# Academic Advisor

*/JobTypes/Academic_Advisor*

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors](/Occupations/Educational,_Guidance,_and_Career_Counselors_and_Advisors) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Elementary School Counselor](/JobTypes/Elementary_School_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [High School College and Career Counselor](/JobTypes/High_School_College_and_Career_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [International Student Advisor](/JobTypes/International_Student_Advisor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Private College Admissions Consultant](/JobTypes/Private_College_Admissions_Consultant) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Student Success Coach](/JobTypes/Student_Success_Coach) — siblings · JobTypes
- [TRiO/EOP Program Counselor](/JobTypes/TRiO%2FEOP_Program_Counselor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Undergraduate Academic Advisor](/JobTypes/Undergraduate_Academic_Advisor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [University Career Services Advisor](/JobTypes/University_Career_Services_Advisor) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Workforce Development Specialist](/JobTypes/Workforce_Development_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes

### Related (delivered by)

- [Student Lifecycle Support](/Processes/Student_Lifecycle_Support) — delivered by · Processes
- [Student Progression](/Processes/Student_Progression) — delivered by · Processes
- [Learner Support Operations](/Processes/Learner_Support_Operations) — delivered by · Processes
- [Student Retention and Advising](/Processes/Student_Retention_and_Advising) — delivered by · Processes
- [Advising Outreach](/Processes/Advising_Outreach) — delivered by · Processes
- [Student Advising and Support](/Processes/Student_Advising_and_Support) — delivered by · Processes
- [Course Eligibility Check](/Processes/Course_Eligibility_Check) — delivered by · Processes
- [Coordinating Registration Period Advising Surges](/Processes/Coordinating_Registration_Period_Advising_Surges) — delivered by · Processes
- [Diagnostic Placement Testing](/Processes/Diagnostic_Placement_Testing) — delivered by · Processes
- [Reviewing Degree Progress and Audits](/Processes/Reviewing_Degree_Progress_and_Audits) — delivered by · Processes
- [Staffing Walk In Advising Hours](/Processes/Staffing_Walk_In_Advising_Hours) — delivered by · Processes
- [Retention Outreach and Online Advising](/Processes/Retention_Outreach_and_Online_Advising) — delivered by · Processes
- [Confer with other academic staff to explain and formulate admission requirements and course credit p...](/Tasks/Confer_with_other_academic_staff_to_explain_and_formulate_admission_requirements_and_course_credit_p...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Guide and counsel students with adjustments, academic problems, or special academic interests.](/Tasks/Guide_and_counsel_students_with_adjustments,_academic_problems,_or_special_academic_interests.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.](/Tasks/Guide_and_counsel_students_with_adjustment_or_academic_problems_or_with_special_academic_interests.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or special academic interests.](/Tasks/Guide_and_counsel_students_with_adjustment_or_academic_problems_or_special_academic_interests.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.](/Tasks/Guide_and_counsel_students_with_adjustment_or_academic_problems,_or_special_academic_interests.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Provide clear process for identifying student needs for support service](/Processes/Provide_clear_process_for_identifying_student_needs_for_support_service) — delivered by · Processes
- [Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral iss...](/Tasks/Counsel_and_provide_guidance_to_students_regarding_personal,_academic,_vocational,_or_behavioral_iss...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions...](/Tasks/Advise_students_on_issues_such_as_course_selection,_progress_toward_graduation,_and_career_decisions...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Advise students on course selection, career decisions, and other academic and vocational concerns.](/Tasks/Advise_students_on_course_selection,_career_decisions,_and_other_academic_and_vocational_concerns.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Advise students on academic or career matters.](/Activities/Advise_students_on_academic_or_career_matters.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.](/Tasks/Advise_students_on_academic_and_vocational_curricula_and_on_career_issues.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and career issues.](/Tasks/Advise_students_on_academic_and_vocational_curricula_and_career_issues.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues.](/Tasks/Advise_students_on_academic_and_vocational_curricula,_and_on_career_issues.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any proble...](/Tasks/Monitor_students'_progress_and_provide_students_and_teachers_with_assistance_in_resolving_any_proble...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy co...](/Tasks/Monitor_students'_performance_to_make_suggestions_for_improvement_and_to_ensure_that_they_satisfy_co...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Monitor student performance.](/Activities/Monitor_student_performance.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Advise political science students.](/Tasks/Advise_political_science_students.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Teach instructional courses and advise students.](/Tasks/Teach_instructional_courses_and_advise_students.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Provide occupational, educational, or other information to individuals so that they can make educati...](/Tasks/Provide_occupational,_educational,_or_other_information_to_individuals_so_that_they_can_make_educati...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.](/Tasks/Maintain_regularly_scheduled_office_hours_to_advise_and_assist_students.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Teach classes and present self-help or information sessions on subjects related to education and car...](/Tasks/Teach_classes_and_present_self-help_or_information_sessions_on_subjects_related_to_education_and_car...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Establish communication mechanisms for student and stakeholders to obtain educational and support services](/Processes/Establish_communication_mechanisms_for_student_and_stakeholders_to_obtain_educational_and_support_services) — delivered by · Processes
- [Register, orient, and assess new students according to standards and procedures.](/Tasks/Register,_orient,_and_assess_new_students_according_to_standards_and_procedures.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.](/Activities/Prepare_reports_detailing_student_activities_or_performance.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Communicate students' progress to students, parents, or teachers in written progress reports, in per...](/Tasks/Communicate_students'_progress_to_students,_parents,_or_teachers_in_written_progress_reports,_in_per...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Respond to students' questions, requests, or complaints.](/Tasks/Respond_to_students'_questions,_requests,_or_complaints.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Assist faculty members or staff with student conferences.](/Tasks/Assist_faculty_members_or_staff_with_student_conferences.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.](/Tasks/Teach_students_study_skills,_note-taking_skills,_and_test-taking_strategies.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Refer students to degree programs based on interests, aptitudes, or educational assessments.](/Tasks/Refer_students_to_degree_programs_based_on_interests,_aptitudes,_or_educational_assessments.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Advise and teach students.](/Tasks/Advise_and_teach_students.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Counsel students with adjustment or academic problems.](/Tasks/Counsel_students_with_adjustment_or_academic_problems.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Counsel student athletes on academic, athletic, and personal issues.](/Tasks/Counsel_student_athletes_on_academic,_athletic,_and_personal_issues.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Encourage students to explore learning opportunities or persevere with challenging tasks to prepare ...](/Tasks/Encourage_students_to_explore_learning_opportunities_or_persevere_with_challenging_tasks_to_prepare_...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Review transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements, and wri...](/Tasks/Review_transcripts_to_ensure_that_students_meet_graduation_or_college_entrance_requirements,_and_wri...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.](/Activities/Discuss_student_progress_with_parents_or_guardians.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Guide or counsel students with adjustment problems, academic problems, or special academic interests...](/Tasks/Guide_or_counsel_students_with_adjustment_problems,_academic_problems,_or_special_academic_interests...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Monitor the academic eligibility of student athletes.](/Tasks/Monitor_the_academic_eligibility_of_student_athletes.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Advise others on educational or vocational matters.](/Activities/Advise_others_on_educational_or_vocational_matters.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Advise others on educational matters.](/Activities/Advise_others_on_educational_matters.) — delivered by · Activities
- [Provide information for teachers and staff members involved in helping students or graduates identif...](/Tasks/Provide_information_for_teachers_and_staff_members_involved_in_helping_students_or_graduates_identif...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Maintain thorough student records to document attendance, participation, or progress, ensuring confi...](/Tasks/Maintain_thorough_student_records_to_document_attendance,_participation,_or_progress,_ensuring_confi...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Write letters of recommendation for students.](/Tasks/Write_letters_of_recommendation_for_students.) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Provide students with information on topics such as college degree programs and admission requiremen...](/Tasks/Provide_students_with_information_on_topics_such_as_college_degree_programs_and_admission_requiremen...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Prepare students for further education by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to ...](/Tasks/Prepare_students_for_further_education_by_encouraging_them_to_explore_learning_opportunities_and_to_...) — delivered by · Tasks
- [Design and Deliver Student Support Services](/Processes/Design_and_Deliver_Student_Support_Services) — delivered by · Processes
- [Provide intervention to students who are not on track to complete graduation plans](/Processes/Provide_intervention_to_students_who_are_not_on_track_to_complete_graduation_plans) — delivered by · Processes
- [Optimize match of programs and services to student needs](/Processes/Optimize_match_of_programs_and_services_to_student_needs) — delivered by · Processes
- [Monitor completion of graduation plans](/Processes/Monitor_completion_of_graduation_plans) — delivered by · Processes
- [Manage student enrollment](/Processes/Manage_student_enrollment) — delivered by · Processes
- [Improve admission and placement procedures](/Processes/Improve_admission_and_placement_procedures) — delivered by · Processes
- [Identify student needs and requirements to complete graduation requirements](/Processes/Identify_student_needs_and_requirements_to_complete_graduation_requirements) — delivered by · Processes
- [Identify student needs](/Processes/Identify_student_needs) — delivered by · Processes
- [Develop graduation plans](/Processes/Develop_graduation_plans) — delivered by · Processes
- [Develop career counseling and pathways for post-graduation](/Processes/Develop_career_counseling_and_pathways_for_post-graduation) — delivered by · Processes
- [Develop academic planning and counseling services](/Processes/Develop_academic_planning_and_counseling_services) — delivered by · Processes
- [Determine students’ readiness to learn](/Processes/Determine_students’_readiness_to_learn) — delivered by · Processes
- [Determine student and stakeholder support requirements](/Processes/Determine_student_and_stakeholder_support_requirements) — delivered by · Processes
- [Assess student and stakeholder needs](/Processes/Assess_student_and_stakeholder_needs) — delivered by · Processes

### Related (signature role)

- [Community Colleges](/CompanyTypes/Community_Colleges) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [University Department](/CompanyTypes/University_Department) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Community College](/CompanyTypes/Community_College) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Tutoring Services Provider](/CompanyTypes/Tutoring_Services_Provider) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Student Success Services Provider](/CompanyTypes/Student_Success_Services_Provider) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Regional Comprehensive Universities](/CompanyTypes/Regional_Comprehensive_Universities) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Tribal Two-Year Colleges](/CompanyTypes/Tribal_Two-Year_Colleges) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Enterprise Higher Education Networks](/CompanyTypes/Enterprise_Higher_Education_Networks) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Private Non-Profit Junior Colleges](/CompanyTypes/Private_Non-Profit_Junior_Colleges) — signature role · CompanyTypes
- [Rural Community Colleges](/CompanyTypes/Rural_Community_Colleges) — signature role · CompanyTypes

### Related (staff)

- [College and Career Readiness](/Departments/College_and_Career_Readiness) — staff · Departments
- [Student Support Services](/Departments/Student_Support_Services) — staff · Departments
- [Academic Advising Office](/Departments/Academic_Advising_Office) — staff · Departments
- [Academic Advising](/Departments/Academic_Advising) — staff · Departments
- [Academic Support Services](/Departments/Academic_Support_Services) — staff · Departments

### Who staffs this

- [social work teachers, postsecondary](/CompanyTypes/social_work_teachers,_postsecondary) — staffs · CompanyTypes

### Perform

- [Conduct degree-audit reviews](/Tasks/Conduct_degree-audit_reviews) — perform · Tasks
- [Refer Students to Academic and Welfare Services](/Tasks/Refer_Students_to_Academic_and_Welfare_Services) — perform · Tasks
- [Document advising sessions and follow-ups](/Tasks/Document_advising_sessions_and_follow-ups) — perform · Tasks
- [Run Group Advising Sessions During Orientation](/Tasks/Run_Group_Advising_Sessions_During_Orientation) — perform · Tasks
- [Process Major Change and Course Substitution Requests](/Tasks/Process_Major_Change_and_Course_Substitution_Requests) — perform · Tasks
- [Conduct One on One Degree Planning Appointments](/Tasks/Conduct_One_on_One_Degree_Planning_Appointments) — perform · Tasks
- [Respond to Early Alert Flags on At Risk Students](/Tasks/Respond_to_Early_Alert_Flags_on_At_Risk_Students) — perform · Tasks
- [Develop Academic Plans](/Tasks/Develop_Academic_Plans) — perform · Tasks
- [Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class schedulin...](/Tasks/Counsel_students_regarding_educational_issues,_such_as_course_and_program_selection,_class_schedulin...) — perform · Tasks
- [Clear Graduation Requirements](/Tasks/Clear_Graduation_Requirements) — perform · Tasks
- [Advise On Course Selection](/Tasks/Advise_On_Course_Selection) — perform · Tasks
- [Audit Degree Progress](/Tasks/Audit_Degree_Progress) — perform · Tasks
- [Build Academic Plans](/Tasks/Build_Academic_Plans) — perform · Tasks
- [Document Advising Sessions](/Tasks/Document_Advising_Sessions) — perform · Tasks
- [Intervene With At Risk Students](/Tasks/Intervene_With_At_Risk_Students) — perform · Tasks
- [Refer Students To Resources](/Tasks/Refer_Students_To_Resources) — perform · Tasks
- [Monitor Student Academic Progress](/Tasks/Monitor_Student_Academic_Progress) — perform · Tasks
- [Interpret Degree Requirements](/Tasks/Interpret_Degree_Requirements) — perform · Tasks
- [Conduct Registration Advising Sessions](/Tasks/Conduct_Registration_Advising_Sessions) — perform · Tasks

### Requires ability

- [Empathy](/Ability/Empathy) — requires ability · Ability
- [Information Ordering](/Ability/Information_Ordering) — requires ability · Ability
- [Social Perceptiveness](/Ability/Social_Perceptiveness) — requires ability · Ability
- [Problem Sensitivity](/Ability/Problem_Sensitivity) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Expression](/Ability/Oral_Expression) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Comprehension](/Ability/Oral_Comprehension) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Referral Coordination](/Skills/Referral_Coordination) — requires skill · Skills
- [Advising and Counseling Techniques](/Skills/Advising_and_Counseling_Techniques) — requires skill · Skills
- [Case Note Documentation](/Skills/Case_Note_Documentation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Academic Planning](/Skills/Academic_Planning) — requires skill · Skills
- [Record Documentation](/Skills/Record_Documentation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Student Counseling](/Skills/Student_Counseling) — requires skill · Skills
- [Academic Counseling](/Skills/Academic_Counseling) — requires skill · Skills
- [Active Listening](/Skills/Active_Listening) — requires skill · Skills
- [Degree Audit Interpretation](/Skills/Degree_Audit_Interpretation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Student Communication](/Skills/Student_Communication) — requires skill · Skills

### Required knowledge

- [Campus Support Resources](/Knowledge/Campus_Support_Resources) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Degree Requirements and Curriculum Structures](/Knowledge/Degree_Requirements_and_Curriculum_Structures) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Student Development Theory](/Knowledge/Student_Development_Theory) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [FERPA and Student Records Regulations](/Knowledge/FERPA_and_Student_Records_Regulations) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Transfer Credit Policies](/Knowledge/Transfer_Credit_Policies) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Degree Audit Requirements](/Knowledge/Degree_Audit_Requirements) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Academic Policies and Procedures](/Knowledge/Academic_Policies_and_Procedures) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Academic Advising](/Knowledge/Academic_Advising) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Course Sequencing](/Knowledge/Course_Sequencing) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Student Support Resources](/Knowledge/Student_Support_Resources) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Institutional Course Catalog](/Knowledge/Institutional_Course_Catalog) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Engage in

- [Respond to Early Alert Flags on At Risk Students](/Activities/Respond_to_Early_Alert_Flags_on_At_Risk_Students) — engage in · Activities
- [Conduct One on One Degree Planning Appointments](/Activities/Conduct_One_on_One_Degree_Planning_Appointments) — engage in · Activities
- [Review Degree Audits for Graduation Progress](/Activities/Review_Degree_Audits_for_Graduation_Progress) — engage in · Activities
- [Certify graduation eligibility](/Activities/Certify_graduation_eligibility) — engage in · Activities
- [Audit Degree Progress](/Activities/Audit_Degree_Progress) — engage in · Activities
- [Build Academic Plans](/Activities/Build_Academic_Plans) — engage in · Activities
- [Interpret Degree Requirements](/Activities/Interpret_Degree_Requirements) — engage in · Activities
- [Advise Students on Course Selection](/Activities/Advise_Students_on_Course_Selection) — engage in · Activities
- [Develop Individual Degree Plans](/Activities/Develop_Individual_Degree_Plans) — engage in · Activities

### Uses software

- [Banner Student Information System](/Software/Banner_Student_Information_System) — uses software · Software
- [Zoom](/Software/Zoom) — uses software · Software
- [Banner](/Software/Banner) — uses software · Software
- [DegreeWorks](/Software/DegreeWorks) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Excel](/Software/Microsoft_Excel) — uses software · Software
- [Student Information System](/Software/Student_Information_System) — uses software · Software
- [Degree Audit System](/Software/Degree_Audit_System) — uses software · Software
- [EAB Navigate](/Software/EAB_Navigate) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Outlook](/Software/Microsoft_Outlook) — uses software · Software

### Problems this exposes

- [transfer-credit articulation evaluated course-by-course by hand](/Problems/transfer-credit_articulation_evaluated_course-by-course_by_hand) — exposes problem · Problems
- [at-risk student flags surfaced too late from disconnected LMS and registrar data](/Problems/at-risk_student_flags_surfaced_too_late_from_disconnected_LMS_and_registrar_data) — exposes problem · Problems
- [advising-note continuity lost when a student switches advisors](/Problems/advising-note_continuity_lost_when_a_student_switches_advisors) — exposes problem · Problems
- [degree-audit and prerequisite-chain checks done manually against the catalog each term](/Problems/degree-audit_and_prerequisite-chain_checks_done_manually_against_the_catalog_each_term) — exposes problem · Problems