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Introducing the First-year Advising Program

August 27th, 2013 No comments

Our goal in the Office of Student Services is to serve as a first point of contact for academic advising and support of all kinds.

Students on UVM green in autumn

During the first weeks of classes, we’ll be available to help you adjust your schedule, navigate campus, or just chat about your experience at UVM. As the semester progresses, we can discuss academic progress, concerns, and opportunities.

We promise to be available to meet with you throughout the semester, particularly during registration and the add/drop period; to offer advice on selecting courses and developing your academic plan; to help clarify UVM policies, regulations, programs, and procedures; to recommend appropriate sources of information and services; to listen; and to discuss candidly with you your academic performance and its implications on your future.

In exchange, we ask that you:

  • Know who your advisor is. (Find out here!) You may meet with any OSS team member at any time.
  • Gather relevant decision-making information, and accept responsibility for decisions.
  • Keep your advisor informed about changes in your academic progress, course selection, and academic and career goals.
  • Be familiar with the requirements of your major and keep up-to-date with changes.
  • Be familiar with general university policies, procedures, and requirements. Understand that your advisor can make recommendations and remind you of rules and regulations, but that you have the primary responsibility for meeting program and degree requirements.
  • Keep your advisor informed in a timely fashion when personal issues arise that interfere with academic progress, so that 1) your advisor can refer you to the appropriate campus resources which can help you, and 2) your advisor has enough facts about your situation to be able to assess your academic progress fairly.
  • Contact and keep in touch with your advisor.
  • Come prepared to your meetings with your advisor.
  • Observe academic deadlines.
  • Ask questions until you understand.

(Excerpted from UVM’s advising roles and responsibilities)

We know a little bit about most everything UVM has to offer, and we’ll point you in the right direction or walk across campus with you to find what you need – whatever it may be. We provide guidance, support, course recommendations, and occasionally free food!

As a first-year student at UVM, you are one of 2,480 students representing 41 states and 10 countries including Canada, China, El Salvador, Germany, India, Israel, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. You are also a member of one of the most talented and diverse classes in the University’s history. We look forward to getting to know you better!

Our office, located in 002 Rowell Building, is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for walk-in visits and appointments.

See you soon,

Erica, Kari, Sara, and Simrat
OSS First-Year Advising team

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