If you have in mind one or more areas of academic interest, attend those sessions and then explore one or two others as well. Even if you think you are very clear about your area of academic interest, take the opportunity to explore other possibilities that a liberal arts curriculum offers. These workshops are conducted by the Academic Advising Center and the Academic Support Center. These workshops provide important preparation for your meeting with advisors the following day. You and other first-year students meet as a group or individually with your faculty academic advisor for information on program planning, graduation and general education requirements, selection of courses for Semester I and registration.
Registration is by appointment.
Your faculty advisor will tell you when you register. You are to arrive 15 minutes before your registration time. First Year and Beyond. A faculty advisor is a professor at St. Olaf College. Your faculty advisor helps you understand the goals and resources a liberal arts curriculum offers.