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Advising

Find your academic advisor in UL Lafayette's Department of Marketing, sign up for advising in Moody Hall 332, and learn how to prepare each semester.

Your academic advisor helps you plan your path through the marketing degree, from choosing classes and a concentration to internships and your career. Get to know your advisor before you need help.

New first-year, transfer, and re-entry students: First-year students going through orientation, transfer students, and re-entry students follow a separate advising process for their first semester. Learn more about transfer advising and re-entry advising from the Academic Success Center. New transfer students in the College of Business are advised for their first semester through the Moody College of Business Office of Student Services, where your transfer credits are evaluated. Your marketing advisor uses that evaluation in later semesters. 

Online students: If you're earning the online BSBA in Marketing, find your advisor in UL Lafayette Online's advisor directory.

Thinking about changing your major? Talk with a counselor in the Academic Success Center before your advising appointment.

Preparing for Advising

Marketing majors sign up for their advising session in person at the Department of Marketing office, Moody Hall, Room 332.

  1. Check the dates. Find this semester's advising period on the academic calendar.
  2. Sign up early. Stop by Moody Hall, Room 332, to choose a session time with your advisor. Session times fill up during the advising period.

Can't make it to campus to sign up? Call (337) 482-6347 or email marketing@louisiana.edu.

Every student is assigned an academic advisor who knows your degree requirements and serves as your main contact for academic questions while you're at UL Lafayette.

  1. In ULink, open your Student Profile in Banner.
  2. Find your advisor's name in your profile.

If you don't have an advisor listed, visit the Department of Marketing in Moody Hall, Room 332, call (337) 482-6347, or email marketing@louisiana.edu.

Advising takes place each semester during a two-week period in March and October, before registration opens for the next term. The academic calendar lists the exact dates.

Advising and registration: You're required to meet with your advisor every semester. Your advisor lifts your advising hold after your session, and the hold must be lifted before you can register for classes. College of Business Academic Advising has the details on registration time tickets.

In your session, you and your advisor will typically:

  • Review your progress toward your degree using Degree Works
  • Choose courses for your next semester, with backup options if a class is full
  • Talk through any current classes you're concerned about, especially if they affect prerequisites
  • Talk about your interests, career goals, and activities, including internships, concentrations, and minors
  • Lift your advising hold so you can register

Your advisor may meet with you in person, online, or in a group, depending on the semester and their availability.

  1. Check the calendar. Find your advising dates on the academic calendar.
  2. Schedule early. Contact your advisor before the advising period starts.
  3. Review your degree audit. Open your Degree Works audit to see what you've completed and what's left.
  4. Know your requirements. Review your degree plan on Curriculum & Catalogs and the marketing course sequence on Courses.
  5. Build a course list. Choose 5–7 courses you'd like to take, plus alternates.
  6. Write down your questions. These can be about your progress, career plans, or balancing school with work and activities.
  7. Arrive on time. For virtual sessions, join a few minutes early.

For the university's full checklist, see How to Prepare for Advising from the Academic Success Center.

  • Something to take notes with
  • Your student ID or ULID
  • Your Degree Works audit, on your device or printed
  • Your list of preferred and backup courses
  • Your questions

  • Am I on track to graduate when I planned?
  • Which courses should I take together this semester, and which should I space out?
  • When should I take Fundamentals of Marketing Analytics (MKTG 365), which I need before or alongside Marketing Research (MKTG 375)?
  • Am I on track for Marketing Management (MKTG 480), which requires MKTG 345, 355, 375, and one more marketing course?
  • Should I add the Professional Sales, Business Law, or International Business concentration? If I choose Professional Sales, when should I start with MKTG 357?
  • When will I be eligible for a marketing internship (MKTG 498), and which internships fit my goals?
  • Which student organizations should I get involved in?
  • What are my options if a class I need is full? (Use the wait list if one is offered, or contact the department that teaches the course.)

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