Expectations

As a student, it is your responsibility to:

•  make regular appointments with your advisor and seek help when needed
• show up—on time—for all advising appointments
• gather all decision-making information before appointments and be prepared for advising sessions (have a tentative schedule complete, check to ensure class sections are open, have a list of questions or concerns you want to discuss, etc.)
•  discuss your long-range goals with your advisor
• be able and willing to ask intelligent questions regarding your degree program
• keep your advisor informed of changes in your schedule, academic problems, changes of major, minor, etc.
• follow through on referrals
• turn off all cell phones and attentively listen to the advisor
• make final decisions about choices concerning academic matters
• assume final responsibility for your decisions and academic choices

As an advisor, it is your responsibility to:

• assist students with clarifying life and career goals
• help students develop educational plans that are compatible with their goals
• discuss the advisee’s academic performance, and, if necessary, help the advisee formulate a plan to improve his/her academic standing
• be knowledgeable about the programs in which you advise
• be familiar with the published academic policies and regulations
• provide accurate information to students
• monitor the progress of advisees to ensure that they are satisfactorily completing all graduation requirements and successfully progressing toward a degree
• refer the advisee to appropriate sources of information, assistance, and services when necessary
• listen actively and empathetically
• allow sufficient time for the advising appointment
• communicate and emphasize the advisee’s responsibility for satisfying degree requirements