Advising

EC-6 and 4-8 Generalists:
All Interdisciplinary Studies majors should visit the COPE Office of Student Support Services to meet with a staff advisor for an initial advising session.  Your advisor will assist in:

• Preparing a degree plan worksheet
• Determining appropriate course substitutions 
• Making course recommendations
• Checking the accuracy of transfer course work on your TWU transcript
• Monitoring your progress in meeting requirements for the Teacher Education Program
• Providing referrals for campus resources
• Assisting if you have academic difficulty

After completing approximately 45 hours, you’ll be assigned to a faculty advisor; however, you’re encouraged to visit the support services office as often as necessary for guidance in meeting certification requirements.

8-12 and EC-12:
If you plan to teach high school or seek a certificate that covers all grade levels, you will major in the subject area of your certificate. Faculty advisors for students seeking degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Health Sciences are listed below:

Department	Advisor	Office	Phone	Email
Art	Diane Gregory	ART 203	(940) 898-2540	dgregory@twu.edu
Computer Science	Don Edwards	MCL 302	(940) 898-3275	dedwards@twu.edu
Dance	Gladys Keeton	DGL 302	(940) 898-2088	gkeeton@twu.edu
Deaf Education	Tamby Allman	MCL 806	(940) 898-2025	tallman@twu.edu
English	Bruce Krajewski	CFO 906	(940) 898-2371	bkrajewski@twu.edu
Health Education	Gay James	CFO 1006	(940) 898-2860	gjames@twu.edu
History	Lybeth Hodges	CFO 603	(940) 898-2136	lhodges@twu.edu
Mathematics	Cathy Banks	MCL 416	(940) 898-2770	cbanks@twu.edu
Music	Vicki Baker	MUS 204	(940) 898-2724	vbaker@twu.edu
Physical Education	Kathryn Brown	PH 208H	(940) 898-2851	kbrown7@twu.edu
Science-Major in Biology	Sandra Westmoreland	GRB 230	(940) 898-2560	swestmoreland@twu.edu
Science-Major in Chemistry	Rich Jones	SCI 213P	(940) 898-2557	rjones2@twu.edu
Social Studies	Lybeth Hodges	CFO 603	(940) 898-2136	lhodges@twu.edu
Theatre Arts	Patrick Bynane	MUS 200	(940) 898-2518	pbynane@twu.edu
Family & Consumer Sciences	Joyce Armstrong	HDB 104G	(940) 898-2690	jarmstrong@twu.edu

EDUCATION:
All students seeking teacher certification will minor in Education, which requires the following courses be completed with a C or better:
EDUC 2003:  Schools and Society
EDUC 3003:  Learning Theory and Development
EDUC 3482:  Teaching the Diverse Learner Through Technology Integration
EDUC 4113:  Design and Implementation of Instruction and Assessment
EDUC 4243:  Classroom Environment and Management
Student Teaching

DARS:
TWU uses an electronic degree-auditing system called DARS that matches courses you complete with the requirements of your academic degree program.  DARS allows students, and advisors, to track their progress toward meeting graduation requirements. One year before your anticipated graduation date, you must meet with an advisor to check the accuracy of your DARS report and, after necessary  adjustments are made, sign a DARS Verification Form for submission to the Registrar. All students must have a signed verification form on file in the Registrar’s office in order to graduate.
Interdisciplinary Studies majors should make an appointment in the Office of Student Support Services (regardless of whether you have a faculty advisor) to complete a DARS verification form.  Majors in other colleges should contact their faculty advisor.  During your appointment, you will:

• Review your degree plan worksheet to make sure you will be able to graduate in one year’s time.
• Make sure all course substitutions have been submitted to the Registrar and applied to your  DARS audit.
• Correct any errors and verify whether you are core complete.