Expectations

Advisee Responsibilities – What You Are Expected To Do

• Schedule regular appointments or make regular contact with your advisor during each semester.
• Come prepared to each appointment with questions or material for discussion.
• Be an active learner by participating fully in the advising experience.
• Ask questions if you do not understand an issue or have a specific concern.
• Keep a personal record of your progress toward meeting your goals.
• Organize official documents in a way that enables you to access them when needed.
• Complete all assignments or recommendations from your advisor.
• Gather all relevant decision-making information.
• Clarify personal values and goals and provide your advisor with accurate information regarding your interests and abilities.
• Become knowledgeable about college programs, policies, and procedures.
• Accept responsibility for your decisions.

Advisor Responsibilities – What You Can Expect

• Understand and effectively communicate the curriculum, graduation requirements, and university and college policies and procedures.
• Encourage and guide students as they define and develop realistic goals.
• Encourage and support students as they gain the skills to develop clear and attainable educational plans.
• Provide students with information about and strategies for utilizing the available resources and services on campus.
• Assist students in understanding the purposes and goals of higher education and its effects on their lives and personal goals.
• Monitor and accurately document students’ progress toward meeting their goals.
• Be accessible for meeting with advisees via office hours, telephone, and e-mail.
• Assist students in gaining decision-making skills and learning to assume responsibility for their educational plans and achievements.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Assist students in working closely with their professors.