Advising

Your advisor will help you design a program that will guide you through a timely graduation with coursework best fits your academic and professional goals. You can make an appointment or ask a question by writing to ist@nku.edu.

Plan to meet or talk with your BAIS advisor every semester to review your progress in the program. Review and sign the Program Design form (attached below) before you first meet with your advisor. During your regular meetings you should review your course plan, review your path to graduation, and discuss successes and challenges that might inform changes to your plans. While your advisor will help you understand program requirements, you are ultimately responsible for understanding and meeting all requirements for graduation and all academic deadlines.

Connecting for Advising Support

Whether you are a currently declared Integrative Studies (IST) student, a prospective NKU student, or a current NKU student in a different major considering a transfer to our program, we look forward to supporting you however we can.

0-24 hours, new First Time Freshman

· You will be advised in the new First Year Advising Hub, opening in Summer 2022! In the meantime, feel free to connect with us at ist@nku.edu with any urgent questions.

· If you are over 21 years old with less than 24 credit hours, you’ll be advised by Adult Learner Programs & Services. Again, we are here to help however we can; email us at ist@nku.edu if you need support.

Current NKU student looking to change majors to Integrative Studies:

· If you’re looking for an advisor to review your record and offer an estimated timeline to graduation, email ist@nku.edu.

Currently declared AAIS & BAIS Students

· Schedule an Appointment with your assigned advisor in Navigate

It is your responsibility as a student to understand the Academic Calendar: https://registrar.nku.edu/academiccalendar/

This calendar lists every critical university deadline including: class start/end dates; add, drop and withdrawal deadlines; registration season; graduation application deadlines; and more. Deadlines are different for 7 week (AP online) courses-- be sure to view the correct calendar.

Dropping a course may come with a 100% or 50% tuition adjustment, but this depends upon the date dropped (see calendar). The tuition adjustment only applies if you change tuition brackets. Full-time tuition covers 12-16 credits, so in many cases, if a student drops a course (ex. 15 credits to 12 credits), tuition will not be adjusted. Tuition adjustments typically only affect those enrolled part-time or those enrolled in credits above 16 hours.

Unlike drops, which do not show on your transcript, Withdrawals (W grade) reflect an ATTEMPTED course, but do not count in your GPA. The withdrawal deadline purposeful falls around mid-term grade time so that students have a reasonable assessment of how their doing in the course. Accumulating many Ws over your time at NKU can create issues with financial aid, so it's best to discuss with an advisor and financial aid before taking this route.

Once the W deadline passes, students cannot remove any courses and will receive a letter grade (A-F, unless registered pass/fail) for all remaining courses.

Look for internships and study away opportunities. Let your advisor know if you are interested in particular opportunities. These can be worked into your plan of study and are great items for your resume. Your advisor can help you look for opportunities.

Get to know the instructors in your specialty programs. They might be able to give you good advice about courses to take given your particular set of interests. Sometimes a faculty mentor or a great class can open opportunities and insights for you that you weren't expecting.

Your Capstone course comes at the end of the program but begin thinking about a final project early. What are the questions or problems that most interest you? What kinds of questions or problems will be important when you are pursuing your career goals? How will you integrate some of the knowledge and skills you've gained in different programs to make sense of a question or problem that interests you. Remember to hang on to papers or projects in your classes that might contribute to your Capstone project or that will be good examples of your work when you graduate.