FIRST-YEAR ADVISING Student Success Center

Catherine AvadikianDirector

First-Year Advising & University Studies

What is First-Year Advising?

• First-Year Advising is part of the Student Success Center.

• It is not unusual for students to experience many changes in their first year on campus, and First-Year Advising provides resources to help them.

• Provides supplemental advising and guidance to academic policies, grade worries, future educational concerns, changing majors, double majors or minors.

First-Year Advising Provides

• Although all students have a faculty or administrative/professional advisor, an added service is First-Year Advising for students who want or need extra guidance.

• It is not unusual for sophomores to seek help, especially if they used services in their first year.

• Many students want to tailor their education to pursue multiple interests, or they are still deciding on their career direction.

Assistance available for:

• Coping With Academic and Personal Difficulties

• Changing Majors• Clarifying Educational

Goals (multiple interests)

• Planning a Major• Degree Requirements• Accommodative

Services• Counseling Center

• Team-Based Projects (SPEED)

• Minors, Dual Degrees, & Second Degrees

• Completing Course Work Off Campus

• Transfer Credit• Tutoring• Writing Center

Where to find us?

• The First-Year Advising Office is for students who want extra guidance. The office is located in the Student Success Center, along with Accommodative Services and Student Support Services, Suite 1400, ERC.

• Email: avadikia@clarkson.edu• Telephone (315-268-3948). • Stop by and say hello!