Academic advisement

Academic advisement is provided to all students to assist in the development of their educational plans and career goals and to relate these goals to academic offerings at SCAD. Students have both a success adviser and a faculty adviser to support them during their SCAD tenure.

Success advisers help students with the general requirements and logistics related to their academic registration and progression. Faculty advisers are recognized as the experts in their disciplines, offering students help with regard to their chosen major of study. Students are encouraged to discuss their program of study, course content, and career development each quarter with their faculty adviser and to contact their success adviser as needed.

First-year undergraduate students are assigned a success adviser at enrollment. When students declare a major, they also are assigned a faculty adviser from their major department. Transfer students are assigned a success adviser and faculty adviser upon enrollment. Transfer students are required to discuss their program of study with their success adviser during their first quarter of enrollment and should consult with their success adviser at least annually thereafter.

Graduate students are assigned both faculty advisers and graduate success advisers at orientation. These advisers regularly provide assistance with course selection and professional development and help guide students toward fulfillment of requirements for certificate or degree programs.

SCADnow online students are assigned faculty and success advisers at orientation. SCAD educational technology staff members also provide assistance for SCADnow online students.

Students who must fulfill English as a Second Language requirements are also assigned an ESL faculty adviser at orientation.