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Academic Advising

Academic advising is an important component of your academic experience at the University of Georgia. You must meet with an academic advisor every semester before registering for classes.

Students should be full participants in the academic advising process. Although your academic advisor provides advice and guidance, each student is responsible for knowing and understanding the policies and degree requirements for their chosen major.

Find your advisor’s name in the contact list below, and then follow the instructions for scheduling an advising appointment. For other questions, please email success@uga.edu.

New FACS Students

  • If you recently changed your major in Athena please check your SAGE Success Network for your “FACS Primary Advisor”
  • Students newly admitted to UGA will be advised and cleared for course registration as part of New Student Orientation
  • For other questions, please email success@uga.edu 

Schedule Your Advising Appointment

  • Go to sage.uga.edu and log in with your MyID and password
  • Select the "My Success Network" option in the lefthand menu and locate your FACS Primary Advisor in the alphabetized list
  • Click "Schedule an Appointment" to access your advisor’s calendar

Prepare for Your Advising Appointment

  • Be sure to review your DegreeWorks audit before meeting with your advisor
  • Review the Schedule of Classes
  • Prepare a list of class options for the upcoming semester
  • Note any questions that you have for your academic advisor

PLEASE NOTE:  If you are communicating via email, please use your UGA email account to send messages directly to your academic advisor or the SSAC at success@uga.edu. You can also connect with us through our chat option.

SSAC Organizational Chart

Major Advisor
Consumer Economics

Matthew Orsag

Olivia Arnold

Culinary Science & Nutrition Beverly Hull
Dietetics Beverly Hull
Family & Consumer Sciences Education Aimee Dowd
Fashion Merchandising

Angela Romero-Shih

Olivia Arnold

Financial Planning

Matthew Orsag

Furnishings & Interiors Olivia Arnold
Housing Management & Policy

Matthew Orsag

Aimee Dowd

Human Development & Family Science

Julie Patterson

Ahmaud Templeton

Human Development & Family Science: Child Life Emphasis Julie Patterson
Nutritional Sciences Beverly Hull
Social Entrepreneurship for Consumer Well-Being Ahmaud Templeton
Unspecified-FACS Aimee Dowd
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