Academic Advising

Welcome to Academic Advising

Academic Advising is Your Partner in Academic Success There’s more to academic advising than choosing your courses and creating your educational plan.  Keeping in touch with your academic advisor can help you stay on track in order to achieve your goals.

Academic Advisors can help you with:

  • Creating a plan to meet your academic goals
  • Skill-coaching in time management, self-advocacy, goal clarification, study-skills and the development of personal plans for academic success
  • Determining your transfer options
  • Providing information about campus resources and services
  • Balancing school with work and family commitments

Your academic advisor helps you understand your degree plan and makes recommendations on course selection each semester.  At CSN, students are required to meet with their academic advisor at the completion of 15, 30, and 45 semester credit hours.

When you enroll at the College of Southern Nevada, you’ll have an academic advisor who’s firmly in your corner.

Getting Started with Academic Advising

At CSN, advising departments are designated based on your major and other criteria.

Health Sciences majors should visit https://www.csn.edu/health-sciences for more information about advising. Not sure which majors fall under Health Sciences? Visit https://www.csn.edu/healtharea to see a list of our health programs.  

Students who are using veterans benefits to pay for college should visit https://www.csn.edu/financial-aid/vets-center to schedule a meeting with a Vets Center advisor.

Students pursuing all other majors should read the information below for the General Academic Advising Department services. Follow the instructions below to meet with the General Academic Advising staff.

Please visit our New Student Advising web page at www.csn.edu/newstudentadvising.

The New Student Advising web page provides a one-stop, enrollment shop for all new first-time college students at CSN including guidance on placement testing, how to submit ACT/SAT scores, new student orientation, accessing academic advising, and how to enroll.

Option 1: Schedule an appointment with your assigned advisor!
First, confirm your assigned advising unit. Check the TO DO section on your MyCSN Student Center account.  Click on the Get Advised link. If your assigned unit is the Academic Advising Department, then you are in the right place!  Go on to the next step.

Second, you will need the name of your assigned advisor. Not sure who your assigned advisor is? Your assigned advisor has invited you to join their Advising Community on Canvas.  Go to your Canvas account and look under courses. You will find your advisor's Canvas Community and their name.

Now that you have your assigned advisor, you are ready to make your appointment using our New Appointment Scheduling platform!

Before you begin, read and download this guide Students Instructions on Scheduling and Appointments on Greymatter with step-by-step instructions for reference.

Now you are ready to make your appointment! To access the new platform, select one of the options below:
Use this link https://my.csn.edu to sign in.

OR

After you log into your CSN account, look for the Coyote app pictured on the GoCSN page and click on it to sign in

csn coyote logo

Option 2:  Use Express Advising.
Express Advising consists of 15-minute drop-in sessions for quick questions to obtain basic information. Long-term planning is not recommended for this service.

Express Advising is available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm.  Students are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The line may require a wait time of an hour or greater and may close periodically when demand is high.

During Express Advising, students can meet with advisors on campus or by phone.
•    To meet with an advisor on campus, students can join the queue online at https://my.csn.edu/en-US/service-queue or at their preferred campus and select the ‘In-person Academic Advising’ queue. You will receive a text message alerting you when it is your turn to see an advisor.
•    To meet with an advisor by phone, students can join the line at https://my.csn.edu/en-US/service-queue/ and choose the “Academic Advising by Phone” queue. When you reach the front of the queue for "Academic Advising by Phone," you will receive a phone call from an academic advisor.

Advising will continue to respond to emails at Advising@csn.edu, whereby students can send minor questions such as "How do I change my major?" or "Where can I find my degree sheet?"

*Please contact us by phone at 702-651-3165 if you have an IEP or 504 Plan and need assistance in meeting with an academic advisor.

In the Academic Advising Handbook and Academic Advising Syllabus, you will find valuable information regarding advising timelines and expectations, CSN resources, areas of study and majors, registration, and much more.

Advising Handbook
Counseling and Retention Referral Materials
Dual Enrolled Student Handbook
Gateway Course Guide
English Guided Self Placement Course Recommendations Explained

Regular Hours: Monday-Friday from 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Academic Advising will be closed on federal and state holidays.

CHARLESTON CAMPUS - 6375 W. Charleston Blvd.
Bldg. D - Lobby, Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
(702) 651-5670

HENDERSON CAMPUS - 700 College Dr.
Bldg. B - Room 120, Henderson, Nevada 89002
(702) 651-3165

NORTH LAS VEGAS CAMPUS - 3200 East Cheyenne Ave.
Main Building S, Room 201 (upstairs), North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030
(702) 651-4049

Contact Us through Email at  Advising@csn.edu.

The mission of Academic Advising is to foster the optimal student experience by providing exceptional guidance and assistance with academic planning through partnerships with our students, faculty, and staff.