Academic Advising

• Academic Calendar - details on degree plans, course lists, and course descriptions.
• Academic Progress Report in SOLUS - designed to give you advice on what courses you will need to take to complete your degree.
• Degree Quick Check Form - receive your degree requirements by email.
• GPA Calculator - determine the grades you need to obtain a specific cumulative GPA, or input your predicted grades and find out your GPA.
• Major Maps and MyMajorMap tool - major-specific advice on academics, extra-curriculars, networking, international opportunities and career development all in one place.
• Academic Consideration - for situations where extenuating circumstances are interfering with your ability to complete academic requirements related to a course(s) for a short period of time.
• Academic Appeals - you want to request a review of (or to challenge) an academic decision they have received.
• Change of Plan - learn how to submit a change of program, plan, or certificate request. 
• Preparing an Academic Plan - a downloadable PDF guide to create your academic plan.
• Dropping a Course - Should I Stay or Should I Go Webinar - feeling overwhelmed with your course load? this session will outline some options and provide you with some answers to help you make these big decisions.

These resources are available to all Arts and Science students, including Arts and Science Online Students.

Here are all the different ways you can receive academic support:

• Call us: Call us: for general inquiries please call 613-533-2470 to speak to one of our Student Resource Assistants (SRAs). Monday-Friday (Except Tuesday), 8.30 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4.30 pm (Eastern Standard Time), Tuesday 10.00 am - 12 pm and 1 pm - 4.30 pm (Eastern Standard Time). During peak periods, it may take some time to get through to an advisor. We are working as hard as we can to help you and your patience is appreciated. 

• Online appointments: We offer a number of 30-minute online appointments via Zoom. Please use the online booking system linked below to book an appointment. Appointments will open on a rolling 72 hour basis (e.g, a 1pm appointment for Thursday, would become available for booking at 1pm on the prior Tuesday), so please check back regularly for new openings.

• Email advising: for non-urgent inquiries, you can email your question(s) to asc.advising@queensu.ca. Along with your question(s), please include the following details in your message: full name, student number, program, and year. We aim to reply within 48-72 hours, but during peak times, such as course registration, it may take longer to receive a response.

• Afternoon drop-in advising via Zoom: for quick questions you can drop in for a 10-minute, one-on-one appointment with an academic advisor. Please join via Zoom every day from 1:30-3:00pm EST. Note that space is limited

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For additional academic and non-academic support please visit our Campus Support Services page.

A warm welcome to our new Academic Advisor for Indigenous Students, Jenna Kring. Still new in their role, Kring says one of their first goals is to set up a working group designed to support Indigenous students and the various ceremonies they will partake in over the academic year. You can learn more about their role and their support of Indigenous Students in the Faculty of Arts and Science in our story Meet Jenna Kring - Academic Advisor, Indigeneous Students.