Like all good Pirates™, we are searching for treasure. That treasure may be found on campus, in the community, or within yourself. Successful Pirates need certain tools for navigation – a compass and a map are key! Students will be assigned an Academic Advisor who serve as their compass. Your student's advisor is assigned based on their intended major and he/she will guide them appropriately. Your student's advisor will help them create a map, their degree plan, which they will follow to find the treasure of an ECU degree. As the winds change, we may need to adjust their sails and their maps. If your student's career plans require additional education, like dentistry, medicine, and law, we have additional advisors to help them plan for that journey.
The mission of the East Carolina University Academic Advising Collaborative is to guide, serve and support students by partnering with academic departments and support services, to promote diverse educational experiences, and to foster professional success and responsible citizenship.
The Academic Advising Collaborative is comprised of professional and faculty advisors from all 9 colleges.
Role of an Academic Advisor
Your student may expect their Academic Advisor to:
- Discuss major requirements and assist in the selection of appropriate coursework
- Provide accurate and timely information
- Discuss academic goals and ways to meet them
- Make referrals when necessary (academic, career, personal)
- Be knowledgeable of campus policies and procedures (or be able to find the necessary information)
- Discuss the academic advising processing including the roles of the advisor and advisee
- Be able to listen, understand, and respond appropriately to advisees' concerns
- Respect advisees as individuals, understanding differences in backgrounds and educational/life goals
Role of an Advisee
Your student's Academic Advisor expects them to:
- Know who their advisor is and how to contact him/her
- Schedule advising appointments (whether individual or group, as designated by the advisor)
- Come prepared to all advising sessions (with course lists and questions)
- Contact advisor if they are unable to attend their scheduled advising session
- Reschedule any missed advising meetings on their part
- Follow through with any recommendations or actions discussed in an advising session
- Communicate any problems, concerns, or questions that may arise to their advisor immediately
- Be familiar with the online University Catalog, the ECU website, and the website for their College
- Check and read their ECU e-mail thoroughly on a daily basis
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We are not able to meet with our academic advisor during finals apparently, despite significant issues registering for classes as incoming freshman.
My son registered for classes in May 2023. Some of the classes said they had openings but he had to be waitlisted. Now it is June and his schedule only shows one class, why is that?
I keep reading that Freshman should take COAD 1000, but that was not discussed or recommended at Freshman orientation. Does my son indeed need to take this course his first semester?
Should I be able to see my daughters schedule in this parent portal if she's authorized me to view items and call on her behalf?
My daughter is staying off campus but the requirements state that she have to take COAD 1000 class. If she already taken that class when she was in Early College High School do she have to take the class again?