Advisor Responsibilities
Kansas State University is committed to providing effective
advising services to students as an essential component
of their educational experience.
Semester advising generally is required as a condition
for enrollment. Electronic or written permission for reentered enrollment
must be gotten from the advisor. Students are encouraged to seek academic
advising regularly throughout their academic careers. Students are responsible for
initiating advising contact and preparing for advising sessions. The advising relationship between
the academic advisor and the student is protected by confidentiality.
In accordance with the Kansas Board of Regents academic
advising policy, department and college-based advising systems are available
to all students to assist in and provide for the following:
- Goal setting: Help students set both short-term and long-term
educational goals.
- Information: Inform students of the graduation requirements of their department, help with
strategic course selections so as to minimize the number of semesters required for graduation,
and inform students of career opportunities in their field of study.
- Transitions: Inform students how to change colleges and/or departments and provide information to
explain the process students follow to enroll in their curriculum and to drop or add courses
during the semester.
- Accessibility: Have reasonable hours and methods of availability for students. Students should be
able to set up appointments for an adequate amount of time to make curricular selections and
career choices.
- Referral to campus resources: Be able to refer
students to various campus resources: Academic
Assistance Center, Counseling Services, Academic
and Career Information Center, Career
and Employment Services, and Degree
Audit (DARS).
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