The function of advising is recognized as an integral part of the University's educational mission. Contact on an individual basis with an academic advisor is an important means of identifying the needs of individual students.
Advisors are responsible for informing students of appropriate courses of action.
Students should expect advisors to have reasonable knowledge of the rules and regulations of the school or college and the University but must recognize that no individual can be fully informed in all areas. Students must, therefore, assume ultimate responsibility for their decisions related to course selection and program planning, particularly when those individual decisions are inconsistent with program requirements. Academic requirements, legislated by the University Senate, are published in the University Bulletin, the Student Handbook, the Directory of Classes, departmental plans of study, and other documents with which students and advisors are expected to be familiar. When students register for courses, they must first consult with their academic advisor and then submit to the Registrar a list of courses and sections for which they desire to register. The University attempts to meet the students' requests in instances where course selections conform with University regulations and where resources permit enrollment.