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Advising

Advising

Center for Academic Advising provides academic advising for all first-year students and sophomores who have not declared a major.

An Academic Advisor Will

  • Focus on the individual student
  • Assist in the transition to college
  • Help students navigate the university and understand academic policies
  • Assist in course and major selection

When to see your advisor

  • Sometime during the first three weeks of your first semester to discuss educational goals, schedule changes, or other issues
  • For Pre-Registration advising in October for Spring registration and in March for Summer and Fall registration
  • Whenever the student has a question about classes or academic policies
  • When the student has a concern about academic performance and needs advice about improving grades

Who Is My Advisor?

You can find your advisor in your Starfish success network. We strongly encourage you to make an appointment right away to get to know your advisor.
Find My Advisor

Confidential Information

We do not share any information concerning a student, however insignificant it seems, with anyone other than appropriate members of the Center for Academic Advising staff.

Students may authorize access for other individuals only through a written consent form signed by the student. These forms are to remain in the student's folder.

Learn More About FERPA

Complete FERPA Release Form

Contact Center for Academic Advising

UNCW Center for Academic Advising

Schedule an appointment online