First Year Advising Hold
What is the First Year Advising Hold
All students in their First Year at Grand Valley State University, are required to meet with an academic advisor before registering for classes for the 2023-2024 academic year.
This hold does not go into effect until after the first week of classes in the Winter semester.
Registration opens in late March, so we would encourage you to meet with an advisor before your registration date to have your advising hold lifted.
How to have my First Year Advising Hold Lifted?
How To Get Your Hold Lifted?
Meet with an Advisor in a one-on-one advising session.
- These sessions are 30 minutes long, one-on-one appointments
- Signing up for a one-on-one Advising appointment can be done through Navigate
In either type of these appointments you will learn about:
-Secondary admission
-General Education
-Classes for your second year at Grand Valley
First-Year Holds FAQs
When can I Register For Classes?
Students will register for classes in March.
The registrar's office will publish the dates of
registration on their website.
Traditionally registration runs for two weeks.
I have a hold on my account, other than my First-Year Advising Hold. What should I do?
It is possible that you might have more than one academic hold on
your account. The GVSU's registrar's office has a website dedicated to
explain different academic holds and registration errors.
If you have more than one hold on your account, please review the
Registrar's
site, and take the appropriate steps to have your remaining holds
removed.
What If I am Planning on changing My Major?
If you are thinking about changing your major, we would strongly
recommend you meet with an advisor in the major you are planning on
continuing your studies in. Every academic area has advisors that
specializes in those majors, so you will want to have your academic
hold lifted by an advisor who work and advises your new major.
Please check out the Advising Center's Website, which lists every
major at GVSU and which College they are located in.
How do I find out if I still have a hold on my account?
When you Log onto MyBanner, you will want to select "Student" followed by "Student Records".
Once you are on the Student Records page, you will want to select "Student Profile."
In the upper right hand corner of the screen, you will see
"Registration Notices:" Followed by "Holds."
If you click on "Holds" any holds that are on your
account, you will be able to see them there.