National-Louis University Undergraduate Academic Advising Center

As an advisee, you have clear responsibilities in the advising partnership in order to be successful:

1. Be an active learner by:
2. • Clarifying your personal values and goals and providing your academic advisor with accurate information regarding your interests and abilities.
   • Taking assessment tests (math and writing) early in your NLU career.
   • Understanding areas where you may need extra assistance to be a successful student and seek help.
   • Ask questions of academic advisors and other NLU faculty and staff when you are unsure about something or have a specific concern.
     
     
3. Schedule regular appointments or make regular contacts with your academic advisor each term. Come to your advising meetings prepared by:
4. • Bringing a copy of your of your credit evaluation or program checklist to every meeting.
   • Keeping an organized advising portfolio with all advising materials that you’ve been given kept in one place.
   • Coming to a meeting for course scheduling with an idea of what classes you’d like to take.
   • Showing up on time or canceling or changing your appointment in advance.
   • Bringing a list of questions that you have for your advisor with you to your meeting.
   • Having course descriptions of any courses that you wish to take at another institution to transfer to NLU with you at your meeting.
     
     
5. Take responsibility for your NLU education by:
6. • Knowing your NLU username and password and checking your NLU e-mail account regularly.
   • Understanding important deadline dates for quarterly registration.
   • Enrolling in courses that you need and completing them.
   • Becoming knowledgeable of university policies and procedures and using the Student Handbook in hard copy or online as a reference for questions.
   • Understanding the specific requirements that your academic program may have beyond course requirements.