MAJOR ADVISING

As a student who has declared their major, you’ll receive advising from your CASA major advisor as well as a faculty mentor in your academic department. Including yourself, this trio encourages holistic academic success and understanding of your curricular needs within your time at Mines in addition to your experiential and career opportunities.

First year and Undeclared students!

If you are a first year student, or have not yet declared your major please click the button below for your registration information.

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Advising Information

Click on your major below for information about registration advisement.

  • All Students: To find your current advisor, log into your Trailhead account and select Student on the left hand side of the screen. Click on Student Self-Service and then click on Student profile.
Applied Mathematics & Statistics
    • Advising Details
      • Group Advising: Thursday March 16th from 3:00pm-4:30pm in CH 143
        • Sign up required (sign up link will be shared via AMS mailing list)
        • During group advising, students will receive information about the AMS curriculum, electives being offered this semester, special topics courses, and can ask questions. Students will be asked to bring their laptops and will have the opportunity to check their degree evaluations and build their schedules in GEODE with assistance from the department
      • Appointments: Individual appointments available. Click to schedule an appointment with Taylor
    • PINS
      • Required for all declared students with a GPA <2.5. Click to schedule an appointment with Danielle for PIN
    • Helpful Information
Biochemistry
  • Advising Details
    • All declared students must meet with faculty advisor to receive a registration pin. Students may schedule a meeting with the CASA advisor for biochemistry, Jennie Gambach, prior to or after their faculty advising meeting if desired
  • PINS
    • Required for all declared students in Biochemistry.
    • You must meet with your faculty advisor to receive your Registration pin. Jennie cannot distribute pins.
    • Info on how to find your faculty advisor’s name and make the most of your meeting can be found in Canvas. Contact Samuel Nez samuelnez@mines.edu for Chemistry Canvas site access.
  • Helpful Information
Business Engineering and Management Science
  • Advising Details
    • All declared Business Engineering and Management Science majors must either meet 1:1 with their advisor, Click to make an appointment with Colleen , or attend BEMS Group Advising Wednesday, March 15th at 9am in Engineering Hall (room TBD).
  • PINS
    • All declared Business Engineering and Management Science students are assigned a PIN. Either meet 1:1 with the BEMS advisor, Click to make an appointment with Colleen , or attend BEMS Group Advising Wednesday, March 15th at 9am in Engineering Hall (room TBD) to receive your PIN before registration.
Chemical Engineering
  • Advising Details
    • Walk-in and scheduled appointments are available.
    • Please see the full options and register on the CBE UG Canvas site here (note you must be logged into Canvas for this link to work).
  • Pins
    • Required for all declared students with a GPA below 3.0.
    • Meeting is required to receive your pin. Options for meetings are listed in the above link.
  • Helpful Information
Chemistry
  • Advising Details
    • All declared students must meet with faculty advisor to receive a registration pin. Students may schedule a meeting with the CASA advisor for chemistry, Jennie Gambach, prior to or after their faculty advising meeting if desired
  • PINS
    • Required for all declared students in Chemistry
    • You must meet with your faculty advisor to receive your Registration pin. Jennie cannont distribute pins.
    • Info on how to find your faculty advisor’s name and make the most of your meeting can be found in Canvas. Contact Samuel Nez samuelnez@mines.edu for Chemistry Canvas site access.
  • Helpful Information
Civil Engineering
  • Advising Details
  • PINS
    •  Required for all declared students with a GPA  below 2.5
    • Schedule a meeting with Dana Morrison to receive your PIN prior to your registration time.
    Computer Science
    • Advising Details
      • All declared CS students are required to attend Interrupt (group advising)
        • Interrupt: Group Advising:
          • Tuesday, March 7 – 8:00-9:00AM – Coolbaugh Hall 209
          • Wednesday, March 8 – 5:15-6:15PM – Metals Hall
          • Friday, March 10– 12:00-1:00PM – Friedhoff Hall 2
          • Monday, March 13 – 5:00-6:00PM – Metals Hall
          • Wednesday, March 29 – 8:00-9:00AM – Coolbaugh Hall 209
        • Check your email or canvas to register for Interrupt.
        • First-year students and seniors graduating in May or August are welcome, but not required to attend Interrupt.
    • PINS
      • All declared CS students are required to attend Interrupt to receive their PIN.
      • All declared CS students with a GPA below a 2.5 are required to meet one-on-one with Colleen Maroney and attend Interrupt to receive their PIN.
    • Helpful Information
    Economics
    Electrical Engineering
    Engineering (DE)
    • Group Advising
      • Group Advising will be Tuesday, 3/28 4:45pm-6pm in McNeil Hall 214
    • PINS
      • Required for all declared DE Students
      • Schedule a meeting with your faculty advisor prior to registration.
    Environmental Engineering
      • PINS
        •  Required for all declared students with a GPA  below 2.5
        • Schedule a meeting with Dana Morrison to receive your PIN prior to your registration time.
    Geological Engineering
    • Advising Detail
    • PINS
      • All students will have a registration PIN.
      • All students 2.5 or above GPA must meet with their faculty mentor to receive their PIN.
      • All students with a below 2.5 GPA must meet with their CASA major advisor, Lindsey Daly. Click here to schedule an appointment with Lindsey Daly.
      • We strongly recommend that GE students meet with both their faculty mentor & CASA major advisor every semester.

      Geophysical Engineering
      • Advising Details
      • PINS
        • All GP students will have a registration PIN.
        • Registration PIN’s can be obtained from a CASA advisor or your faculty mentor.
        • We strongly recommend that GP students meet with both their faculty mentor & CASA major advisor every semester.
      • Helpful Information
      Mechanical Engineering
      • Advising Details
        • Group Advsing is optional for all students
        • Registration Required for General Group Advising:
        • Student can also meet one-on-one with CASA major advisor
          • Click here to schedule an appointment with CASA Major advisor Ben Moore (Last Names G-Z).
          • Click here to schedule an appointment with CASA Major advisor Jack Shaw (Last Names A-F).
      • PINS
        • Required for students with a GPA below 2.5- must meet one-on-one with CASA major advisor
      • Helpful Information
        • Registration information, FAQ’s and contact information for major advisors and faculty mentors can be found on the ME student portal in Canvas
      Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
      • PINS
        • Required for all declared students with a GPA  below 2.7
        • Schedule a meeting with Dana Morrison to receive your PIN prior to your registration time.
        • Dr. Gerald Bourne, Faculty Mentor, and Stacey Lucero can also provide registration PIN
      Mining Engineering
      • Advising Details
      • PINS
        • All mining students will have a registration PIN.
        • All declared mining students are required to meet with their faculty mentor to receive their PIN.
      • Helpful Information
      Petroleum Engineering
      • Advising Details
      • PINS
        • Petroleum Engineering students will have a registration PIN if their cumulative GPA is below a 2.5.
        • PE students with a GPA below 2.5 can meet with Dr. Linda Battalora (lbattalo@mines.edu), Dr. Mark Miller (mmiller@mines.edu), or Lindsey Daly (ltoper@mines.edu) to receive their registration PIN.
      Physics
      Quantitative Bioscience and Engineering
      • Advising Details
        • The QBE program will be hosting group advising information sessions for QBE majors: March 15th at 5:00pm
          • Registraton required. Click here to register. 
          • Required for all QBE majors who are in their sophomore year and up.
          • We will review the Spring course offerings for QBE and the semester-by-semester plan.
          • Answer any questions you may have.
        • Students with lingering questions after the last advising sessions can schedule an advising appointment with Jennie Gambach or Josh Ramey.
      • PINS
        • Required for all QBE declared students (2nd year and up). To get your registration pin you must attend the group advising session (info above). If you are unable to attend, you may watch the recording.
          • Registration pins will be emailed to all students that attended the session.
      • Helpful Information
        • More information can be found on the QBE Undergraduate Communications Page on Canvas. Email Jennie Gambach if you need access to the Canvas page.
        • FIRST YEAR STUDENTS: You are welcome at the group advising meeting (see above) and encouraged to see your first-year advisor with scheduling questions.
      ADA Accessibility: CASA’s new location in Aspen Hall, 1869 W. Campus Rd., is not ADA accessible. If you require ADA accessibility, we are happy to work with you! Please consider scheduling an online appointment or e-mailing casa@mines.edu 48 hours in advance to set up an appointment in a common ADA accessible area on campus.