How Advising Works at VSU

At Valdosta State, you will be advised by a success team, including your professional advisor, your faculty mentor, and team members from Career Opportunities, the Academic Success Center, and Financial Aid. Your professional advisor, located in your college’s advising center, is your partner in planning your progression through your major towards a timely graduation.

Ultimately, advisors provide guidance and support to advance our students both personally and academically. At VSU, advising is a collaborative, mandatory process designed to help students:

  • Succeed academically,
  • Develop an appropriate educational plan leading to graduation,
  • Focus on their life beyond the university, and
  • Play a responsible and proactive role in their own education.

  • Who Advises?

    At VSU, you have professionally trained advisors who are motivated and passionate about advising and helping students succeed. Within your college, faculty advisors are experts in their discipline, connecting routinely with our students; in the classroom, the studio, on the stage, in a lab, and beyond. Students can find out who their advisor is by logging into MyVSU.

  • Why do Students Come to Advising?

    Your advisor can help connect you with information on:

    • Acceptance/admission questions
    • Registration questions
    • Financial Aid questions
    • Change of major
    • Program of Study Questions
    • Course withdrawals
    • Academic Difficulty and Support Resources
    • Answering the question: How do I ___?
    • Academic Standing
    • Career exploration
    • Professional mentorship & more!

  • Do students have to be advised?

    Yes! The VSU Undergraduate Catalog states that all undergraduate and graduate students must meet with their advisor each semester before being allowed to access the registration system and register for classes.

  • What do Advisors do?

    Advisors encourage students to:

    • Explore academic interests and determine an appropriate major
    • Design a program of study meeting individual interests and needs
    • Map out a schedule and prepare for registration
    • Monitor student's academic progress
    • Find activities and opportunities to enhance the academic experience
    • Seek mentorship and career path development
    • Connect with campus support services, such as:

  • What is the Student’s Role in Advising?

    Our goal is for you take an active role in your academic and social success. As a student, you should:

    • Initiate and maintain regular contact with your assigned advisor
    • Schedule and keep advising appointments
    • Monitor current academic progress
    • Read and use VSU's Undergraduate Catalog
    • Know the requirements of the degreed academic program of interest
    • Ask questions, be proactive and engaged!

  • How to Schedule an Advising Appointment

    We have recently moved to a new Academic Advising Appointment Scheduler. To view directions on how to register an appointment, click on this link. 

Where Should Students Go for Advising?

Depending on your major, you will be advised through one of seven advising centers. For more information on how the advising process works in each center, please click a center below.