Klamath Falls Academic Advising

Your secondary advisor is a great resource to you as a student. They specialize in Oregon Tech policies and resources along with tips and tricks to help you be successful in college. You will be meeting with them on a regular basis during your first year at Oregon Tech.  


Reasons why you would reach out to your secondary advisor:  

  • Understand Oregon Tech policies 
  • Learning how to use registration tools like the schedule planner and DegreeWorks 
  • Get connected to resources on campus like Health Services and Tutoring 
  • If you are on Academic Warning or Probation or struggling with your academics 
  • If you are having trouble reaching your faculty advisor  

 

Expectations

Student Expectations

Advisor Expectations

  • Identify your skills, interests, and career goals, and select your academic program
  • Understand your academic requirements, monitor your own progress, and take primary and increasing responsibility for your education
  • Schedule and attend advising appointments prior to your priority registration date
  • Attending appointments in a timely manner and providing notice if you will not be able to attend or need to reschedule
  • Come prepared for advising appointments
  • Check your Oregon Tech email on a regular basis to ensure you are receiving all communications from the college, faculty advisor, and secondary advisor
  • Be an active learner by participating fully in the advising relationship and following through with any recommendations in a timely manner

 

  • Empower you to discover your individual strengths, talents, and goals
  • Guide you to connect your interests and skills to your career objective and academic plan
  • Create an environment of mutual respect, trust, and accountability by actively listening to your concerns and respecting your values and choices
  • Help you understand Oregon Tech’s Degrees, program requirements, college procedures, and policies
  • Refer you to resources to aid in your success
  • Maintain confidentiality within the guidelines of FERPA and Oregon Tech policy
  • Be accessible to advisees

 

 

First Year Advising

There are two first-year advisors, one for each college, who work with incoming first-year students and students under 44 credits. The first-year advisors are geared to help new students adjust and navigate college.

Students will be meeting with their first-year advisor 3 times in the first term and then two times for Winter and Spring term.

Becca Ingerson

First-Year Advisor – College of Engineering, Technology and Management

Tabitha Knight

First-Year Advisor – College of Health, Arts, and Sciences

 

Continuing & Transfer Advising

Our office has two embedded academic advisors, one for each college, to help students navigate through their sophomore years all the way to graduation. These advisors work closely with the different colleges and the respective deans to help their students and Oregon Tech.

If you are a continuing student – then you will get an advisor change in your second year to an embedded advisor. They will reach out to you at different times in the term to help you with any questions and send reminders.

If you are a new transfer student – you will be automatically assigned to an embedded advisor who will reach out to make a meeting and get to know you. From there they will reach out at different times in the terms to help you with any questions and send reminders.

Gary Preston

Embedded Advisor – College of Engineering, Technology and Management

 

Claire Peterson

Embedded Advisor – College of Health, Arts, and Sciences