variety of innovative initiatives.
Advisor/Student Responsibilities
- create an open, respectful and supportive environment
- provide you with information about resources on campus
- provide program application assistance
- maintain your confidentiality and listen carefully to your questions as well as career and academic goals
- be engaged in the advising process, by reading your email regularly and meeting with your advisor in a timely manner to avoid delays in registration.
- prepare for your advising appointment by gathering the information needed to understand program requirements, course options and prerequisite requirements before meeting with your advisor.
- utilize DegreeWorks and other University provided technologies to create a degree plan, in consultation with your advisor, that will successfully prepare you for application to your program.
- actively seek and participate in other educational and co-curricular opportunities that will help you achieve your academic and career goals.
- take responsibility for your academic success!
- create an open, respectful and supportive environment
- provide you with information about resources on campus
- provide program application assistance
- maintain your confidentiality and listen carefully to your questions as well as career and academic goals
- be engaged in the advising process, by reading your email regularly and meeting with your advisor in a timely manner to avoid delays in registration.
- prepare for your advising appointment by gathering the information needed to understand program requirements, course options and prerequisite requirements before meeting with your advisor.
- utilize DegreeWorks and other University provided technologies to create a degree plan, in consultation with your advisor, that will successfully prepare you for application to your program.
- actively seek and participate in other educational and co-curricular opportunities that will help you achieve your academic and career goals.
- take responsibility for your academic success!
Steps to an Undergraduate Degree
1. Connect with an Advisor
Meet with an Exploratory Advisor, and plan the courses you must complete to earn your desired degree or certificate.
2. Complete Required Courses
To apply or declare a degree, you must complete a certain number of credits and required departmental courses.
3. Apply or Declare
You must either apply to enter or request to declare your degree program.
Resources
Please email exploration@odu.edu to determine who your specific assigned advisor is:
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phone |
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Maria Doran |
757-683-4808 |
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Jessica McGee |
757-683-5162 |
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Meagan McMullen |
757-683-3992 |
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Shiyel Rittenbach |
757-683-3705 |
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Scott Thomas |
757-683-5219 |
Whether you are in your first year or beyond our exploratory advising checklist will help guide you through your exploration journey. This checklist will highlight important milestones and activities you will want to complete. Checking these items off your list will help you get that much closer to declaring your major. Please schedule a meeting with your exploratory academic advisor to discuss the items on the checklist in more detail.
Advising Checklist
Year 1 Fall Semester
- Meet with your academic advisor 3 times
- Complete a course in a subject of interest or UNIV100
- Understand academic policies and procedures
- Complete a major exploration assessment
- Complete the exploratory assessment
- Complete a major exploration assessment
- Complete the exploratory canvas course
- Review majors at ODU and sort into categories of No Interest, Possible Interest or Very Interested
- Attend Majors Fair
- Declare your major, if ready!
Year 1 Spring Semester
- Meet with your academic advisor 3 times
- Complete a major exploration assessment
- Attend Majors Fair
- Complete Course of interest
- Outline requirements for at least two majors of interest
- Declare your major, if ready!
Exploratory Advising
1500 Webb University Center Norfolk, VA 23529
757-683-4805 (office)