What is the role of a student advisor?
All students are assigned an academic advisor and are encouraged to meet with him or her each semester before they register. An academic advisor is a faculty member from within the student’s choice of major (i.e. Biology professor if student is a Biology major, etc), or a professional advisor from within the collegiate unit. The academic advisor will review the student’s current schedule, encourage students to explore interests, help the student with major selection, relate degree requirements to interests/majors, and assist them in making course selections for spring semester. Students should contact their advisor to see whether they need to sign up for an appointment or whether he/she is holding advisement office hours. In some cases students, will have an advisement hold on their record, which will prevent them from registering without meeting with their academic advisor.
