Civil and Architectural Engineering Undergraduate Academic Advisor
(As of Spring 2024)

All Civil Engineering and Architectural Students (including Freshman and Transfer Students) are recommended to meet their academic advisor in their specific program specified below, prior to the course selection and registration each semester (fall, spring, and summer). All prerequisite and co-requisite requirements must be satisfied.

Civil Engineering Program

Student

Advisor

Email

Office Phone

Office Location

First Year
Freshman

Dr. Andrea Gardiner

agardine@tnstate.edu

615-963-5428

ET 108E

First Year
Transfer Students

Dr. Deo Chimba

dchimba@tnstate.edu

615-963-5430

ET 108F

A to B

Dr. Deo Chimba

dchimba@tnstate.edu

615-963-5430

ET 108F

C to J

Dr. Shihui Liu

sliu1@tnstate.edu

615-963-5419

ET 108B

K to R

Dr. Ranganathan Parthasarathy

rparthas@tnstate.edu

615-963-5427

ET108C

S to Z

Dr. Roger Painter

rpainter@tnstate.edu

615-963-5388

ET 108A

 

Architectural Engineering Program

Student

Advisor

Email

Office Phone

Office Location

First Year
Freshman

Dr. Armwood-Gordon

carmwood@tnstate.edu

615-963-5416

ET 230E

First Year
Transfer Students

Dr. Armwood-Gordon

carmwood@tnstate.edu

615-963-5416

ET 230E

A to J

Professor Kang Du

kdu@tnstate.edu

615-963-5418

ET 242E

K to R

Dr. Zufen Wang

zwang@tnstate.edu

615-963-5421

ET 242D

S to Z

Dr. Youngjae Choi

ychoi1@tnstate.edu

615-963-2262

ET 242G

Override Approval Procedure

  1. Meet with assigned Advisor for recommended classes in upcoming semester.
  2. Register for your classes.
  3. If you have a class that requires a prerequisite, corequisite, or department permission requirement email your advisor and provide to them your name, T#, semester, and the CRN #s of the classes that need the override.
  4. Your advisor should send your override request to the Department Chair cc'ing you.
  5. Department Chair will complete override and reply all to advisors’ email to inform student and advisor when it is completed.

***No overrides will be given to 3000 and 4000 courses that require a prerequisite that you are currently enrolled in. You can add that class after you pass the class you are currently enrolled in.***