Advising Services
Undergraduate Student Advising
Undergraduate students with less than 90 completed hours are advised in the University Advisement Center (25 Park Place N.E., Atlanta). Freshmen advisors are on the fourth floor and sophomore/junior advisors are on the fifth floor.
Students with 90 or more credit hours have their own personal senior advisor in the College of Education & Human Development’s Office of Academic Assistance and Graduate Admissions, who are assigned by major.
Your senior advisor will assist you with:
- Building an academic plan towards graduation
- Reviewing completed undergraduate transfer credit
- Confirming eligibility for entry into a teacher education major
- Helping choose courses each term
- Explaining and administering college and university policies
- Planning for graduate school and your career
- Referring you to other resources when needed
- Auditing you for graduation clearance
Contact your undergraduate academic advising team with questions or concerns
David Lowery
Phone: 404-413-8156
Email: dplowery@gsu.edu
Academic Advisor (90+ hours): Birth through five, exercise science (students with last names R-Z), health and physical education, human learning and development, middle level education and special education.
(includes exploratory students for assigned majors)
Jennifer Sukanek
Phone: 404-413-8160
Email: jsukanek@gsu.edu
Academic Advisor (90+ hours): Elementary education, exercise science (students with last names A-Q), sign language interpreting and sport administration.
(includes exploratory students for assigned majors)
Graduate Student Advising
Faculty advisors in each program and other departmental faculty members provide the majority of graduate students’ advisement.
The Office of Academic Assistance and Graduate Admissions (OAA) partners with department faculty to help graduate students complete their degrees. We assist with:
- Navigating graduate student policies and procedures
- Recommending you for certification (when applicable)
- Evaluating your clearance for graduation
Contact your OAA graduate academic advising team with your questions or concerns
Carla Woods
Phone: 404-413-8159
Email: cwoods@gsu.edu
Academic Advisor: M.S., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D. and non-degree graduate students
Stephen Mendenhall
Phone: 404-413-8000
Email: smendenhall@gsu.edu
Assistant Director/Academic Advisor: M.A., M.A.T. and M.Ed. students
Office Location
College of Education & Human Development
30 Pryor Street, Suite 300 (3rd floor)
P.O. Box 3977
Atlanta, GA 30302-3977
Tel: 404-413-8000
Office Hours
Monday-Friday,
8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.
Other times by appointment: Call 404-413-8000 to schedule (preferred)