Academic Advising
Undergraduate academic advising is an integral element in the successful academic progress of students. Each new student is assigned an advisor, a faculty member who is interested and concerned about all aspects of her academic life and who is generally from an academic discipline similar to the academic interest of the student. New students who have not selected a major will be assigned an advisor who has particular expertise in advising new students. Once a student declares a major, she can select an advisor within that department.
Although a student has primary responsibility for planning a program of study, the advisor will assist with defining academic, personal, and career objectives, selecting a major, registering for courses each semester, and learning to use College resources to her best advantage.
The director of academic advising also facilitates change/add of advisors. For a number of good reasons, a student may want to change her advisor. For example, a student might develop an especially good rapport with one of her instructors. Or she might decide that she wants an advisor who is more knowledgeable about a particular area of interest than her current advisor. A student may declare a double major or a minor to complement her major. She may choose to add an advisor for each major or minor. A student who wishes to change or add an advisor should contact the director of academic advising.
Director of Academic Advising
Todd Herriott, Director of Academic Advising & Center for Academic Achievement
caa@simmons.edu
Phone: 617.521.2474
