{"id":2561,"date":"2013-05-31T12:26:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T12:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicservices\/?page_id=2561"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:35:28","slug":"office-of-academic-and-career-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicservices\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><picture class=\"umw-hero__media__picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"umw-hero__media__image\" src=\"\/academicservices\/files\/2021\/05\/28A2578-scaled.jpg\" data-src=\"\/academicservices\/files\/2021\/05\/28A2578-scaled.jpg\" data-src-options=\"\/academicservices\/files\/2021\/05\/28A2578-scaled.jpg\" data-src-options-mobile=\"\/academicservices\/files\/2021\/05\/28A2578-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Academic Services<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-academic-services\">Academic Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-advising-meetings\">Advising Meetings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtual Advising and In-Person appointments are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students may schedule appointments by calling 540-654-1010 or by responding to an advising campaign email sent to their UMW email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Students who are assigned to a faculty advisor should contact their advisor for all academic advising needs related to registration, major, academic warning, and probation advising.&nbsp; Faculty advisors are available via email.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-request-forms\">Request Forms:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While we will continue to accept request forms in person at this time, we prefer that students scan and email request forms to <a href=\"mailto:advise@umw.edu\">advise@umw.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A staff member will confirm receipt of the email inquiry\/request within two business days; however, it may take longer or the office to render a formal decision on some requests.&nbsp; We will make a strong effort to keep the return time minimal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you need to obtain any signatures for the form (aside from an Academic Services signature), please ask the faculty member or advisor to email <a href=\"mailto:advise@umw.edu\">advise@umw.edu<\/a> with their approval<\/strong>. They should note your name and request information so that we can pair the email approval with your signature form.&nbsp; Please call 540-654-1010 with any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n<html><div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center umw-cta-breaker\" style=\"min-height:868px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-22096\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicservices\/files\/2021\/03\/28A4516-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"\/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicservices\/files\/2021\/03\/28A4516-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicservices\/files\/2021\/03\/28A4516-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicservices\/files\/2021\/03\/28A4516-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/academics.umw.edu\/academicservices\/files\/2021\/03\/28A4516-768x512.jpg 768w, 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