Advising
Welcome to the University of Kentucky's Animal Sciences Program. Animal Sciences (ASC) is proud to offer one-on-one advising with each student every semester. Incoming freshman are assigned to Ms. Ann Leed (ann.leed@uky.edu), the ASC Academic Coordinator for the first two years of their undergraduate program. After the first two years, students will be assigned a faculty advisor. Major changes and transfer students are assigned an advisor on a case-by-case basis.
Frequently asked questions:
- How do I know who my advisor is? You can find information on your assigned advisor on myUK, under "Degree Planning & Registration". Advisor contact information can be found here: https://afs.ca.uky.edu/content/advisors
- What occurs during an advising appointment? Advisors are responsible for aiding you in your degree progression. They will provide course recommendations, information on campus resources and assist with add/drop issues.
- How often should I meet with my advisor? You must meet with your primary academic advisor at least once a semester. Your academic advisor is the only one who will remove your "Academic Advisor Hold". This hold must be lifted before you can register for classes.
- How can I prepare for an advising appointment? There are multiple things you can do BEFORE attending your advising appointment to prepare:
- Check for any holds other than "Academic Advisor Hold". If you have a hold, please take the necessary steps to remove the hold.
- Review the ASC plan of study for your option to identify which classes you should be thinking of enrolling in for the upcoming semester. This information can be found https://afs.ca.uky.edu/content/advising-material
- On myUK, under "Degree Planning & Registration", save the courses you would like to take.
- Review the registration process found on https://afs.ca.uky.edu/content/questions-about-registration.
- How do I schedule an advising appointment? ASC advisors use many different methods for scheduling appointments. Please follow the steps below to determine the best way to schedule with your particular advisor
- Check myUK for available advising appointments with your advisor
* Using myUK to set up advising appointments:
a. Sign on to myUK
b. Go to Student Services > MyInfo > MySchedule > MyAppointments
c. Select "College of Agriculture, Food and Environment" and then choose "Department of Animal and Food Sciences".
d. Select your advisor
* If your advisor does not have any available appointments, please email them PRIOR to your registration window opening. - I have already met with my Honors/Pre-vet/CARES/Athletics/etc. advisor. Do I still need to schedule an appointment with my academic advisor? YES
- I am thinking of changing my major from ASC and would like to explore my options. Who should I talk to? Lesli Hall (Lesli.Hall2@uky.edu, 859-257-3468) is CAFÉ's exploratory advisor.