Three faculty members each year are designated as part of their work load to be student advisors. They are assigned to the advisee student by alphabetical division of the students' last names. If a student prefers a different advisor, that choice will be honored. Each advisor maintains a sign up sheet on their door, usually one week in advance. Special appointments can be arranged if the times are not compatible with students' schedules.
Advisors also have campus email addresses and are accessible that way.
The bulk of advising in the major occurs at the point where students are getting ready to apply for formal admission to the social work degree. A folder is started for each student at the time of their first appointment with an advisor. This folder is open for the student to view in the office. It contains a running record of all essential information including academic progress, correspondence, brief notes of advising contacts and outcomes, volunteer information and references, completed application to the BSW forms and admission materials, professional and academic performance data from 100-200 level courses, field application materials and admission information, and field evaluations. When students graduate and give their consent to the advisor, information in the folders can be used by the advisor write a letter of reference.