Major ADVISING

CASA is looking forward to assisting students in planning for the upcoming registration period! This page includes information for students in their 2nd year and beyond at Mines, including transfer students. First-year students should visit the page linked below. 

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 helpful registration advising information such as registration pin advising hold requirements for each major, how to best connect with your advisor, group advising (if offered), and more. This information is geared for students in their 2nd year and beyond at Mines.

Applied Mathematics & Statistics
    • Advising Details
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
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    • PIN Advising Holds
      • A meeting with your CASA advisor is required for all declared students with a GPA <2.5. Click the link above based on last name and choose PIN appointment
    • Helpful Information
Biochemistry
  • Advising Details
    • CASA Advisor Appointments: Students may schedule a meeting with CASA advisors. Individual appointments are available based on last names.
    • Faculty Advising (REQUIRED): Please e-mail your faculty mentor to set-up an appointment for your required pin advising meeting. Click here for faculty contact information.
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • PIN Advising Holds
    • All second year and up students, regardless of GPA, must meet with their faculty mentor to release the advising hold.
    • You are welcome to additionally meet with your CASA advisor, but CASA advisors cannot release advising pin holds, only faculty mentors can do so. 
    • Info on how to find your faculty mentor’s name and make the most of your meeting can be found in Canvas.
  • Helpful Information
Business Engineering and Management Science
  • Advising Details
    • Group Advising: Students should bring laptops for class planning.
      • In-Person Advising – Monday, March 24th from 1-2pm, Engineering Hall 211
      • In-Person Advising – Thursday, March 27th from 3:30-4:30pm, Coolbaugh 210
    • CASA Appointments: Individual appointments available based on Last Name
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop-In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • Pin Advising Holds
    • Required for all second year and beyond BEMS students as well as first-year BEMs students with a GPA below 2.5 
    • CASA releases pin advising holds at group advising and during scheduled appointments.
  • Helpful Information
    • Consult DegreeWorks for program progression information 
Ceramic Engineering
  • PIN Advising Hold
    • A 1-1 meeting is required for all second year and beyond students with a GPA  below 2.7
    • Dr. Gerald Bourne, Faculty Mentor or CASA advisor can release the pin advising hold.
    • Students can come to CASA drop-ins to have pin advising hold released.
Chemical Engineering
  • Advising Details
    • Group Drop-In Advising with Faculty Mentors: In-Person Advising 
      • Tuesday, March 25th, 1:30 – 2:30PM, AH 362
      • Thursday, March 27th, 3:00 – 4PM, AH 240
      • Friday, March 28th, 12PM – 1PM, AH 362
    • CASA Advisor Appointments: Students may schedule a meeting with CASA advisors. Individual appointments are available based on last names.
    • Faculty Advising: Please e-mail your faculty mentor to set-up an appointment for advising. Click here for faculty contact information.
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop-In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • PIN Advising Holds
    • An individual meeting is required for all second year and beyond students with a GPA under 3.0 to release the pin advising hold.
    • The CASA advisor or faculty mentor can release the hold, including during group drop-ins with faculty mentors (see March dates above).
  • Helpful Information
Chemistry
  • Advising Details
    • CASA Advisor Appointments: Students may schedule a meeting with CASA advisors. Individual appointments are available based on last names.
    • Faculty Advising (REQUIRED): Please e-mail your faculty mentor to set-up an appointment for required pin advising hold meetings. Click here for faculty contact information.
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • Pin Advising Holds
    • All declared second year and beyond students regardless of GPA must meet with their faculty mentor to have the hold released. CASA advisors cannot release holds.
    • Info on how to find your faculty mentor’s name and make the most of your meeting can be found in Canvas.
  • Helpful Information
Civil Engineering
  • Advising Details
  • Pin Advising Hold
    • A meeting with your CASA advisor is required for all declared students with a GPA below 2.5
    • Be sure to schedule a meeting with a CASA advisor to get your pin advising hold released prior to your registration time. Advising holds will not be released during drop-in advising.
Computer Science
  • Advising Details
    • Group Advising: The CS department hosts group advising meetings, called Interrupt. Interrupt is required for second-year CS students and will be held in March. In early March, check the CS Canvas page or your email to sign-up for one Interrupt meeting. 
      • Tuesday, March 11th at 5:15pm in Petroleum Hall, Green Center 
      • Wednesday, March 12th at 4:30pm in Marquez 126 
      • Tuesday, March 25th at 2:00p-3PM, Petroleum Hall, Green Center  
      • During Interrupt, students will receive information about the CS curriculum, electives being offered next semester, special topics courses, and registration tips. Second-year students must attend in order to receive their PIN for Fall and summer registration. 
    • CASA Appointments: Individual appointments available based on Last Name
    • Faculty Advising: Please e-mail your faculty mentor to set-up an appointment for advising. Click here for faculty contact information.
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop-In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • Pin Advising Holds
    • All students with a GPA <2.5 must meet with a CASA advisor to have your pin advising hold released. Click the link above based on last name and choose PIN appointment. May graduates do not have an advising hold, nor need to attend an advising appt.
    • All second-year students will have a pin advising hold and must attend Interrupt (group advising) to have their hold released.
    • Students in their first, third, or fourth year at Mines are NOT required to attend Interrupt and do not have a pin advising hold registration unless under a 2.5 GPA.
    • New Transfer students do not have a pin advising hold, but are encouraged to attend Interrupt.
  • Helpful Information
Construction Engineering
  • Advising Details
  • PINS
    •  Required for all declared students with a GPA below 2.5
    • Schedule a meeting with a CASA advisor to receive your PIN prior to your registration time. PINs will not be given to students during drop-in hours.
Design Engineering
  • Advising Details
    • Group Advising:  In-person Group Advising, Monday, March 24th from 5:30-7pm, Labriola- Soft Makerspace (2nd Floor)
    • CASA Advisor Appointments: Students may schedule a meeting with CASA advisors. Individual appointments are available based on last names.
    • Faculty Advising: Please e-mail your faculty mentor to set-up an appointment for advising and to create/update advising worksheet. Click here for faculty contact information.
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop-In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • PINS
    • Pins are required for all declared second year and beyond students regardless of GPA.
    • You must meet with your faculty mentor to receive your registration pin. CASA advisors will not provide PINs.
Economics
  • Advising Details
  • PINS
    • PINs required for all declared ECON students .
    • Faculty Becky Lafrancois provides PINs to students.
  • Helpful Information
    • Consult DegreeWorks for program progression information 
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Electrical Engineering
  • Advising Details
    • Group Advising:  Monday, March 24th, from 4PM – 5PM in Brown W 210
      • Sign up for group advising: HERE
      • During group advising, students will receive information about the EE curriculum, electives being offered Spring 2025, 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 with assistance from the department
    • CASA Appointments: Individual appointments are available based on Last Name
    • Faculty Advising: Please e-mail your faculty mentor to set-up an appointment for advising. Click here for faculty contact information.
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/7: 1PM – 3:00PM (virtual) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • PINS
    • Required for all declared students with a GPA <2.5. Click to links above and choose PIN appointment to
  • Helpful Information
Environmental Engineering
    • PINS
      •  Required for all declared students with a GPA below 2.5
      • Schedule a meeting with a CASA Advisor to receive your PIN prior to your registration time. PINs will not be given to students during walk-ins.
Geological Engineering
  • ADVISING DETAIL
    • Group Advising:
    • CASA Advisor Appointments:
    • Faculty Advising: Please e-mail your faculty mentor to set-up an appointment for advising. Click here for faculty contact information.
    • Are you admitted to a Graduate/Combined/4+1 Program at Mines? Please e-mail your faculty advisor or program director of your Graduate program for graduate advising. 
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • PINS
    • All second year and beyond Geological Engineering students will have a registration PIN. 
    • Registration PINs can be obtained from your faculty mentor, CASA Advisor, or by attending group advising. 
    • We strongly recommend that Geological Engineering students meet with both their faculty mentor & CASA major advisor every semester. 

 

Geophysical Engineering
  • PINS
    • All second year and beyond Geophysics students will have a registration PIN. 
    • Registration PIN’s can be obtained from your faculty mentor, CASA Advisor, or by attending group advising. 
    • We strongly recommend that Geophysics students meet with both their faculty mentor & CASA major advisor every semester. 

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  • Helpful Information
Mechanical Engineering
  • Advising Details
    • Group Advising: Students should bring laptops for class planning.
      • In-Person Advising – Tuesday, March 25th: 1-2:30PM, Aspen Hall, Downstairs Left Side
      • In-Person Advising –Friday, March 28th: 1-2:30PM, Aspen Hall, Downstairs Right Side
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    • CASA Appointments: Individual appointments available based on Last Name
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • PINS
    • Required for students with a GPA below 2.5 – must meet one-on-one with CASA major advisor.
    • CASA provides PINs at group advising and during scheduled appointments.
  • 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
  • Advising Details 
  • PINS
    • Required for all second year and beyond students with a GPA below 2.7. 
    • Dr. Gerald Bourne, Faculty Mentor and CASA advisor can provide registration PINs. 
    • Students can receive PINs during CASA drop-ins. 
Mining Engineering
  • Advising Details
  • PIN Advising Holds
    • All 2nd year and up Mining students are required to meet with their faculty mentor to release the advising hold.
    • Students are welcome to additionally schedule advising meetings with their CASA advisors, but CASA advisors cannot release the advising hold, only the faculty mentor will do so.
  • Helpful Information
Petroleum Engineering
  • Advising Details
    • Group Advising:
      • In-Person Advising –  Friday, March 28th, 12-12:50PM, in Marquez Hall 126 with lunch provided! Students – please sign-up for group advising through this link: https://casaappointments.as.me/pe
    • CASA Advisor Appointments: Individual appointments are available based on last names.
    • Faculty Advising: Please e-mail your faculty mentor to set up an appointment for advising. Your assigned faculty mentor will be Dr. Linda Battalora (lbattalo@mines.edu) or Dr. Mark Miller (mmiller@mines.edu).
    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop-In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • PINS
    • Petroleum Engineering students will have a registration PIN if their cumulative GPA is below 2.5. 
    • Petroleum Engineering students with a GPA below 2.5 can meet with Dr. Linda Battalora (lbattalo@mines.edu), Dr. Mark Miller (mmiller@mines.edu), or a CASA advisor to receive their registration PIN. 
Physics
  • Advising Details
    • Group Advising:
      • MANDATORY for all Physics majors *except* first-year students unless you are a first-year student with a GPA that is <2.5 
      • Tuesday, March 25 from 2-4pm in Coorstek 182 
      • Wednesday, March 26 from 2-4pm in Coorstek 182 
      • Thursday, March 27 from 2-4pm in Coorstek 182 
      • At group advising, the student will retrieve their file/spreadsheet from Barbara, make a schedule for spring, get it approved by one of the faculty advisors present at the advising meeting for that day, then receive their PIN afterward to register. 
    • CASA Appointments: Individual appointments available based on Last Name
    • Faculty Advising: Please e-mail your faculty mentor to set-up an appointment for advising. Click here for faculty contact information.
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    • Drop-In Advising:
      • Drop In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
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  • PINS
    • Required for all physics majors *except* first-year students unless you are a first-year student with a GPA that is <2.5 
    • PINs will only be shared at drop-in group advising. 
  • Helpful Information
Quantitative Bioscience and Engineering
  • Advising Details
    • Group Advising: In-Person Advising for second-year students
      • Tuesday, March 25th, from 5:00PM – 5:45PM in Marquez 126 
    • CASA Advisor Appointments: Students may schedule a meeting with CASA advisors. Individual appointments are available based on last names.
    • Faculty Advising: Please e-mail your faculty mentor to set-up an appointment for advising. Click here for faculty contact information.
    • Walk-In Advising:
      • Drop In Hours:
        • 3/26: 10AM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 3/31: 1PM – 4:15 PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/1: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/2: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/3: 1PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/4: 10AM – 2:45PM (Aspen Hall) 
        • 4/9: 2:30PM – 4:15PM (Aspen Hall) 
  • PINS
    • All declared students admitted in Fall2023 and students under 2.5GPA.
    • Second-Year students must attend advising session to receive pin. Students with GPA <2.5 should schedule an appointment with CASA advisor to receive PIN.
  • Helpful Information

 

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