Department of Sociology | University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Advising

All advising for the Sociology Majors in performed by the Wilson Advising Center.

The Wilson Advising Center provides sociology students with the following services :

1. Asks students about any immediate questions he or she may have and the main reason for the appointment;

2. Brings up any pressing problems, inconsistencies or obstacles which may affect a student's registration or graduation (e.g., holds, probation contracts, incorrect classes, discrepancies in transfer work, duplicated courses, etc.);

3. Does a general run-through of the degree progress worksheet, including information on general degree requirements (both in terms of numbers of credits and content of courses needed), previous and future work which applies, rulings on questionable classes, needed course descriptions or petitions, an explanation of credits (especially quarter-system transfer credits), and an estimate or actual count of the courses needed to graduate;

4. Explains any unusual or misunderstood situations on the worksheet (e.g., non-degree applicable credits);

5. Discusses any new transcript work submitted or courses in progress which have not yet been added to the worksheet, the reasons why the worksheet does not show these possibility of minors or dual majors or dual baccalaureates;

6. Evaluates the possibility of minors or dual majors or dual baccalaureates;

7. Discusses credit or GPA requirements needed to maintain or attain financial aid or other outside standards;

8. Gives general graduate school information and/or referrals to computers or on-line sources;

9. Gives referrals to other offices or organizations as needed.