Your four years at Sewanee will offer many opportunities for remarkable growth, both inside and outside the classroom. Recognizing that students benefit from having support and advice in all facets of their experiences, Sewanee is committed to a model of integrated advising to promote the full development of each and every student, embracing all interests, skills, traits, and ambitions.
Integrated Advising supports the purpose of the College through a collaborative partnership that offers students holistic support and resources and empowers them to make informed decisions as they create academic, co-curricular, extra-curricular, and career plans to achieve their goals.
We can help you with any aspect of your academic experience, whether it’s understanding requirements and registration, exploring and declaring a major, or finding resources to help you succeed. We also work closely with our faculty advisors to help them be as effective as possible.
Review the academic guide for detailed information about academic support resources, educational requirements, and guides to Sewanee's major and minor programs of study.
For more information about how to declare your major, visit the Registrar's Office website.
Each student is matched with a trained and dedicated pre-major advisor. This faculty member will help guide advisees through the first 3+ semesters of college, not just by assisting with questions but by probing, questioning, challenging, and encouraging advisees to explore academic opportunities and see the connections and relevance of their studies. Throughout this process, the advisor will engage the student in career exploration activities and will prompt involvement in those campus activities that help develop critical skills.
In their fourth semester, students will declare a major and, in consultation with the chair of the respective department, will identify a new academic advisor. The major advisor will help the student confirm a degree path with consideration of “what comes next?” The advisee will take active steps to affirm that they graduate with an informed and intentional plan for the future.
Sewanee's academic approach is not simply a liberal arts buffet of courses. Students here have an opportunity to dive deeply into the professional world through pre-professional tracks in health, business, education, engineering, and law.
Many departments, including classical languages, chemistry, economics, French, German, mathematics and computer science, philosophy, physics, and Spanish, have regular peer tutoring programs. Sewanee students often help one another gain a better understanding of a particular topic, and in fact many classes encourage group work. Occasionally a student who is struggling will pay another student for systematic tutoring over a longer period of time. In all cases students are expected to follow the Sewanee Honor Code. When in doubt, consult your faculty to make sure the help offered is appropriate.
Follow these steps if you need to leave Sewanee for a medical withdrawal, a personal withdrawal, or a leave of absence.
Follow these steps to apply for reinstatement or to return from a leave of absence.
We aspire to be the best undergraduate college possible through current and engaging pedagogy, a diverse faculty at the forefront of their fields, an ever-improving and more diverse student body, and a physical and social environment that allows all members to be their best selves. Embracing our responsibilities to an ever more environmentally conscious and internationally engaged world, we seek to graduate informed, discerning, and committed citizens who make positive and lasting contributions in the world.
The deans of students and the entire division of student life staff and student leaders collaborate to foster an engaged community dedicated to student development, where living honorably is our long-standing tradition. Directed by the University’s purpose statement, student life develops the whole person by providing rich opportunities for leadership and intellectual and spiritual growth so that our students can “live with grace, integrity, and a reverent concern for the world.”
The Office of the University Registrar supports The University of the South, Sewanee by maintaining the integrity of academic policies, academic and student information systems, and educational records. Click the link to see the calendar for both the School of Theology and the College of Art and Sciences. Order a transcript, declare a major, and much more.
