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College of Arts & Letters Advising


1st Year Intended Majors
If you plan to major in a program offered by the College of Arts & Letters and
- You have completed fewer than 30 credit hours or
- You have completed 30 or more credit hours but have NOT yet earned a "C" or better in ENGL 110C or
- You plan to major in Art, IDS--Cyber, Music, or Theatre
Program |
Advisor |
Office | Phone | |
African American & African Studies |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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Art |
Ginger Brinn |
BAB 2005 |
757-683-4798 |
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Asian Studies |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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Cinema/TV Production |
Carolina Conte |
UT 1003 |
757-683-3834 |
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Communication |
Sierra Phelps |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-4939 |
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Criminal Justice |
Sierra Phelps |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-4939 |
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Dance |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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English |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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Geography |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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History |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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IDS-Cybercrime |
Tammey Nielsen |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-4927 |
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IDS-Game Studies |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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IDS-Leadership |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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International Studies |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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Music |
Bianca Hall |
DEIHN 204 | 757-683-4359 | bhall@odu.edu |
Philosophy & Religious Studies |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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Political Studies |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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Sociology |
Sierra Phelps |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-4939 |
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Theatre |
Jim Lyden |
GOODE 1201B |
757-683-6519 |
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Women's Studies |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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World Cultural Studies |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |
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World Languages - French, German, Spanish |
Tanisha Bradley |
BAL 1006 |
757-683-6441 |

2nd Year Intended
To declare your major in the College of Arts & Letters, you must complete 30 or more credit hours AND have earned a "C" or better in ENGL 110C.
2nd years students who are unable to declare, with the exception of Art, IDS--Individualized, Music, and Theatre majors, are advised by:
Tammey Nielsen | BAL 3032 | 757-683-4927 | tnielsen@odu.edu

Transfer Students
Our office serves as first contact for transfer students entering the College of Arts & Letters. Entering transfer students have their very first advising conference with our transfer advisor, after which they are referred to their departmental advisors. Transfer students are advised by:
Staci Kohen | BAL 1006C | 757-683-5396 | skohen@odu.edu
Declared Sophomores | Juniors | Seniors
Students who have earned 30+ credit hours INCLUDING a C or better in English 110C, all Juniors, and all Seniors are advised by departments.
Program | Advisor | Office |
Phone | |
African American & African Studies | Melvina Sumter | BAL 2023 | 757-683-5586 | msumter@odu.edu |
Art | Ginger Brinn | BAB 2005 | 757-683-4798 | vbrinn@odu.edu |
Asian Studies | Qiu Jin Hailstork | BAL 8028 | 757-683-5863 | qjin@odu.edu |
Cinema/TV Production | Carolina Conte | UT 1003 | 757-683-3834 | cconte@odu.edu |
Communication | Carla Harrell | BAL 3002 | 757-683-3837 | charrell@odu.edu |
Criminal Justice | Jessica Huffman | BAL 6006 | 757-683-3835 | jhuffman@odu.edu |
Dance | James Morrow | DIEHN 1106C | 757-683-3002 | jemorrow@odu.edu |
English | Heather Weddington | BAL 5045 | 757-683-4038 | hwedding@odu.edu |
Geography | Nicole Hutton Shannon |
BAL 7012 | 757-683-3947 | nhuttons@odu.edu |
History | Robert Del Corso | BAL 8042 | 757-683-3949 | rdelcors@odu.edu |
Interdisciplinary Studies--Cybercrime | Philip Mann | BAL 6025 | 757-683-3813 | pmann@odu.edu |
Interdisciplinary Studies--Individualized | Virginia Tucker | BAL 5034 | 757-683-4025 | vmtucker@odu.edu |
Interdisciplinary Studies--Leadership | Michele Mitchell | BAL 3028 | 757-683-6190 | mmitchel@odu.edu |
Interdisciplinary Studies--Game Studies | Kevin Moberly | BAL 4010 | 757-683-5324 | kmoberly@odu.edu |
Interdisciplinary Studies--Professional Writing | Virginia Tucker | BAL 5034 | 757-683-4035 | vmtucker@odu.edu |
International Studies | Timothy Kidd | BAL 7004 | 757-683-6996 | tkidd@odu.edu |
Music | Bianca Hall |
DEIHN 204 | 757-683-4359 | bhall@odu.edu |
Music Education | Nancy Klein | DEIHN 2110 | 757-683-4067 | aklein@odu.edu |
Philosphy & Religious Studies | James Van Dore | BAL 9013 | 757-683-3863 | jvandore@odu.edu |
Political Science | Francis Adams |
BAL 7022 | 757-683-3854 | fadams@odu.edu |
Pre-Law | Michelle Kundmueller | BAL 7025 | 757-683-6060 | mkundmue@odu.edu |
Sociology | Jessica Huffman | BAL 6006 | 757-683-3935 | jhuffman@odu.edu |
Theatre | Jim Lyden | GOODE 1201B | 757-683-6519 | jlyden@odu.edu |
Women's Studies | Lee Ellen Knight | BAL 3043 | 757-683-3824 | lknight@odu.edu |
World Cultural Studies | Lee Slater | BAL 4045 | 757-683-3973 | lslater@odu.edu |
--French | Peter Schulman | BAL 4020 | 757-683-3323 | pschulma@odu.edu |
--German | Kersten Steitz | BAL 4001 | 757-683-5475 | ksteitz@odu.edu |
--Spanish | Andrew Gordus | BAL 4016 | 757-683-4319 | agordus@odu.edu |