Academic Advising

You can request overloading permission in a full class. However, there is no guarantee that the overloading permission will be approved. You can also contact the professor for overloading permission for the course.

You may also obtain a Change Slip form, which you can pick up at the Academic Advising Office. You will need to get a signature from the professor for the course you want to be enrolled in. If approved, you can contact your Academic Advisor for their signature.

• Summa Cum Laude – GPA between 3.8 and 4.0
• Magna Cum Laude – GPA between 3.6 and 3.79
• Cum Laude – GPA between 3.4 and 3.59

• Meet with your Academic Advisor to review the major requirements.
• Schedule an appointment with the Academic Department Chair or Program Coordinator to discuss and review major requirements.
• When you are accepted into the major department, the Academic Department Chair/Program Coordinator and a new Major Advisor will sign a major declaration form.
• During the exit interview with your Academic Advisor, your Degree Audit Report will be reviewed, and the major declaration form will be signed.
• The Academic Advising Office will submit the form to the Registrar’s Office for processing.
• When the process is completed, you will be notified when you are officially a major in the major department.

• Go to Bison
• Once you logged in, click on Self-Service.
• Click on Student Center.
• Click on Enrollment Shopping Cart under your class schedule.
• Pick the term in which you wish to add your new classes.
• Click on My Planner or Class Search.
• Click on the classes you want.

• Academic Tracking
• Career Exploration
• Course Selections
• Four Year Plan (GSR and Major Requirements)
• Major Interests/Declaration
• Referrals

• Log into bison.gallaudet.edu
• Click on Self-Service.
• Click on Student Center.
• You will see the name of your Academic Advisor on the lower right-hand side of the screen.