Academic Advising

Acceptance to TAI does not automatically declare your major or minor in Advertising. We recommend you contact your current school of record to formally declare a major or minor in Advertising. Advertising majors will be assigned a TAI faculty advisor to assist with your program of study during your subsequent semesters at TAI.

Unlike the Dedman advising center, we do not have full-time staff advisors; instead TAI full-time faculty members serve as faculty advisors and professional mentors. Please keep in mind that your TAI faculty advisor is a full-time faculty member and an active industry professional, so his/her time is valuable. There is no one available on a walk-in basis so plan accordingly. All faculty members post office hours outside their offices (they are also listed on page 31 in the student handbook) and faculty are diligent about being available during that time.

See your faculty advisor BEFORE you go to see the degree counselors in the Meadows Academic Services office and BEFORE you register for classes. If you don’t know or aren’t sure who your faculty advisor is, please look at your degree Progress report (DPR); the name of your faculty advisor is located in the top right corner.

When registering or preparing to register for classes, don’t wait until the last minute. Please be aware, that our major is extremely popular, so you will need to register in a timely fashion to secure yourself an advertising course(s) for the coming semester. Please know that we often have to use waitlists to help make sure that our majors have appropriate access to advertising classes