Welcome to the Student Services & Advising Center
The James I. Perkins College of Education, Student Services and Advising Center has 6 full-time specialized professional Academic Advisors. These advisors meet with SFA students every semester until they graduate; keeping them on track with their degree plans, establishing tentative coursework schedules, providing academic counseling and leading students towards positivity and success utilizing available campus resources.
Student Services and Advising Center Staff
You can locate your Student Success Advisor information here.
What We Do for all College Education Majors
- Tentative Degree Plans - to be filed after 45 hours
- Provide Intent to Graduate forms to request graduation audit
- Final Degree Plans - to be filed two semesters prior to graduation
- Petitions or changes to degree plans
- Change of Majors/Minors
- Filing for Graduation
- Course Substitutions
- Provide academic counseling
- Recommend available campus resources
- Track academic progress
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP
The College of Education Student Services and Advising Center is currently accepting applications for an Administrative Graduate Assistantship position, for the following semester(s);
- All positions are currently filled
APPLY ONLINE AT: https://sfasu.joinhandshake.com/
PAPER APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT: http://www.sfasu.edu/graduate/documents/assistantship-application.pdf
Application, Cover Letter, Resume and 3 letters of Recommendation may be emailed to Morgan Marshall at marshallml@sfasu.edu or dropped off to the McKibben 118 front desk.
I. Administrative Graduate Assistant Job Description:
The Graduate Assistant (GA) is responsible for working cooperatively under the guidance of other full-time staff in the College of Education Student Services and Advising Center. Assistantship appointments are made to qualified graduate students on a semester by semester basis only. Reappointment is contingent upon satisfactory progress toward the degree and satisfactory performance of assistantship duties.
The GA will assist with Administrative duties within the office, including but not limited to;
- Assisting Academic Advisors with appointment maintenance and planning;
- Interact with current and prospective students with effective verbal and written communication means;
- Attend meetings as required;
- Assist with supervision of student assistant staff;
- Maintain and utilize electronic archive system for file archiving;
- Develop office calendar of events, planning timelines;
- Office organization and book-keeping;
- Review degree audits with students.
II. Application Requirements:
Submit the following materials to McKibben 118:
- Graduate Assistantship Application;
- A cover letter introducing your background and expressing your interest in the position;
- Professional Resume with 3 references (must be printed and included with application.)
III. University qualifications for applicants:
To be eligible for an assistantship, an applicant must satisfy University, Graduate School, and departmental requirements. Graduate Assistantships are considered security sensitive positions by the University and criminal histories will be checked. The Graduate School requires the individual to have clear or provisional admission to a graduate program and must complete a minimum of 9 credit hours in the fall and spring semester. Students admitted on probation or as post-baccalaureate students are not eligible for an assistantship.
IV. Department Qualifications for applicant:
- Excellent professional working ethics;
- Be willing to work under guidance;
- Reliable team player;
- Leadership qualities;
- Prior customer service based experience;
- Good communication skills;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook;
- Must be able to work 20 hours a week;
- GPA 3.0 or higher.
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