Academic Advising

Welcome to Academic Advising for the Department of Communication ! 

For any information or questions regarding the department requirements or general advising, you should read over this page and contact the appropriate person. Click here to visit the University’s General Academic Advising site!

For information regarding internships, transfer credit, study abroad credit, independent studies, Lambda Pi Eta, and writing an honors thesis, please visit the appropriate link on the Undergraduate Studies page.  Here you will also find links to the appropriate forms you may need for any of these items.

For additional information, please see our Advising FAQ sheet. For questions about your Communication major, make an appointment with Kristin Hondros, the department’s academic advisor.

For any additional questions on policies and procedures, please see the Undergraduate Bulletin.

Kristin Hondros – Academic Advisor
Academic Advising for all concentrations within the COMM Department, course selection, internship and career advising
207 Swain/Steele Building
919-962-4955
hondros@email.unc.edu

Professor Sarah Dempsey – Director of Undergraduate Studies
General advising questions, honors theses, requests for requirement substitutions
308 Bingham Hall
sedempse@email.unc.edu

Jonah Hodge – Undergraduate Student Services Specialist & Registrar
Course registration, general Department of Communication curricular information, course restrictions, campus and department resources
117 Bingham Hall
919-962-4985
Office Hours: M-F 9:00am-4:00pm or by appointment
jchodge@email.unc.edu

Adam Jacks – Speech & Hearing Sciences Advisor
3105 Bondurant Hall; CB 7190
919-966-9464
adam_jacks@med.unc.edu
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