About CEOAS Advising
CEOAS provides academic advising for undergraduate students who are exploring or majoring in Climate Science, Environmental Sciences, Geography & Geospatial Science, Geology, or Oceanography. Be sure to check out the Expectations of Advising and our Resources for Undergraduates.
New for Fall 2025 Registration:
- Required Advising: Students who are in their first year at OSU or who have an OSU GPA of 2.5 or below must schedule an advising appointment to have their registration hold lifted.
- Optional Advising: All other students may choose one of the following options to lift their hold
Option1: Meet with your Advisor- Schedule an appointment in Beaver Hub.
- Build your plan using the MyDegrees planner (see MyDegrees planner instructions)
- Let your advisor know your plan is ready by submitting this form.
- Your advisor will review your plan, send feedback or approval, and lift the hold.
New Students
- Brand new Ecampus students MUST follow these directions on how to set up your initial advising appointment.
- Brand new on-campus students MUST attend an OSU New Student Onboarding, which is where you will meet with your advisor and get your hold lifted.
- Advising for prospective future OSU students considering a CEOAS major/minor/certificate can be scheduled on the Prospective Student Advising page.
Drop-in Advising Information
Reasons for drop-in advising:
- Registration problems (does not replace scheduled appointment to get your registration hold lifted)
- Time-sensitive issue
- Pressing/stressful matters
- S/U form signatures
- Quick questions
Drop-ins are available with an advisor via Zoom:
- Monday-Friday, 4-5 p.m. Pacific Timezone
- Weeks 1-11 (finals) during Fall, Winter, and Spring terms
- Zoom link: beav.es/oQX
What length or type of appointment should I make?
Academic Standing (AW/PR)
(60 minutes)
- Students who are currently on academic warning or probation
- Students who want to discuss suspension appeals and options
Change of Major/Program
(60 minutes)
- Change to or add a CEOAS major
- To add a CEOAS specialization, minor, or certificate, select the General Advising appointment type
General Advising
(30 minutes)
- Registration and planning/PIN (create/update MyDegrees plan BEFORE your appt)
- Adjust preexisting long-term plan
- Add a CEOAS specialization, minor, or certificate
General Questions
(30 minutes)
- Quick questions (daily Zoom drop-in options also available)
- Internship and research questions
- Study abroad
- Resource referral/questions
- Professional development
- Academic difficulty
Other
(60 minutes)
- Have not met with an advisor for more than a year
- Multiple topics
Petitions/Forms
(30 minutes)
- Late change of registration petition
- Course equivalency petition
- Other petitions or forms
Degree Completion Planning
(60 minutes)
- Create a long-term plan for completing your degree with your advisor
- Create ROTC plan
Academic Advisors
Dawn Marie Gaid
Undergraduate Advisor
Last names A-Di
Scheduling an Appointment:
If I am your assigned advisor, schedule through your Beaver Hub Success Team.
If I am not your assigned advisor, schedule through Beaver Hub.
Cody Schrock
Undergraduate Advisor
Last names Dj-I
Scheduling an Appointment:
If I am your assigned advisor, schedule through your Beaver Hub Success Team.
If I am not your assigned advisor, schedule through Beaver Hub.
Casey Menn
Undergraduate Advisor
Last names J-M
Scheduling an Appointment:
If I am your assigned advisor, schedule through your Beaver Hub Success Team.
If I am not your assigned advisor, schedule through Beaver Hub.
Andrea Nelson
Undergraduate Advisor
Last names N-R
Scheduling an Appointment:
If I am your assigned advisor, schedule through your Beaver Hub Success Team.
If I am not your assigned advisor, schedule through Beaver Hub.
Marika Stock
Undergraduate Advisor
Last names S-Z
Scheduling an Appointment:
If I am your assigned advisor, schedule through your Beaver Hub Success Team.
If I am not your assigned advisor, schedule through Beaver Hub.
Erin Heim
Associate Head Advisor
All Post-Bacc and prospective students
Scheduling an Appointment:
If I am your assigned advisor, schedule through your Beaver Hub Success Team.
If I am not your assigned advisor, schedule through Beaver Hub.
Mary Chuinard
Head Advisor
Scheduling an Appointment:
If I am your assigned advisor, schedule through your Beaver Hub Success Team.
If I am not your assigned advisor, schedule through Beaver Hub.
Contact Us
CEOAS Undergraduate Student Services Office
104 Wilkinson Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-5503
541-737-1201
General email inquiries may be sent to ceoas.undergrad@oregonstate.edu.
Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4:30 p.m.
Release of Student Information
Advisors are restricted by Federal law (FERPA) from releasing any information about a student's class schedule, grades, transcripts, advising checklist, or other specific information to anyone without written permission from that student. See the registrar's FERPA: Privacy of Records page for more information, including a Consent to Release Information form.