Admission & Academic Advising: SNHU Online

Online academic advising is available to SNHU Online students. Common areas in which an advisor can assist you include:

• preliminary transfer credit evaluations
• planning sheet updates
• course selection
• course requirements and prerequisites
• taking a course at another institution
• CLEP/DANTES
• petition to graduate
• portfolio assessment
• degree program selection
• residency requirements
• changes of major
• applying for a minor

Credit options
Consult with an academic advisor to determine your credit options. The university has adopted a system that allows students to receive university credit through a variety of methods, including CLEP, DANTES, Regents College Examinations, institutional exams, portfolio assessment, cooperative education, transfer from accredited institutions, in-service training courses, military service training programs, and ACE-certified career-related workshops and seminars.

Transfer credits
Credits can also be transferred to Southern New Hampshire University from another college. Simply provide your official transcripts to SNHU Online along with your application for admission and an evaluation will be completed for you. Credits submitted for transfer to Southern New Hampshire University must be a "C-" or better (with a 2.0 GPA average for all courses transferred from the same institution).

Courses at other institutions
If you elect to take a course at another institution while you are a student at Southern New Hampshire University, you must first receive permission from your academic advisor and the Office of the Registrar. Please be aware that you will need to supply a course description from the other school, as well as an official transcript at the completion of the course. These transfer credits will be added to your file after Southern New Hampshire University has received an official transcript from the other school.

SNHU Online Academic Advisors:

Undergraduate Students:

Advisor: Kim Cusson (k.cusson@snhu.edu); 603-314-1430
Student Representative: Mawn Goolbis (p.goolbis@snhu.edu); 603-314-1424
       All Marketing programs
       All International Business programs
       A.A. Liberal Arts
       B.A. English Language and Literature
       B.S. Technical Management

Advisor: Christine Lee (c.lee1@snhu.edu): 603-314-1419
Student Representative: Beth Cote (b.cote@snhu.edu); 603-314-1408
Military Support: Josie Smith (josie.smith@snhu.edu); 603-314-1435
       All undergraduate programs for all military affiliated students

Advisor: Jennifer Owens (j.owens@snhu.edu); 603-314-1433
Student Representative: Beth Cote (b.cote@snhu.edu); 603-314-1408
       All Computer Information Technology programs
       All Accounting programs
       All Finance/Economics programs

Advisor: Nitya Dhakar (n.dhakar@snhu.edu); 603-314-1439
Student Representative: Beth Cote (b.cote@snhu.edu); 603-314-1408
       B.A. Communication
       B.A. Psychology
       B.A. Psychology with concentration in Child and Adolescent Development
       B.A. Social Science

Advisor: Sarah Stearns (s.stearns@snhu.edu); 603-314-1417
Student Representative: Tricia Houghton (t.houghton@snhu.edu) 603-314-1410
       All Business Administration programs
       All Human Resources Management programs
       All Organizational Leadership programs
       All Small Business Management programs

Graduate Students:

Advisor: Jennifer Varney (j.varney@snhu.edu); 603-314-1418
       All MBA programs including concentrations for civilian and military students

Advisor: Keri Sayer (k.sayer@snhu.edu); 603-314-1427 
       All graduate programs other than MBA for civilian and military students

Student Representative: Tricia Houghton (t.houghton@snhu.edu); 603-314-1410
Military Support: Josie Smith (josie.smith@snhu.edu); 603-314-1435
      
 If you have a general advising question and you don't know who your advisor is, please e-mail onlinestudent@snhu.edu.