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Advising

All students are encouraged to visit the Advising Office at least once a semester. It is an excellent source of major-related information, including materials about internships, study abroad programs, career suggestions, graduate/law schools, etc.
Advising is especially important for students who wish to select supportive courses that enhance their post-graduation employment potential. In addition to the departmental advisors, faculty members are available during their posted office hours to advise students within their particular fields.

Advising for Summer 2013

Walk-in hours for Summer 2013 are Monday-Friday from 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm. There are no scheduled appointments during the summer. Scheduled appointments will resume at the end of August.

For general advising questions, send an email to: gvptadvising@umd.edu.

Contact Us!

Christina Bussie Kathryn Weiland
3104C Tydings 3104B Tydings
301-405-4142 301-405-4124
cbussie@umd.edu kweiland@umd.edu


Email is the best way to contact Advising staff.



Policies

The GVPT Advising Office would like to remind students of the following registration policies.  Please keep them in mind as you finalize your schedule.

Pre-requisite Policy

The Government and Politics Department enforces all pre-requisites. Students must have successfully completed a pre-requisite the semester before registering for any class. The Government and Politics Department reserves the right to drop students who are missing the pre-requisite from the course without notice. Click here (.xls) for an updated list of course prerequisites.

GVPT Course Restriction Policy

Government and Politics majors are allowed to take a maximum of 3 GVPT courses per fall and spring semester. All other majors are restricted from taking no more than 1 GVPT course per semester. The advising office makes no exceptions to this policy.

Oversubscription Policy

In accordance with BSOS College policy, the Government and Politics Department does not oversubscribe students to any GVPT courses. Students are encouraged to sign up for all courses on their registration date, and must complete any mandatory advising or remove any other registration block BEFORE their registration appointment. Students should remain on waitlists and remember to check in every day during schedule adjustment to ensure they do not lose their spot on the waitlist.