• Exploring academic interests and determining an appropriate major
• Setting educational & personal goals
• Learning about degree requirements
• Discussing academic progress and finding tutoring/other forms of support
• Selecting courses & preparing for registration
• Understanding university policies and procedures
• Finding activities to enhance your undergraduate experience

IDENTIFYING AND LOCATING YOUR ADVISOR

Each University Division student is assigned an advisor, with whom s/he is encouraged to make appointments throughout the year. Freshmen who live in residence halls are usually assigned to advisors who maintain offices in residential neighborhood, or to a faculty advisor. Students who live off campus, transfer students, and all students beyond the freshman year are usually assigned to advisors in the Division’s main office, currently located in Maxwell Hall.

As an incoming student for fall you will be mailed the name of your advisor during August, along with the date/time of an initial advising meeting during Welcome Week. At this meeting, you will learn your advisor’s office location, hours, the procedure for making an appointment, and other information that will help you successfully begin your first year as a college student. If you enter IUB in January, you are assigned an advisor at the time of initial registration.

If you do not receive a letter from the UD during August, you should inquire at the center desk of your assigned residence hall or call the Advising Office at 855-6768 after arriving on campus to learn your advisor’s name and location of the advising meeting during Welcome Week. During the year, you may call the UD Advising Office at 855-6768 to learn advisor names/locations.