Faculty & Staff Advising Resources

Academic advising at Towson University is designed to help students learn about educational opportunities, make thoughtful decisions, build a personalized plan to graduation, and learn to take responsibility for monitoring their own progression. This page will serve as a highlight for resources to help our faculty better support their students.

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First Year Experience (FYE) Program

Please contact the FYE Advising Coordinator, Neil Blumberg at  with any questions.

Faculty Advising Training

SSC Navigate User Resources (Faculty/Staff)

  • - this page provide an overview of SSC Navigate features, Intervention Efforts, Training Options, Sharepoint Resource Site, General Q & A, and Support Team. 
  • - this resource site is for 91影视破解版 Faculty/Staff. 

Please email with any questions related to SSC.

Transfer Credit Information

  • 鈥� The Articulation System for Maryland Colleges and Universities (ARTSYS) will provide you with the course equivalencies between Maryland community colleges and Towson University.
  • Transfer Evaluation System (TES) 鈥� An interactive tool that allows advisors to compare course equivalencies between Towson University and other four-year institutions and community colleges in the United States.
  • Transfer Petition Form 鈥� Prior to enrolling in any coursework at another institution while you are a student at Towson University, you must first fill out the Transfer Petition Form.
  • Transfer Course Equivalency Request 鈥� Students can submit this petition to have previously evaluated transfer credit reassessed.

Advising Tools

  • Academic Standards Committee (ASC) 鈥� If a student is seeking an exception to campus policy (ex., a retroactive withdraw) they must submit an appeal through the Academic Standards Committee.
  • Core Curriculum Course List 鈥� An up-to-date listing of the Core Curriculum courses offered at Towson University.
  • GPA Calculator 鈥� The GPA calculator allows you to determine how your current term will affect your overall GPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average [CGPA]).
  • Pass/Fail Docusign 鈥� Allows students to opt for a pass/fail grade.
  • Third Repeat Petition Form 鈥� If a student has failed a class twice, they must submit a third attempt petition form to receive permission from the course department.
  • Towson Seminar Course List 鈥� The Towson Seminar courses available for the upcoming term.