Supporting Wildcats' Success

About Advising at K-State

Academic advising is one of the more important activities we engage in at Kansas State University. Advisors support students in their educational planning, teach them how to navigate college and university resources, and encourage them to take responsibility for decisions about their academic progress.

How it works

Fostering Excellence Through Shared Set of Expectations

K-State’s decentralized academic advising system is unified by a shared set of academic advising expectations. Every student at K-State is assigned to an academic advisor in their college or department. Students are expected to meet with their advisor at least once a semester and they can easily schedule an appointments through Navigate.

Working Together to Achieve Student Goals

Academic advisors and students work together to support specific learning outcomes and the student's academic and career goals. You can learn more about learning outcomes and responsibilities in the Advising Syllabus which was developed in 2015. Additionally, K-State has several awards and recognition to show our appreciation of advisors.

Structure

All students at Kansas State University are assigned an academic advisor they are required to meet with each semester prior to registration.

Exploratory students are served by the Pre-Professional and Exploratory Advising Center. Students with declared majors are advised in their college.
K-State Online students are advised by advisors in their college or by an advisor in the K-State Online Student Success and Advising unit. SSA is also responsible for assisting with retention and student success efforts for all K-State students seeking their degrees online.

K-State has a de-centralized advising model where each college varies in how advising is structured. There are a variety of advising models from college centralization with professional advisors, to faculty advisors and decentralization by academic department. All advisors have a common training, utilize common technology, and adhere to a coordinated advising system university-wide with the goal of providing a cohesive advising experience for all students.