Your Responsibilities

• Be aware of important dates – The academic calendar will list dates of add/drop, withdraw, application for degree deadlines.
• Attend Class – You are responsible for any missed information, be sure to see your professor.
• Read the Catalog – The catalog is filled with information about the University and College requirements. It is your responsibility to know the degree requirements for your major
• Get to Know the Faculty – They are here to help you develop your future.
• Changes in Course Titles & Numbers – Changes do occur; be sure not to repeat a class that you have already taken.
• Make wise decisions on managing your time (work, family, school, me)
• Balance your course load
  • Split up the courses you “like” with courses you don’t “like”
  • Try to schedule courses you find “difficult” at times you are most energized
• Take responsibility for your choices.
• It is your responsibility to check with your academic advisor on your progression through your major.

Advisor Responsibility

• Know University and College policies
• Listen constructively
• Render competent academic advising
• Review pertinent information with the advisee
• Refer advisee to other resources when referral is in the best interest of the student

Understanding the Advisor / Advisee Relationship

Excerpted from Concordia College

Advising is…

• A caring, concerned relationship
• Process oriented
• Facilitating the utilization of campus and community resources
• Concerned with educational development

Advising is not …

• A signature on a registration form
• A judgmental process
• Personal counseling
• A paper relationship
• A closed or limited activity
• Tangential to the College mission