Academic Advising is an essential element
of your educational experience
at
Southwestern Community College

Academic advising is a connecting point for all students at Southwestern Community College. At Southwestern we believe in the importance of academic advising, so every student has been assigned an advisor in his or her academic area. Your advisor helps you plan your course of study and makes suggestions in your program planning. He or she may help you with investigating careers. The advisor's role is to provide guidance, it is up to you as a student to make the correct choices to graduate from your choosen academic program.

Advisors can be reached during office hours, by e-mail, phone, or regular mail. If you are unable to make contact with your advisor, you may want to send a note or call your advisor to set up an appointment.

Every student at Southwestern should sign up for the following semester's classes with their advisor. Each semester before registering, you should do some thinking and planning. Review the Catalog to become familiar with your general education requirements, and the policies and procedures of Southwestern. Your advisor can guide you in decision making, but the choices are yours to make.

It is your responsibility to seek out your advisor and make contact with him or her. Two specific times would be at mid-term to discuss your grades and academic progress, then again when it is time to pre-register for the next semester’s classes.

Contact your advisor

Thinking of transferring after attending Southwestern? Check this out!

All new students should meet initially with a counselor in the Admission's Office to develop their first schedule and they will be assigned an Academic Advisor at that time.