Academic advisers are faculty members who are ready to help you plan your academic program and think about personal and career goals so that you plan a program of study throughout your four years here which will enable you to achieve those goals. Moreover, your adviser can help you become aware of all the institutional and community resources available for you. Your adviser is knowledgeable about general education requirements and uses test scores, grades, and discussions with you to assist in academic advising.
Students begin with advisers who are their instructors in their First Year Course.
After students select a major in the second semester of their sophomore year, they usually have an adviser in that department or program. However, even if you have more than one major, you will only have one official adviser at any given time. Your academic adviser will listen to you and point out choices and sequences of courses for your consideration. However, you accept full responsibility for your course schedule. An academic adviser helps you consider the choices and sort out the complexities of the catalog and course schedules.