Majors and Minors

Art and Art History

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact:
  • Creative Arts Program Coordinator Rachel Gibbs at 541-552-6387, or email gibbsr@sou.edu

Biology

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an appointment call Andrew Clum, Student Success Coordinator for the STEM Division
  • Phone: 541-552-6472
  • Email: cluma@sou.edu

Business

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Major Advising for Transfer Students
• Major applications available in the School of Business
• To request an advisor call
  • Robin Williams 541-552-8236, williamr1@sou.edu  

Chemistry

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an appointment call Andrew Clum, Student Success Coordinator for the STEM Division
  • Phone: 541-552-6472
  • Email: cluma@sou.edu

Communication

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• To request an advisor call
  • Robin Williams 541-552-8236, williamr1@sou.edu

Computer Science

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an appointment call Andrew Clum, Student Success Coordinator for the STEM Division
  • Phone: 541-552-6472
  • Email: cluma@sou.edu

Creative Writing

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact:
  • Creative Arts Program Coordinator Rachel Gibbs at 541-552-6387, or email gibbsr@sou.edu

Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ)

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an initial advising appointment contact:
  • Tanya Blakeley at blakeleyt@sou.edu

Digital Cinema (DCIN)

Major Information

Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule

• To request an advisor call
  • Robin Williams 541-552-8236, williamr1@sou.edu

Economics

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an initial advising appointment contact:
  • Professor Bret Anderson, Program Chair, andersob6@sou.edu, 541-552-8617, TA 220
• If you are unable to meet with Professor Anderson, contact:
  
  • Summer 2020: Joelle Khairallah, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6290 or khairallj@sou.edu, in Stevenson Union 312D
  • Fall 2020 onward: Lea Griess, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6254 or griessl@sou.edu, in Taylor Hall 101

Education Studies

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact:
  • K.C. Sam at 541-552-6936 or email at samk@sou.edu

Emerging Media and Digital Arts (EMDA)

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For the Major Questionnaire and checklist CLICK HERE
• Contact:
  • Creative Arts Program Coordinator Rachel Gibbs at 541-552-6387, or email gibbsr@sou.edu

English

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact:
  • Edward A. Derr at 541-552-6624 or at derre@sou.edu 

Environmental Science and Policy

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• To request an advisor call
  • Robin Williams 541-552-8236, williamr1@sou.edu

Financial Math

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact:
  • Andrew Clum, Student Success Coordinator for the STEM Division
    • Phone: 541-552-6472
    • Email: cluma@sou.edu (Email preferred)

Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (GSWS)

Minor Information

• Minor Information, How to Declare and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an appointment contact:
  • Dr. Kylan Mattias de Vries at devriesk@sou.edu

Health and Physical Education (HPE)

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact:
  • Mary Patridge at 541-552-7154, patridgm1@sou.edu  

Healthcare Administration

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact
  • Larry Gibbs at 541-552-6281, gibbsl@sou.edu  &  Devora Shapiro at 541-552-6622, shapirod@sou.edu

History

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an initial advising appointment contact:
  • Professor Dustin Walcher at 541-552-6124 or email at walcherd@sou.edu
• If you are unable to meet with Professor Walcher, contact:
  
  • Summer 2020: Joelle Khairallah, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6290 or khairallj@sou.edu, in Stevenson Union 312D
  • Fall 2020 onward: Lea Griess, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6254 or griessl@sou.edu, in Taylor Hall 101

Human Service

Major Information

• Major Information, How to Declare and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an initial advising appointment contact:
  • Prof. Kelly Szott at 541-552-8254 or 541-552-8153 or email at szottk@sou.edu 
• If you are unable to meet with Kelly, contact:
  • Medford Campus: Stacey Derrig, at 541-552-8118 or derrigs@sou.edu
  • Ashland Campus: Summer 2020: Joelle Khairallah, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6290 or khairallj@sou.edu, in Stevenson Union 312D
  • Ashland Campus: Fall 2020 onward: Lea Griess, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6254 or griessl@sou.edu, in Taylor Hall 101

International Studies

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact Scott Rex at rexs@sou.edu                                       

Math

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact:
  • Math Chair Jim Hatton at 541-552-8213 or email at hattonj@sou.edu

Math-Computer Science Co-Major

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact:
  • Andrew Clum, Student Success Coordinator for the STEM Division
    • Phone: 541-552-6472
    • Email: cluma@sou.edu (Email preferred)

Music

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact:
  • Music Program Coordinator Kim Andresen, at andresenk@sou.edu, or call 541-552-6101

Outdoor Adventure Leadership (OAL)

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• OAL Website

Political Science

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an initial advising appointment contact:
  •  Professor Dustin Walcher at 541-552-6124 or email at walcherd@sou.edu
• If you are unable to meet with Professor Walcher, contact:
  • Summer 2020: Joelle Khairallah, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6290 or khairallj@sou.edu, in Stevenson Union 312D
  • Fall 2020 onward: Lea Griess, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6254 or griessl@sou.edu, in Taylor Hall 101

Pre-Professional Health Occupations (Not Majors, just for Advising)

These guides are for the more common programs we find students pursuing, but students can contact the STEM Student Success Coordinator for information on other pathways.

• Andrew Clum, Student Success Coordinator for the STEM Division
  • Phone: 541-552-6472
  • Email: cluma@sou.edu (Email preferred)
• Pre-Nursing
• Pre-Medical Technology
• Pre-Dental Hygiene
• Pre-Occupational Therapy
• Pre-Physician Assistant
• Pre-Chiropractic Medicine
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-DentistryPre-Dentistry
• Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Physical Therapy Preprofessional Program (PPTH)

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Contact:
  • Jenny Slawta at 541-552-6264 or email at slawta@sou.edu

Psychology

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Major Information and How to Declare for Transfer Students
• Students without a faculty advisor contact:
  • Summer 2020: Joelle Khairallah, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6290 or khairallj@sou.edu, in Stevenson Union 312D
  • Fall 2020 onward: Lea Griess, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6254 or griessl@sou.edu, in Taylor Hall 101

Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN)

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an initial advising appointment contact:
  • Contact Jessica Piekielek at piekielj@sou.edu or at 541-552-6599
• If you are unable to meet with Professor Piekielek, contact:
  
  • Summer 2020: Joelle Khairallah, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6290 or khairallj@sou.edu, in Stevenson Union 312D
  • Fall 2020 onward: Lea Griess, Student Success Coordinator, at 541-552-6254 or griessl@sou.edu, in Taylor Hall 101

Spanish

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• For an initial advising appointment for the major or minor contact: Edward A. Derr at derre@sou.edu or 541-522-6624

Theatre Arts

Major Information

• Major Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule
• Application to theatre program required.
• For details contact:
  • 541-552-6346

Undeclared

• Advising and Suggested First Year Schedule

Questions? Call 541-552-6624