While you will have time – and are strongly encouraged – to become involved in campus organizations, to participate in community service programs, to work part-time, and to explore other areas of interest at KU, we expect that academics be your top priority. It is important for you to become knowledgeable of your degree requirements so you can achieve your degree in a timely manner.
Advisors at the University of Kansas subscribe to the 3 R’s of Advising: Responsibility, Resources, and Relationships. Advising is a two-way process and requires an understanding of what each participant brings to the experience. It is important for you, the advisee, to ask questions. Open communication is imperative to a successful advising session.
At KU, advisors are familiar with information contained in the Undergraduate Catalog and the Timetable of Classes. Their main purpose is to help students understand all of the pertinent requirements, rules, policies, and regulations and to assist students in making well-informed choices.
As a student, you are expected to seek out the advice of academic advisors and accept ultimate responsibility for your academic choices. Advisors are here to help you progress academically, but your initiative and preparedness are the most important ingredients in successful advising.
Working with Advisors
At orientation you will meet with your advisor in a small group, a method that is unique to New Student Orientation. After orientation, based on your most recent academic interests, you will be assigned to an academic advisor by the University Advising Center (UAC) unless you were admitted into the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, the School of Engineering, the School of Fine Arts or the University Honors Program. These programs advise their admitted students.
All other students are in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and are assigned advisors in the UAC, including pre-professional students. If you are admitted into CLAS but intend to pursue degrees in the schools of Allied Health, Business, Education, Journalism and Mass Communications, Nursing, Pharmacy, or Social Welfare, you are a pre-professional student. Students who intend to apply to these professional schools should follow the pre-admission requirements and be aware of the admission requirements of the program they choose. Completing pre-admission courses for the various schools does not guarantee admission.
If you have questions about the UAC or CLAS, follow these links:
During the academic year, you will meet with your assigned advisor to discuss major selection, current semester issues and academic planning for future semesters. If you are uncertain of your major, you are encouraged to see advisors in more than one school or department.
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