Introduction: Academic Advising (Adult & Graduate Studies) Brenau University Introduction: Academic Advising (Adult & Graduate Studies)

What is Academic Advising? Academic Advising is a developmental process, which assists students in the clarification of their life and career goals and in the development of educational plan for the realization of this goal through the careful consideration of a student's plan of study.

Link: http://catalog.brenau.edu/index.php?catoid=10 Your Academic Advisor All Brenau students are assigned a faculty advisor when they enroll. This Advisor is in their major or in a related department. Students should consult their Advisor with any academic questions or concerns. All students should consult a current Brenau University catalog for more information and policies related to their course of study. Link: http://catalog.brenau.edu/index.php?catoid=10

Decision Making Advising is a decision-making process by which student realize their maximum educational potential through communication and information exchanges with an adviser; it is continuous, multifaceted, and the responsibility of both student and adviser.

Facilitator of Communication By considering all aspects of a student's life, the adviser servers as a facilitator of communication, a coordinator of learning experiences that takes place both inside and outside the classroom through course and career planning and academic progress review, and as an agent of referral to other campuses agencies as necessary. All students should communicate with their Academic Advisor often. Academic Support-Student's who are placed on academic probation may be required to meet or participate in supportive academic activities.

You can find your Academic Advisor's contact information in CampusWeb. For more information go to the Brenau University website for Academic Advising. Link: http://www.brenau.edu/brenau-online/information-schedules/academic-advising/