School of Continuing Studies: General Information
2008-2009 Academic Year
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General Information
Administrative offices of the School of Continuing Studies are located in Gibson
Hall on St. Charles Avenue opposite Audubon Park. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to
6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. The
School of Continuing Studies shares classroom, study, and recreational facilities
with the other academic divisions. Call 504-865-5555 or search
www.scs.tulane.edu .
The Elmwood campus is located at 800 E. Commerce Rd., Harahan, La., 70123.
Office hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. 4:30 p.m. on Friday,
and 9 a.m. noon on Saturday. Call 504-865-5333.
The Mississippi Coast Campus is located in the Edgewater Mall, near Keesler Air
Force Base, 2600 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, Miss., 39531. Call 228-388-5769.
ACADEMIC ADVISING
Academic advising for part-time students is available uptown, by appointment,
Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.; students may be able to obtain advising during other times but are
encouraged to make an appointment by calling 865-5555. Advising is also
provided by appointment at the Elmwood campus from 9:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m.,
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. 4 p.m., Friday. For an advising appointment at
Elmwood, call 865-5333. Students are urged to maintain regular contact with their
adviser in matters relating to academic planning, satisfaction of degree
requirements, quality of work rules, and transfer of credit from other institutions.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student government is funded by a mandatory student fee. Part of the income
goes to Tulane University student organizations and activities, and part is retained
by the School of Continuing Studies Student Government Association. Student
activity fees are distributed by the Associated Student Body, which organizes
campus activities. The School of Continuing Studies Student Government
Association is part of the Graduate and Professional Student Association, and
requests its budget from that body.
Students interested in student government should contact the student government
adviser at 865-5555.