First Semester Advising

You Meet with Your First Semester Advisor

• After your application to UM-Helena is complete and you have received a letter from Admissions saying you are ready to meet with a First Semester Advisor; and
• After the school has received placement ACT/SAT/MUSWA scores for English and Math placements, or After you have taken the COMPASS Test for placement purposes

You Can Make an Appointment with an Academic Advisor by Calling

• Tammy George at 444.2766

Your Academic Advisors are

• Suzanne Hunger, Director of Retention and Advising
• Cindy Yarberry, Director of Disability Services and the Learning Center
• Alan Thompson, Coordinator of Career Services
• Ann Willcockson, Academic Advisor

Your First Semester Advisor Can Help You

• Learn about the programs at UM-Helena
• Focus your educational and career goals
• Choose classes for your first semester at UM-Helena
• Register for those classes using the online registration program My UMH

Your First Semester Advisor Will

• Give you a UM-Helena College Catalog and show you how to use it
• Introduce you to the Course Schedule, both in print and online
• Explain what key resources are available on campus: Financial Aid, Disability Services, Mental Health Counseling, the Learning Center tutors, the library, and Business Office
• Select an appropriate academic advisor for you
• Prepare an advising folder that will go to your academic advisor who will help you choose classes for your second semester and the following semesters through graduation