Student Advising

Student Advising assists undergraduate students in the development of a degree plan to help them realize and achieve their academic goals. Students choose their major advisor who will work with them toward the completion of their degree.

Office hours

8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Monday through Friday

Office location

Matthews Hall, Room 105
1300 W. Highland St.
Denton, TX 76201

Contact

Undergraduate Students
coe-sao@unt.edu
940-565-2736

Advising is by appointment only. Advisors are not assigned to students. Students are welcome to visit any advisor assigned to their major.

Schedule an appointment

Walk-in advising is limited to significant semester and registration periods.

Student Advising Schedule

Graduation

Apply for graduation

The semester prior to your graduation, meet with your Academic Advisor to complete a graduation check and confirm your remaining courses and grades needed to meet graduation requirements.

Find application instructions and important dates posted by the Graduation division of the Registrar’s Office. Learn about commencement ceremonies at commencement.unt.edu.

Spring 2021 In-Person Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, May 1
10 a.m.
Apogee Stadium

Apply for graduation

Meet your advising team

Philippe Becerra
Academic Counselor

Philippe Becerra

Academic Counselor

Interdisciplinary Team

Matthews Hall 110-C

940-565-4521

philippe.becerra@unt.edu

Schedule Appointment

Philippe is an advisor in the college's Student Advising Office. He joined the College of Education Student Advising Office in October 2003.

Interdisciplinary Team advisors and counselors advise students majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies for Early Childhood-Grade 6 and Grades 4-8 teacher certifications.

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John Bellon
Assistant Director of Student Advising

John Bellon

Assistant Director of Student Advising

College of Education

Matthews Hall 105-N

940-565-2724

john.bellon@unt.edu

A native of Louisiana, John Bellon moved to Texas to pursue his bachelor’s degree. In 2009, he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology from Dallas Baptist University. Then, Bellon became a member of the UNT community in 2011.

Bellon earned a Master's of Education in Higher Education degree in May 2013, at which time, he joined the College of Education Student Advising Office team.

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Victor Brewer
Academic Advisor

Victor Brewer

Academic Advisor

Interdisciplinary Team

Matthews Hall 110-D

940-565-2410

victor.brewer@unt.edu

Schedule Appointment

Victor works as an advisor in the Student Advising Office. He is a former teacher and has been with the Student Advising Office since February 2002.

Interdisciplinary Team advisors and counselors advise students majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies for Early Childhood-Grade 6 and Grades 4-8 teacher certifications.

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Shaina Hanhart
Senior Academic Advisor
Katie Hermes
Academic Advisor

Katie Hermes

Academic Advisor

Interdisciplinary Team

Matthews Hall 107-B

940-369-7694

Katie.Hermes@unt.edu

Schedule Appointment

Katie (Johnston) Hermes is an academic advisor for undergraduate students majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies. Katie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2008 and began her career as a Higher Education professional. She completed her Master’s degree in Educational Psychology in 2019.

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Samantha Hobson
Academic Advisor

Samantha Hobson

Academic Advisor

Interdisciplinary Team

Matthews Hall 107-C

940-565-3207

Samantha.Hobson@unt.edu

Schedule Appointment

Samantha received her B.A. in Anthropology at UNT in August 2016. She began working at UNT in March 2017. She joined the College of Education Student Advising Office as an Academic Advisor on the INDE team in November 2018. Outside the office, she loves to travel, sew, craft, hike, boulder/climb, ride bicycle, and play RPG/table top games.

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Chris Hubbard
Senior Academic Advisor
Shanté Maple
Academic Counselor
Victoria Lance Merkle
Senior Administrative Specialist
Nola Moudry
Senior Academic Counselor

Nola Moudry

Senior Academic Counselor

Multidisciplinary Team

Matthews Hall 105-B

940-565-3961

nola.moudry@unt.edu

Schedule Appointment

Multidisciplinary Team advisors and counselors advise students majoring in Kinesiology, Health Promotion, Recreation, Event and Sport Management, and students pursuing teacher certification through majors outside of the College of Education.

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D'Lynn Schertz
Academic Advisor

D'Lynn Schertz

Academic Advisor

Multidisciplinary Team

Matthews Hall 105-M

940-565-2528

dlynn.schertz@unt.edu

Schedule Appointment

D'Lynn works as an advisor in the college's Student Advising Office. She is a former teacher and has been with the Student Advising Office since September 2005.

Multidisciplinary Team advisors and counselors advise students majoring in Kinesiology, Health Promotion, Recreation, Event and Sport Management, and students pursuing teacher certification through majors outside of the College of Education.

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Tonja Selman
Senior Administrative Coordinator

College of Education

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