Academic Advising
The Department of Computer Science and Industrial Technology is responsible for advising all Computer Science and Industrial Technology majors, as well as students in the Computer Science Education program.
All students must be advised each semester to have the registration hold removed. If a student does not yet have an assigned advisor they can come to the Computer Science and Industrial Technology office or call 985-549-2189 to be assigned a faculty advisor in their concentration or area of interest. Appointments can be scheduled with the advisor in person or the student can use the on-line advising system (see instructions below). However, Freshmen have to see their advisor at least once in person to get to know them. New incoming freshmen may want to prepare for this meeting by using the Freshman Advising Flowchart.
Click here for Course Descriptions and Curriculum Sheets.
Click here for the Computer Science Freshman Advising Schedule.
All students should be aware that many courses are not offered every semester. Students may check the course rotation plan to learn when particular courses in the Computer Science curriculum are likely to be offered.
Instructions for using the on-line advising system:
Log into LeoNet for Students, then use Self-Service, then Student Services, then On-Line advising.
You MUST list your assigned advisor in the space provided.
If you list any courses that are not directly in your curriculum, please explain why in the student comment box. Otherwise there is a chance your advisor will not approve your request. Use the comment box to ask questions also. Check your catalog to make sure you have met the prerequisites to take the classes you list. Then send an email to your advisor to let him or her know that you have used the on-line advising system (the system is not yet set up to notify the advisor that you have used it.)
You have to give the advisor a couple of days to respond. So, do not try to use this system the day before your registration date.
VERY IMPORTANT: Your advising block is NOT removed until YOU go back in and read what the advisor has said. The advisor cannot remove the block. All they can do is approve your schedule. You have to remove the block by reentering the system.
If your advisor disapproves what you listed then you will have to see your advisor in person because you are only allowed to use the system once and can't make changes once you submit.
Once your block is removed you still cannot register until your appointment time (set by Enrollment Services).