What is the role of advising?
Academic Advising is a developmental process that assists students in the classification of their life/career goals in the development of educational plans for the realization of these goals. It is a decision making process by which students realize their maximum educational potential through communication and information exchanges with an advisor. It is ongoing, multifaceted, and both the responsibility of both student and advisor. The advisor serves as a facilitator of communication, a coordinator of learning experiences through course and career planning and academic progress review. The advisor is also an agent of referral to other campus agencies.