Each fall semester, between 35 and 50 first-year students enter Purdue with a CDFS major. It is also common for students to transfer to a major in CDFS during their first or second year at Purdue. The CDFS Undergraduate Advising Office provides prompt and careful assistance with academic advising questions.

Your academic advisor will help you explore personal, academic, and career goals. They are available to answer questions concerning your major, academic programs, graduation requirements, and University regulations. Additionally, you will discuss registration and course selection for each semester with your advisor.

Students must meet with their advisor in order to secure the Registration PIN number which is required to access registration in myPurdue. Spring 2010 registration will be done by classification groups. Each group is given a specified number of days to enter their schedule into myPurdue. It is imperative that you meet with your advisor PRIOR to your group's registration timeframe. Please follow these dates AND procedures very closely.

STEP 1: REQUIRED ONE-ON-ONE PROGRESS MEETING WITH ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Beginning Monday, October 5, students may begin making their appointments. If your advisor is:

                           Karen Hickman    Call 494-2426 or stop by the CDFS Undergraduate Office in 
                                                          FWLR 125 to schedule an appointment

                                 Jane Harvey    Call 494-9442 to schedule an appointment

              Kim Nelson-Blackburn    Call 494-2944 to schedule an appointment

All students MUST meet with their advisor in order to obtain their PIN number to register for Spring 2010. Be PREPARED: Advising appointments will include course selections and review of your plan of study and career goals. Bring the REQUIRED WORKSHEET (click here to download the worksheet) filled out with courses that you plan to take and an updated resume to your registration appointment.

STEP 2: ADVISING APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE

Seniors (credit hours) Advisor appointments begin during the week of October 12

Juniors (credit hours) Advisor appointments begin during the week of October 19

Sophomores (credit hours) Advisor appointments begin during the week of October 26

Freshmen (credit hours)  Advisor appointments begin during the week of November 2

STEP 3: REGISTRATION SCHEDULE

Schedule of Classes will be published on October 19

• Student Self Registration begins October 27
• Priority Groups: Oct. 27-31 (T-Sat)
• Seniors: Nov. 2-7 (M-Sat)
  
• Juniors: Nov. 9-14 (M-Sat)
• Soph: Nov. 16-21 (M-Sat)
  
• Fresh: Nov. 23-25 (M-W) and Nov. 30-Dec. 1 (M-T)
• Grads and Professionals are continuous Oct. 27-Jan. 15 except when the system is down
• Open Registration begins Dec. 2 and closes Jan. 15, 2010
  

 REGISTRATION HELP

• How do I find my academic transcript?
• Academic Help
  • Academic Success Center
  • Purdue Help Desk
  • Writing Lab
• Change of Degree Objective (CODO)
• Class Attendance and Absence Reporting Procedures
• Commencement
• CDFS Textbook Lists
• Distance Education (online courses)
• Drop/Add Deadlines for Fall 2009
• Introductory Experiential Learning Component (IELC Paperwork) PDF file
• Major Requirements and Plans of Study
  • Early Intervention
  • Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Education
  • Youth, Adult, and Family Services
•  Minors and Certificates
  • All minors available to CFS students
  • Entrepreneur Certification
  • Diversikey
• myPurdue
• Readmission Procedures
• Transfer Credit and Credit Evaluation
• University Withdrawal Procedures

CDFS Undergraduate Advising Office

Karen Hickman
Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
Office: FWLR 125
Phone: (765) 494-9861
E-mail: hickman@purdue.edu