Advising responsibilities

Advising is one of a faculty member's most important duties, one that faculty should take seriously because every student has a right to concerned, competent, informed advising and because errors in advising may prevent a student from graduating on schedule or may result in a student paying a surcharge.

Every enrolled student is assigned a faculty or professional advisor, and the university considers academic advising responsibilities to be a regular part of teaching responsibilities. Advisors are expected to:

• be available for conferences at appropriate times and places;
• provide accurate information about academic regulations, procedures and deadlines, course prerequisites, and graduation requirements;
• assist students in planning academic programs suited to their interests, abilities and career objectives; and
  make appropriate referrals as needed.

Students have the primary responsibility for planning their programs and for meeting the graduation requirements.