Your Adviser

An adviser helps you plan and complete your educational experiences. This person will help you develop long range plans, select and schedule classes, assist with problems, and help with other academic concerns. Spend time with this person discussing your interests and goals.

Feel free to stop by the Department to see your adviser, but it is best to schedule an appointment. You can make an appointment by calling or e-mailing your adviser.

Advising Responsibilities

Role of the Adviser
Each student is assigned an AEE academic adviser upon admission to the Department. The adviser helps the student plan an academic program and register for classes.

Sometimes, students may propose actions with which the academic adviser does not agree. In such cases, advisers are responsible for informing students of the appropriate course of action. However, students make the final decisions related to the course scheduling and program planning. Consequently, students must assume primary responsibility for the decisions that are made.

Responsibilities of the Adviser

• Be knowledgeable about program(s) about which he/she advises.
• Inform the advisee of degree requirements.
• Communicate and emphasize the advisee's responsibility for satisfying degree requirements.
• Assist the student in career planning.
• Be familiar with published academic rules and regulations of the University and maintain an up-to-date academic advising reference file containing current program area, college, and University materials pertinent to advising.
• Assist the advisee in planning a suitable schedule of classes, at least one semester in advance.
• Establish and maintain adequate office hours throughout the semester with particular emphasis given to orientation, preregistration, registration, and the drop/add periods.
• Inform the advisee of adviser's and advisee's responsibilities in the advising process.
• Keep records of the advisee's progress, including transcripts and grade reports, current schedule, student progress record, degree audits, etc.
• Discuss with the advisee his/her academic performance and the implications of that performance.
• Refer the advisee to appropriate sources of information and services.

Responsibilities of the Advisee

• Obtain a list of the academic and occupational requirements from the adviser and use it to monitor progress toward fulfilling all degree requirements.
• Be aware that primary responsibility for selecting courses and meeting degree requirements is that of the advisee. The adviser can suggest, recommend, and remind the student of rules and requirements, but the advisee has the primary responsibility for meeting program and degree requirements.
• Know the adviser's office hours.
• Inform the adviser of changes in plans that directly affect academic performance and educational goals (e.g., finances, job, health, academic performance, changes in academic and career goals, etc.).
• To plan a suitable schedule of classes at least one semester in advance with the help of the adviser. It is advisable to formulate a long-term schedule of all courses to be taken while in the program.
• To be familiar with the published rules and regulations of the University.
• To discuss academic performance and its implications with the adviser.
• To follow through on referrals made by the adviser.