Faculty Advisor Toolkit

• Advising Tools - Overview and User Guides for:

  •  DegreeWorks

  • The Nest (Student Profile, PINs, etc.)

  • Starfish

• Typical Faculty Advising Cycle

• Communicating with your Advisees

  • Instructions for filtering your advisee list and emailing advisees form the Nest 

  • Advising Syllabus (click on "Use Template" to put an editable copy in your drive)

  • Welcome email to new students

• Meeting with your advisees

  • Scheduling appointments with your advisees

    • Starfish

    • Google Calendar

• Forms & Procedures

• Bi-Weekly Advising and Student Support Newsletter 

• Information Sessions (upcoming dates and recordings)

• Forms & Procedures

• General Education

  • • Cornerstone Core Curriculum

    • General Education Program (one page overview)

• Choosing a Major Guide

• Program Information 

  • • SJU Academic Catalog

    • Easy access to curriculum requirements for all majors and minors

• Language Placement Information

  • • If a student wants to change their language selection they can fill out the Language Request Form. If they have questions about their placement they can email mclanguages@sju.edu.

• Registration checklists for Advisors and Students 

• Chair and Program Director Contact List (Guide to help refer students)

• Registration Academic Roadmaps (Course info per department/chair contact info)

• Curriculum Information 

  • SJU Academic Catalog

    • Links to program requirements in the 2026-27 Catalog 

  • General Education Program 

  • Cornerstone Core Curriculum

  • Language Placement Information

    • If a student wants to change their language selection they can fill out the Language Request Form. If they have questions about their placement they can email mclanguages@sju.edu.

• Registration Problems Guide (Error messages)

• Registration Video Tutorials

• Transfer Credit Guide for First-Year Students (Dual Enrollment, AP, IB)

  • Important:  AP/IB and/or Dual Enrollment credit cannot be transferred to SJU after first year has been completed.

• Advising Block Transfer Students 

  • Students transferring to SJU with an Associate's Degree

• Permission to Take a Course Elsewhere form

  • Students who are interested in taking courses outside of SJU (e.g., summer sessions). Max 18 credits total can be completed elsewhere after beginning their program at SJU.

• External Transfer Articulation Database 

  • See how courses that have been previously evaluated have transferred to SJU from other institutions.

• Student Success, Support, &  Tutoring Resources

• Temporary Separation from SJU (and returning to SJU)

• Midterm Grade Advising Basics

• GPA Calculator

Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)

List of services

Students can schedule appointments by contacting CAPS via phone (610-660-1090), email (caps@sju.edu), the website contact form, or by dropping by in person (Sister Thea Bowman Hall).

HawkHub

HawkHub provides support to students, faculty, and staff who are experiencing food insecurity with a free pantrys a 3 locations:

For Fall 2025, HawkHUB will be open at the following locations with the following hours:

• Merion Hall 162 (Hawk Hill)

  • Monday - Thursday 10 AM - 5 PM

  • Friday 10 AM - 2 PM

• Post Learning Commons 129 (Hawk HIll)

  • Sunday - Thursday 5 - 9 PM

• Learning Commons 1067 (Lancaster)

  • Monday & Wednesday 12 - 5 PM

• Griffith Hall 140 (University City)

  • Monday - Thursday 6 - 8 PM

  • Friday 10 AM - 12 PM

Student Health Center

Students must schedule an appointment to be evaluated and treated in the Hawk Hill and University City health centers. To schedule an appointment at either Student Health Center, use the Health Portal or call Hawk Hill Student Health Center at (610) 660-1175 or University City Student Health Center at (215) 596-8980.

Student Support & Well-being

Grounding in the 9 Dimensions of Well-Being and cura personalis, Student Outreach & Support's services empower students to thrive on campus. Student Support & Well-being offers individual support, guidance and referral to helpful resources for all students during critical incidents and difficult situations. Their staff manage outreach and follow-up care for students who are experiencing crisis or distress that impacts their social, personal, and/or academic stability. They are located on the second floor of Campion, and can be reached at 610-660-1149 .

• Choosing a Major Guide

• Career/Major Exploration Resources from the Career Development Center

• Career Readiness Competencies

• Health Professions Advising Resources

• Pre-Law Advising Resources

• Center for International Programs

  • Study abroad semester, summer programs, and study tours

• Service Learning Program

• HSB Co-op Advising Overview