Undergraduate Advising
The Office of Undergraduate Student Affairs (OUSA) advises Kinesiology's current and prospective undergraduate students on matters relating to admissions, orientation, registration, curriculum, global engagement, internships, career planning, and graduate school preparation. OUSA can also provide referrals for guidance and counseling, health issues and disabilities, financial concerns, and more.
The OUSA staff is here and ready to help! We strive to present a one-stop, student-friendly environment designed to meet all student needs. Ask us a question or schedule an advising appointment.
Our offices are located on the second floor of the School of Kinesiology Building in Suite 2300 (Student Affairs).
Our advising staff is working remotely a few days a week. The best way to contact them is:
- Scheduling an appointment at myadvising.lsa.umich.edu/appointments/offices/KINES, or
- Submit a question to one of the advising staff listed below by emailing them directly.
Contact for: Questions/concerns about advising; administrative or procedural policy; referrals by another staff member; drop/add assistance; petition assistance; and notification of absence/illness. Liaisons with Kinesiology student organizations and provides leadership and long-term planning for the Office of Undergraduate Student Affairs.
Contact for: Recruitment and admissions; events and visits for prospective and admitted students, including cross-campus transfers, first-year, and transfers; academic advising; degree audits. Coordinates scholarship programs and transfer student admissions.
Contact for: Academic advising for Sport Management program. Liaison to the Sport Management program and coordinates the degree audit process within the Office of Undergraduate Student Affairs.
Contact for: Global engagement oversight; meeting with students seeking to go abroad; oversee pre- and post-departure initiatives for study abroad programming; assisting faculty with global engagement program development; global engagement awards.
Contact for: Advising new and continuing Kinesiology students.
Contact for: Sport Management Immersion (SMI) program, Sport Management career development.
Contact for: Academic advising, graduation audits
Contact for: Sport Management career development and continuing education.
Contact for: Test accommodation requests, OSA front desk and administrative support, weekly undergraduate student e-newsletter, processing student records (major/minor declarations and changes), MCommunity student groups, student outreach programming, graduation audits
Contact for: Student engagement and academic advising.
Contact for: Prospective student counseling including first year, external transfer, and cross campus transfer applicants. Academic advising for all undergraduate Kinesiology majors and pre-health students. OUSA liaison to Athletics, the Applied Exercise Science program, and LSA Advising.
Contact for: Recruitment and admissions; events and visits for prospective and admitted students; Kinesiology Student Ambassadors
Contact for: Applied Exercise Science, Athletic Training, and Movement Science career development and continuing education.
Contact for: Individual counseling work with students, and consultation with faculty, staff, and students. Occasional educational programs tailored specifically for Kinesiology students.
Schedule an appointment: Email Dr. Smith ([email protected]), or through CAPS at umichcaps.titaniumhwc.com/EMBkines.
Contact for: Assisting with global engagement initiatives; meeting with students seeking to go abroad; facilitate pre- and post- departure initiatives for study abroad programming; facilitate planning process for assigned faculty-led programs; global engagement awards.