If it's your 2nd semester or first time advising, here are few points to consider-
- Make sure to save after selecting each course: It's better to select one course and click save. It might take a while but it's normal.
- If you select all courses at once and then save, other students who have saved first will take the seat.
- If you have lab course with the core course- select both and then save. For exam CSE115 and CSE115L, you have to select both first, and make sure to take the same section and then save.
- Try to avoid taking the sections, that will have finals on the same day. You can check the final exams schedule online.
You can easily check on this website using quick routine if those sections will have same day final or not. Click here - Also even if you don't get your desired faculties section, it's better to advise any available section, and then try to change the section on 2nd phase or 3rd phase (Personal Opinion). Some students drop courses during 2nd & 3rd phase and seats are also extended, new sections may open.
Try to stay calm, If you can't advise any core course, it's normal!!! We all have faced this. During 3rd phase you can visit department chairs office for core courses.
Good luck!!
Welcome to NSU! Here are the most common queries of freshers.
Q: What is faculty evaluation or preadvising?
Ans: Freshers advising are done on campus. So no need to get confused or worried seeing all the terms like preadvising or faculty evaluation.
Q: Date of offline advising for freshers?
Ans: Keep eye on NSU announcements web page and the email you provided. Also keep eye on the advising related FB groups (Bonus).
Q: When do I need to arrive on camous for offline advising?
Ans: Arrive at campus as early as possible. Usually advising starts at 9 AM or 10 AM. But arrive early to get your advising done smoothly. There are chances if you are late and sections are full.
Q: Do I get to choose faculty or course of my choice?
Ans: Unfortunately no. Assigned Faculty will do the advising for you.
Q: Can I select timimg of my courses?
Ans: yes and no. Depends on the faculty. He or She might ask for your prefereces. You can request to not give sections with long gaps or in the morning, in that case you need provide a valid excuse eg. you live far from the campus.
Q: Can I drop courses?
Ans: Yes, you absolutely can. After the payment dates starts. Make the full payment and drop through RDS3.
Q: What is this RDS3 thing?
Ans: It's a student portal for North South University. You can view your results, cgpa, advising, enrollment and many more things.
Q: When do I get my student portal access?
Ans: You will get step by step guide through email, so no need to worry!
Few tips: Always follow updated NSU Academic calendar dates for payment to avoid late fees. By the end of first semester make sure to check you have completed your faculty evaluation and pre-advising.
Good Luck!