General Goals of Academic Advising at UIC
The general goals of the academic advising process at UIC are as follows:
- Information giving– Your advisor provides advice and consultation about registration, course offerings, areas of faculty interest and expertise, educational opportunities, degree programs and requirements, educational policies and regulations, as well as administrative procedures.
- Short-range program planning – Your advisor provides advice and consultation on scheduling sequences and course planning, registration, and schedule adjustments.
- Long-range planning – Your advisor provides advice and consultation about educational and professional objectives consistent with your demonstrated academic abilities and interests, as well as identification of the relationship between courses, programs, and occupations.
- Student referral – Your advisor recognizes that he/she cannot possibly meet all of your needs but that specialized campus services are available to you for advice and consultation.
- Facilitating student development – Your advisor gives attention to your goals and problems, the establishment of rapport, development of your self-awareness, and use of active listening.
- Conveying the purposes of the University – Your advisor provides advice and consultation regarding the meaning of higher education, the essence of disciplinary and interdisciplinary study, the reasons for academic requirements, the expected standards of achievement, and the spirit and satisfaction of scholarly work.