Exploratory Advising

Meet with an Exploratory advisor! Our team will help guide and assist you in career and major exploration.

• You can visit us in the Jordan Student Success Building (JSSB) window #2
• Email us at [email protected] and Please include your name and 900# in your correspondences with us!
• Call us at 303-615-2025
• The fastest way to make an appointment with us is through Navigate Student in your Student Hub. Never used Navigate to make an appointment before? Check out this how-to video!
• If you want to declare as an exploratory/undeclared student, please fill out this form.

• An undeclared/exploratory major is a placeholder until you are deciding on a major. The university policy is that a degree seeking student must declare a major before completion of 45 credits (transfer students with more than 45 credits must declare a major before registering for a second semester). However, we would encourage you to declare a major after finding out what major is right for you and your career goals! 
• Our career center is a great resource to explore our value and passions (and even have career assessments you can do for a discounted fee!)
• During your appointment with an exploratory advisor, it would be helpful to have this form in front of you – we would definitely encourage you to take notes!
• If you want to declare as an exploratory/undeclared student, please fill out this form.

• You will want to fill out a major declaration form. Then, find the advisor in that department you want to declare your major or minor in.
• Schedule an appointment to meet with the advisor to go over the program requirements and change your major! 
• You will want to fill out a major declaration form. Then, find the advisor in that department you want to declare your major or minor in. Schedule an appointment to meet with the advisor to go over the program requirements and change your major! *You meet with the advisor in which you’re wanting to switch your major to!*
• If you are still deciding between majors, meet with an Exploratory Advisor in the Jordan Student Success Building (JSSB) first floor, window #2!

• Have some questions written down. An appointment is usually 30 minutes, so we want to maximize the time you have together!
• Have our Exploratory Guide in front of you during your appointment – we strongly encourage you to take notes during the appointment!
• Check out our Major Exploration worksheet.
• Know what major you want to study, but not sure what you can do with it? Our career center has a great resource that can help!

If you are experiencing something that is preventing you from performing in your course(s), you may consider withdrawing from all your courses in order to maintain your GPA and ensure your transcript shows a “W” instead of a letter grade for the courses you withdrew from. 

1. 100% refund on dropped courses (6 days into the semester)
2. 50% refund on dropped courses – Census Date (10th class day of the semester)
3. Withdrawal Deadline – last day to withdrawal from courses without a refund

Note: for exact dates in a specific semester, please navigate to the Academic Calendar.

• Meet with your Academic Advisor to discuss your reason for withdrawing – what you are experiencing, why you want to withdrawal and outline your plans to return to MSU Denver for a subsequent semester.
• Contact Financial Aid about your plans to withdrawal to determine the financial impact as it pertains to your scholarships, financial aid and outstanding balance, if applicable.
• If you have a hold on your account that prevents you from making changes, you can contact the Office of the Registrar at 303-556-3991 or email [email protected].
• If you and your academic advisor determine withdrawing is your best option, navigate to the Student Hub and follow the instructions on the Drop and Withdrawal page to withdraw from your course(s) before the withdrawal deadline.
• If you have missed the withdrawal deadline, you can submit an Administrative Withdrawal.
• Once you withdrawal, please complete the MSU Denver Exit Survey that will be sent to your MSU email within 24 hours of withdrawal.

• If you’re using financial aid, your aid will be billed back to your account if you withdrawal from all courses prior to completing at least 60% of the semester.
• If you have a balance of $2,000 or more due on your account, you will be unable to register for a subsequent semester.
• SAP Appeals: if you withdrawal from all courses, you will need to complete a SAP Appeal upon your return. You will explain what happened that caused you to withdrawal and then for the semester you return, why you will not have the same challenge(s).
• No Aid: if you have reached 180 attempted credits or have 60 more attempted credits than completed credits, you may not be eligible for aid for future semesters.
• You could submit a SAP Appeal if your degree plan shows them graduating within 2 semesters and then you may be eligible for additional funding.
• If you owe money, you can work with Bursar to set up a payment plan to avoid going to collections.

• If you are re-enrolling within 3 semesters of withdrawing, then you can register for courses just as you would for any previous semester.
• If you are re-enrolling later than 3 semesters after withdrawing, you will go Inactive and need to reapply to MSU Denver. Once you re-apply, you will be accepted and then can register for your courses.