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First Year Advising Center Professional Academic Advisors

Matthew Badura
Assistant Director, FYAC
605-688-4412
Email 

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

  • Agricultural education, communication and leadership
  • Agricultural systems technology
  • Agronomy
  • Dairy manufacturing
  • Dairy production
  • Food science
  • Horticulture
  • Precision agriculture

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • General studies (A.A.)

Meghan Peterson
Assistant Director, FYAC
605-688-6921
Email 

Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

  • Computer science
  • Concrete industry management
  • Data science
  • Mathematics

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • General studies (A.A.)


Professional Academic Advisor, FYAC
605-688-5968
Email

Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

  • Agricultural and biosystems engineering
  • Civil engineering
  • Construction management
  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics engineering technology  
  • General engineering 
  • Mechanical engineering 

Christy Osborne
Professional Academic Advisor, FYAC
605-688-4691
Email

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Advertising
  • American Indian studies
  • Communication studies
  • Criminology
  • English
  • French studies
  • General studies (A.A.)
  • German
  • Global studies
  • History
  • Interdisciplinary studies
  • Journalism
  • Political science
  • Psychology
  • Public relations
  • Sociology
  • Spanish

College of Education and Human Sciences

  • Family and consumer sciences education
  • Fashion studies and retail merchandising
  • Hospitality management
  • Leadership and management of nonprofit organizations
  • Physical education teacher education (PETE)
  • Special education

Lydia Reding
Professional Academic Advisor, FYAC
605-688-5780
Email 

College of Education and Human Sciences

  • Aviation
  • Community and public health
  • Early childhood education
  • Elementary education
  • Exercise science
  • Human development and family studies
  • Nutrition and dietetics
  • Sport and recreation management

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • General studies (A.A.)


Professional Academic Advisor, FYAC
605-688-5768
Email

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

  • Agricultural business
  • Agricultural science
  • Animal science
  • Conservation planning and park management 
  • Ecology and environmental sciences
  • Natural resource law enforcement
  • Rangeland ecology and management
  • Wildlife and fisheries sciences

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Business economics
  • General studies (A.A.)

College of Natural Sciences

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry education
  • Community and regional planning 
  • Geographic information sciences
  • Geography
  • Microbiology
  • Physics


Professional Academic Advisor, FYAC
605-688-4195
Email 

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Accounting
  • Architecture
  • Business economics
  • Consumer affairs
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurial studies
  • General studies (A.A.)
  • Graphic design
  • Interior design
  • Landscape architecture
  • Music
  • Music education
  • Operations management
  • Studio art
  • Theatre


FYAC
605-688-4608
Email

College of Education and Human Sciences

  • Exploratory studies: education, social sciences and management track


FYAC
605-688-4608
Email

College of Education and Human Sciences

  • Exploratory studies: agriculture and natural sciences track
  • Exploratory studies: engineering, technology and math track
  • Exploratory studies: health sciences track
  • Exploratory studies: humanities, fine arts and design track


Professional Academic Advisor, FYAC
605-688-4153
Email

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • General Studies (A.A.)

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

  • Agricultural Business

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Business Economics

College of Education and Human Sciences

  • Human Development and Family Studies

Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

  • Computer Science