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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 holistic advising to promote the full development of each and every student, embracing all interests, skills, traits, and ambitions.

Goals

All Sewanee students will understand and be able to articulate the competencies they have gained through their unique liberal arts education.
All Sewanee students will have access to a full range of support services representing academics, career services, and co- and extra-curricular services, and information resources and educational support.
All Sewanee students will engage in vocational exploration, resulting in an informed, intentional plan for their future.
All Sewanee students will graduate with a strong sense of self-efficacy and purpose.

Every learner finds their own way and might need different types of learning environments or support to manage the rigors and expectations of the classroom. Whether you are a first-year student navigating orientation and registration, or a transfer student learning about academic programs, or a sophomore wanting to get more involved, or a junior or senior planning for your years after Sewanee, we have resources that can help.

For help with a specific class, your first and best step is to seek out your professors. Sewanee faculty members expect students to come to their offices for assistance.

You can also seek out your advisor and check the links on this page. You will find information on all sorts of programs and links to offices across campus that can help you.

Advising and Success Resources

Academic Guide

Review the academic guide for detailed information about academic support resources, educational requirements, and guides to Sewanee's major and minor programs of study.

Declaring a Major

For more information about how to declare your major, visit the Registrar's Office website.

Pre-Major Advising

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.

Major Advising

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.

Pre-Professional Programs

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.

Peer Tutoring

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.

Learning Centers

Various learning centers across campus can help you.
At the Writing Center, student tutors representing a range of majors can help you with rough drafts, final drafts, and revisions.
The Center for Speaking and Listening has tutors and resources to help you develop your public speaking skills.
The Language Lab has programs and tutors to help you master a second (or third or fourth!) language.

Student Accessibility Services

Student Accessibility Services (SAS) ensures that students with disabilities are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the programs, services, and activities of the University of the South through the identification and enactment of reasonable modifications to institutional policies and procedures, the provision of auxiliary aids and services, and the establishment of innovative educational services. The University is committed to a culture of inclusivity that embraces students of all means and backgrounds.

Wellness

Students can be seen by a physician, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse, or to be referred to a consulting physician at University Health Services (UHS). Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides free short-term counseling and psychotherapy for undergraduate students seeking confidential assistance with social, emotional academic, or interpersonal concerns. These offices can be reached at 931.598.1270.

Leaving or Returning to the College

Follow these steps if you need to withdraw from Sewanee for medical or personal reasons, take a leave of absence, return from a leave of absence, or apply for reinstatement.

Dean of the College

Dedicated to creating a healthy campus environment

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.

Dean of Students

Welcome to the Student Life Division

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.”

Office of the Registrar

We support teaching and learning on the Mountain

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.