Sharing Responsibilities for an Advising Partnership

It takes time, energy, and resourcefulness to establish and maintain good advising relationships. Mutually productive meetings will take place when BOTH advisors and students identify and practice specific responsibilities.

Advisor's Responsibility

• Provide ACCURATE INFORMATION about class registration, academic requirements, opportunities outside the classroom, internship opportunities, campus resources, career information, career exploration and career preparation.
• Provide PROMPT REFERRAL to other people and offices who can best address students' needs.
• Display PROFESSIONAL RESPECT of students' unique skills, academic and career interests, and personal circumstances.
• Practice FRIENDLY SUPPORT of students' educational goals, academic plans, and career choices.
• Pay FULL ATTENTION to the concerns, questions, and academic/career-related issues students bring to an advising session and offer a CONFIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT in which to address those issues.
• Encourage students to make APPROPRIATE and INFORMED educational and career DECISIONS.

Student's Responsibility

• Make a GENUINE EFFORT to learn about class registration, academic requirements, opportunities outside the classroom, internship opportunities, campus resources, and career options.
• CAREFULLY PLAN for advising sessions by reading appropriate materials, forming questions, and considering academic options.
• Accept RESPONSIBILITY for initiating academic and career advising sessions, arrive on time, and follow through with decisions made during the session.
• COMMUNICATE HONESTLY about unique skills, interests, personal circumstances and career values.
• Become ACTIVELY interested in planning a realistic academic program that meets individual academic needs and career goals.
• Take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for earning success and accept the consequences of academic and personal choices.