Each school at Purdue has a general counseling office and academic advisers who can answer questions about degree requirements, registration, dropping and adding courses, and withdrawal from school. Mature and qualified faculty and staff, graduate students, and older undergraduate students are employed on the residence halls' counseling staffs and live in the halls to assist students with personal and scholastic problems. The Office of the Dean of Students is staffed by professionally trained counselors who provide personal, educational, and career counseling. They can offer assistance or refer you to specialized help in such areas as vocational choice, campus activities, scholastic concerns, multicultural programs, assistance for students with disabilities, home and community relationships, and coping strategies. Other campus services for students include the Counseling and Guidance Center, Counseling and Psychological Services, Financial Advising Service, International Students and Scholars, Learning Center, Marriage and Family Therapy Center, Steer Audiology and Speech-Language Center, Student Health Center, and Writing Lab.
Services vary according to the needs of students.
They include interpreters, readers, note-taking assistance, accessible class scheduling, parking permits, and help working with professors. For further information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students. The general office number is 494-1747. The TDD number for people with a hearing impairment is 494-1247. The School of Education's Academic Services Unit offers several types of assistance of importance to students enrolled in teacher education programs.