Current Students
Students who have not decided on a major are assigned to Exploratory Studies. Once students decide upon a major with support from their Student Success Navigator, they are assigned a new advisor from their major department or program.
Advising Appointments in Navigate
Visit our Schedule an Appointment in Navigate Student page to learn how to connect with your Student Success Navigator.
The Student Success Center offers drop-in advising hours to all Exploratory Studies students. Meetings will last approximately 10 minutes. If further discussion is needed, a follow-up appointment will be scheduled.
Hours
Mondays and Tuesdays: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Wednesdays and Thursdays: 2 – 4 p.m.
Instructions
- Log into .
- Select “Get Assistance,” located in the upper right-hand corner.
- Under Other Options, select “View Drop-In Times.”
- Under Appointment type, select “Oxford - Academic Advising.”
- Under Service, you should see “Exploratory Studies Drop-in,” and under that an option for “Virtual Drop-In.” Please only select this option.
- Click the “Find Available Time” button.
- On the next page, ignore the filters on the left, and select the “Exploratory Studies” Academic Advising link to the right.
- Click the “Check-in with first available” button.
- The next screen will indicate you have successfully checked in, which means you have been added to the queue of students waiting for the next available advisor.
- Have your 兔子先生 email account open because an academic advisor will email you a Zoom meeting link.
- Click on the link you receive to join the Zoom waiting room. The advisor will admit you from there.
Student Learning Outcomes
Exploratory Studies students will:
- be able to identify their interests, values, skills, and personality traits to select a major and career pathway
- have an awareness of the different campus resources and an understanding of how those resources may be utilized to support their success in their academic career effectively.
- develop meaningful relationships with their Student Success Navigator, faculty, staff, and peers.
- confidently select a major within four semesters.