The College of Arts and Sciences has its very own advising office called the College Advising and Support Services Hub (CASSH). This office is part of the Dean’s office suite located in I.G. Greer Hall, on the first floor, in room 100. The CASSH office supports both students and faculty in academic advising by providing guidance and assistance with academic planning, registration and senior checks prior to graduation.
The CASSH office is made up of eight members including the Director Jeni Wyatt, two Academic Advisors Carla Penders and Kathy Henson, as well as Student Records Coordinators. Students are assigned to a coordinator by the alphabet: Alice Craft (A-D), Jennifer Woods (E-K), Kayla Thompson (L-Q) and Diana J. Nelson (R-Z) based on the initial of the student’s last name.
This office serves the College of Arts and Sciences 16 academic departments, one academic program, two centers and one residential college spanning the humanities and the social, mathematical and natural sciences.
When students are ready to declare a major, the CASSH office processes this change and forwards information to the home academic department so an advisor can be assigned to each student. If a student wants to change or add a minor or major within the college, CASSH is available to assist.
The CASSH staff officially certify students for graduation and notify students, as well as departments in the college of any shortages at the end of the student's final semester, before graduation.
In 2011, students who entered the university as of Fall 2009 or later gained access to DegreeWorks through AppalNet. The College of Arts and Sciences uses DegreeWorks as the primary record of the approved Program of Study. DegreeWorks allows both students and advisors to view the student's academic record filtered into the program of study for all majors and minors. CASSH assists with working in and understanding this program so students can work towards their graduation goal.
The College Advising and Support Services Hub supports faculty with questions that arise about registration, and provides helpful advising tips and resources in order for faculty to best assist students once they are in their individual academic advising appointments.
Former Appalachian State University students who have a stop-out (time away from the University) and want to return to complete a degree or start a second degree must apply for readmission. There are many details about returning, especially if you have been away from the University for a long period of time and the CASSH office can provide guidance for those seeking to complete their studies.
The office’s responsibilities vary, and the size of the student body within the college continues to grow, reaching over 6,100 students in the 2018-19 academic year, yet students always receive hands-on, personal attention as they navigate their educational path in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian.
For more information and resources, visit: https://cas.appstate.edu/advising.
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About the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is home to 16 academic departments, one stand-alone academic program, two centers and one residential college. These units span the humanities and the social, mathematical and natural sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences aims to develop a distinctive identity built upon our university's strengths, traditions and unique location. The college’s values lie not only in service to the university and local community, but through inspiring, training, educating and sustaining the development of its students as global citizens. There are approximately 6,100 student majors in the college. As the college is also largely responsible for implementing Appalachian's general education curriculum, it is heavily involved in the education of all students at the university, including those pursuing majors in other colleges. Learn more at https://cas.appstate.edu.
Ellen Gwin Burnette
Jan. 17, 2019
BOONE, N.C.
The CASSH office is made up of eight members including the Director Jeni Wyatt, two Academic Advisors Carla Penders and Kathy Henson, as well as Student Records Coordinators. Students are assigned to a coordinator by the alphabet: Alice Craft (A-D), Jennifer Woods (E-K) not pictured, Kayla Thompson (L-Q) and Diana J. Nelson (R-Z) based on the initial of the student’s last name.
The CASSH office is made up of eight members including the Director Jeni Wyatt, two Academic Advisors Carla Penders and Kathy Henson, as well as Student Records Coordinators. Students are assigned to a coordinator by the alphabet: Alice Craft (A-D), position currently being filled (E-K), Kayla Thompson (L-Q) and Diana J. Nelson (R-Z) based on the initial of the student’s last name.