An advisor serves a consulting and mentoring role to help you make decisions. Your advisor can help you choose courses that best suit your aspirations and help you make decisions about possible careers. Your advisor often serves as an academic guide, helping you to identify ways to improve your performance, and they offer guidance on requirements for your major and within the School of Liberal Arts. Ultimately, however, you are responsible for making sure that you have met all your graduation requirements.
Our faculty mentors care about your professional success as well as your personal well-being. As professional sociologists themselves, they understand the discipline and its advantages well. From practical concerns to career goals and questions, your advisor is here to listen, brainstorm, and assist.
We encourage you to take advantage of all advising opportunities throughout your time in the program, and beyond.
Undergraduate Sociology Faculty Mentor
Dr. Peter Seybold
Cavanaugh Hall, Room 303 M
pseybold@indiana.edu
(317) 278-2290
Undergraduate Medical Sociology Mentor
Dr. Kenzie Mintus
Cavanaugh Hall, Room 303
keelatha@iupui.edu
(317) 278-5204
Graduate Advisor
Dr. Carrie Foote
Cavanaugh Hall, Room 306A
foote@iupui.edu
(317) 278-8454
Academic Advisor
Kim Heavrin
Cavanaugh Hall, Room 401
kmatwell@iupui.edu
(317) 278-7585
General School of Liberal Arts: If you have questions about general (non-major) requirements, please contact the Office of Student Affairs (Cavanaugh Hall 441; 317-274-1103 or email teaminfo@iupui.edu)
Meet with Kim Heavrin (kmatwell@iupui.edu), your academic advisor, at least once each semester to review your academic plan and identify appropriate course options for the next semester.
Check the degree map to learn how to complete your degree on time.
Check your progress in an Academic Advisement Report to determine what courses you still need to graduate.