Advisors are responsible
- To the students and individuals they serve
- For involving others, when appropriate, in the advising process
- To the college in which they work
- To higher education generally
- To the community in which the University is located
- To their professional role as advisors and to themselves personally
Advisors should
- Become well acquainted with each advisee's academic and educational needs
- Actively obtain/maintain current information on each assigned advisee
- Provide advisees with current academic information about procedures, policies and requirements for FSU degree programs
- Assist advisees in developing course schedules and offer advice on student choices of general education courses and electives
- Provide advisees with information concerning alternatives, limitations, and possible outcomes of academic choices
- Direct advisees to available campus resources according to their individual needs
- Encourage advisees to review their academic progress regularly searching for possible conflicts or omissions
- Study, discuss, verify, and sign advisees' early registration form
- Assist advisees in an effort to expedite the evaluation of their transfer credits, if necessary