Advisor Guide
Welcome to the Advisor section of the SIS User Guide. Here you'll find everything you need to support your advisees.
Quick Links
| Task | Guide |
|---|---|
| View my advisees | My Advisees |
| Approve registration requests and overloads | Registration Approvals |
| Run degree audits | Running Degree Audits |
| Process waivers | Processing Waivers |
| Clear for graduation | Graduation Clearance |
| Email my advisees | Emailing Students |
| Add or read notes on an advisee | Student Notes |
Getting Started
- Log in to the SIS using your credentials
- View your advisees from the dashboard
- Run degree audits to review student progress
- Process waivers when exceptions are needed
Advisor Dashboard
Your dashboard shows:
- Total number of advisees
- Advisees needing attention
- Upcoming appointments (if scheduling is enabled)
- Quick links to common tasks
Advising Types
Each advising link to a student has two independent parts:
- Primary or not. A student has one current primary advisor -- the advisor Colleague lists first among the student's open advisements, imported nightly (migration 267). Only the primary advisor decides the student's requests: registration approvals and overloads, workflow requests that go to an advisor (such as a Late Add), and course substitutions. Other advisors still see the student, their requests and their audit, and still receive notifications, but cannot approve or reject. A student with no current primary advisor has their requests decided by the registrar.
- The kind of advisement, the advisor role, taken from Colleague's advisement type: Faculty Mentor, Major Advisor, Minor Advisor, Department Advisor, Preprofessional Advisor, Pre Nursing Advisor, Major & Preprofessional Advisor, Honors Advisor, Education Credential Advisor, Major & Education Credential Advisor, Undeclared Advisor, Masters Degree Advisor, International Advisor, Mentor, ESL and ASUP. The old "Primary Advisor" and "Secondary Advisor" roles are retired: whether you are primary is the separate flag above.
The student's record shows who the primary advisor is. When the registrar assigns an advisor to a student who has no primary, the assignment defaults to primary.
Need Help?
- Advising questions: Contact the Advising Center
- System issues: Contact the Registrar's Office
- Technical problems: Contact IT Help Desk