GEPS & ENSP-ESP/EGR Advising appointments

Ladies and Gents:

where the wild things are

Welcome to the GEPS undergraduate advising schedule web page. Advising season for Spring 2026 is here. As it was last Fall, I will be assisted by Ms. Tracey Centorbi! To facilitate this we are dividing you up:

  • Ms. Centorbi: Gets professional track majors who began as of fall 2023 or later with last names beginning with H - Z. Please e-mail Ms. Centorbi to set up a meeting.
  • Dr. Merck: Gets everyone else. See the procedures below.
The procedure for scheduling an appointment with Merck is this:

SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

Advising will begin in earnest on Monday, March 24. To schedule an appointment:

  • Consult the schematic of Dr. Merck's or Ms.Centorbi's weekly schedules to identify times when we are likely to be available. (Merck's preference is to meet during business hours, but in a real pinch, he's willing to schedule meetings in the evening, either in person or by Zoom.
  • Pick three appropriate times (half-hour blocks). These should be during business hours if possible.
  • Rank them in order of preference
  • Send me an e-mail with your ranked list.
  • The default is to assume you prefer an In-Person meeting format. If you prefer Zoom, please let us know.
  • Be sure to allow us at least 24 hours to respond. I.e, don't send a message suggesting a meeting the following day.
  • As a courtesy to others, please give people with registration dates in the near future first shot at the early dates. SO, please don't ask for an advising appointment more than two weeks ahead of your registration date unless there is a pressing issue we need to discuss.

We'll respond by sending you a confirming e-mail. Don't assume you have an appointment until you get my e-mail confirmation.

PLANS AND BENCHMARKS:

  • We need to be absolutely clear about your graduation plan. All GEPS and ENSP-EGR majors are, therefore, instructed to review the appropriate curriculum sheet. For most of you, this will be the curriculum sheet that we developed in previous advising sessions.
  • Be mindful of CMNS' degree completion benchmarks:
    • Geology Professional and Earth and Environmental Science Tracks:
      • GEPS Professional and EAES Tracks benchmark 1: Two 3-4 credit major courses including CHEM131/132 or CHEM135/136, and three 3 credit GenEd/CORE courses must be completed before 30 credits from declaration of the geology major. If you were officially listed Geology major, or an ENSP-EGR specialization , I will be auditing your compliance with this benchmark.
      • GEPS Professional and EAES Tracks benchmark 2: Four 3-4 credit major courses at the 300-400 level, including MATH140, and MATH141 must be completed before 60 credits from declaration of the geology major.
    • Geology Geophysics Track:
      • GEPS Geophysics benchmark 1: MATH141 and PHYS161 or PHYS171, and three 3 credit GenEd courses must be completed before 30 credits from declaration of the geology major.
      • GEPS Geophysics benchmark 2: Four 3-4 credit major courses at the 200-400 level, including MATH241, and GEOL446 must be completed before 60 credits from declaration of the geology major.

      If the requirements of your specific program demand that you deviate from these, we will have to document reasons.