Academic Advising

Undergraduate & Graduate Academic Advisement

Native American Studies advising is available to help with planning academic goals, understanding various program details, answering any of your registration questions, and getting connected across campus. All advising appointment availability will be reflected in LoboAchieve. Services are available through individually schedule appointment or attending weekly drop-in hours. 

  • Visit loboachieve.unm.edu and login using your UNM NetID and Password. 
    • If you do not have a NetID and password, you can still create a guest account.
  • Each student has an assigned academic advisor based on their program. If you are majoring or minoring in Native American Studies, you may proceed with scheduling an appointment. 
    • If you are a prospective student or interested in a major change, you will need to seach "Native American Studies" within the Advising Offices option in the tool bar.
  • Select the appointment time that fits your schedule.
  • Provide a brief description of why you are scheduling an appointment and click "Schedule".
  • An appointment confirmation will be sent to your UNM email address.
 
Student and Graduate Services Coordinator
Kyle Harvey (Diné/Navajo Nation)
Phone:  505.277.3715
Email:  kyleharvey@unm.edu

Office:  3077 Mesa Vista Hall

Important tools

The following tools and resources can help you stay on track and be successful and you progress towards graduation.

UNM CATALOG

Go to Catalog.unm.edu to view UNM policies and information about all degree programs at UNM.  To access Native American Studies major or minor information go to Colleges > College of Arts & Sciences > Native American Studies > Undergraduate Program.

UNM GENERAL EDUCATION

The UNM General Education must be completed by all undergraduate students.  There are eight areas:  Writing & Speaking, Mathematics & Statistics, Physical & Natural Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Humanities, Second Language, Fine Arts, & Student Choice.  You can find the UNM General Education sheet at this link:  GENED.UNM.EDU or see your Lobotrax Degree Audit.

UNM SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

This is a helpful site to quickly search for your courses for Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters.  In this site, you can filter for part of term, online, subject area, and by many others to help you find the Course Registration Numbers (CRN) for the upcoming semester:  SCHEDULE.UNM.EDU.

SEMESTER DEADLINES

Go to the registrar.unm.edu website > Semester Deadline Dates > Select semester to see various deadlines for Full Term (16-week courses), First Half (1st 8-week courses), or Second Half (2nd 8-week courses).  Useful to see deadlines for adding or dropping courses.

DEGREE PLANNING

Use a degree checklist to stay on track in meeting all graduation requirements.  If your scholarship organization requires a Degree Checklist, use the following steps to prepare one:

  1. Download the Degree Plan Template.
  2. Fill out the template with your current semester courses and ALL remaining courses needed to graduate.
  3. Use your Lobotrax Degree Audit and the UNM Catalog to make sure you are meeting all prerequisite courses, UNM Core, major, minor, and other graduation requirements with the classes you select.
  4. Place courses in order of upcoming semesters from now until graduation.
  5. Email completed template with your initials to the NAS Student Programs Specialist before your appointment.
  6. Schedule an appointment through Loboachieve.unm.edu.
  7. Review Degree Plan with advisor and finalize.