Changing an Advisor: If you are unhappy with your assigned advisor, you can request an advisor change. However, you do not get to choose who you are switched to. To initiate an advisor change request, please email your request and details related to your request to advising@comm.msstate.edu.
Before changing your major, you are encouraged to talk to your current major’s advisor and the advisor of the new major. To change your major or concentration, you will need access to the Change of Major eForm, which you can find in your myState portal. eForms are linked in the left-hand navigation menu. Information about your Change of Major will be sent to your NetID email address after it is reviewed by the college/department.
The GSP Exam is the Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation Exam. This exam is a rudimentary measurement tool to ensure you are familiar with basic GSP rules learned via primary, intermediate and secondary schooling before beginning any CO writing courses. All students are required to take the GSP Exam and pass with a score of 70% or better before registering for CO 2413 Intro to News Writing or CO 3223 Comm & Media Research.
To verify that an off-campus course will transfer over to MSU, you can use the Transfer Course Equivalents page. In addition, if your Off-Campus Request form is approved, that verifies the credit will transfer over.
If you want to take a class somewhere other than MSU, you must get the class approved before taking the class off-campus. Once you know what class(es) you want to take and what college you plan to attend, fill out an Off-Campus Request form on the Communication Advising Hub. Email your Off-Campus Request form to advising@comm.msstate.edu. You will be notified via email if your request is approved.
Once you enroll in classes for the upcoming semester, you can make any changes you wish through Banner for several weeks. Once the semester starts, you have until 5 p.m. on the fifth day of classes to drop and until 8 a.m. on the sixth day of classes to add.
If the Force Add link is no longer posted on the website, this means the link is not active. You will need to email the department’s advisor at advising@comm.msstate.edu. Your email must include your name, 9-digit MSU ID number, the reason for the request (e.g., seat capacity issue, college restriction, etc.), the term/semester your request applies to and the course’s information (i.e., prefix, number, section, name; ex. EN 2203-08 Intro to Literature).
Override approvals are only valid for two weeks; you must add the class within two weeks of being notified that your request was approved. This time frame is necessary because there are other students on a waitlist who also need this class. If you have a hold on your account or another reason you are unable to add the class, please notify the department’s advisor at advising@comm.msstate.edu.
Hearing back about the status of your Force Add Request will take up to two or three weeks after the registration process begins. If your request to take the class is approved, a seat capacity override will be processed for you, and you will be notified via email that you may go into Banner and register for that course/section. Not all force-add requests are approved for the class or section desired.
Yes. A form is filled out for each class needed. We do not process Force Add Request forms for CO 1003 and CO 1013.