Academic Advising
Appointments with Academic Success Coach (Advisor)
The College of Nursing and Health Sciences', Academic Success Coaches are currently helping students by appointment only. Your Academic Success Coach is assigned to you according to your major. You can see your assigned advisor on DegreeWorks. If one is not assigned, you can email cnhsadvising@tamiu.edu.
The Academic Success Coaches are currently helping students in-person or virtually. When scheduling your appointment, you can select what option you prefer.
CNHS Academic Success Coaches
Alejandro Rocha
ZSC 115 (K4)
956.326.3110
alejandro.rocha@tamiu.edu
Advising majors:
Communication Disorders
Kinesiology
Public Health
Graduate Nursing
Online Nursing (RN/BSN)
Jeremías "RJ" Garcia
956.326.3334
ZSC 115 (H3)
jeremiasg.garcia@tamiu.edu
Advising majors:
Pre-Nursing
Nursing
Forms
Links below for forms you may need for your advising appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your assigned advisor can be found on Degreeworks. Degreeworks can be accessed through Uconnect.
You should schedule an appointment at least once throughout the semester. Students usually meet with advisors before registration starts; March for Fall/Summer registration and October for Spring registration.
The 6 State Drops was enacted by the Texas Legislature to prohibit students from dropping more than six classes during their undergraduate degree. This hold serves as a notification to students to know how many drops they have remaining. This hold does not prevent registration so no need to clear it.
This hold is also a notification to students as a reminder that they are still pending the Foreign Language Graduation Requirement. This requirement can be met different ways, according to your catalog. Your advisor can let you know how this requirement can be met. This hold also doesn't prevent registration however, it will clear when you have met the requirement.