Upon admission, students are assigned a personal advisor according to academic interest area. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is committed to providing effective academic advising to students as an essential component of their educational experience. Department and college advisors are assigned to students in their programs for assistance in assessing educational goals, planning programs of study, understanding program requirements, and following policies and procedures. Professional academic advisors in the Division of General Studies provide these services to students who have not yet declared their undergraduate college or major. Students are ultimately responsible for fulfilling all the requirements of the curriculum in which they are enrolled.
Students are also responsible for initiating advising contacts and preparing for advising sessions.
The mentoring relationship between academic advisors and students is confidential and is strengthened by advisors listening with understanding to student concerns.