Academic Advising
One of the college’s most important responsibilities is to provide comprehensive academic advising services. Students are responsible for fulfilling the requirements of their area of study for the catalog year that applies to them and/or for fulfilling the requirements of other academic goals they may have. Therefore, it is also each student’s responsibility to meet with an advisor prior to each term, during each term and more often, if needed. Advisors provide students with information and recommendations regarding areas of study, academic planning including course selection, academic concerns, and graduation and transfer preparation. Advisors also perform initial graduation clearance. Students in selected programs are assigned to specific academic or faculty advisors as appropriate. All other students are assigned to the office of admissions and advising. Advising is available to all students year round through the office of admissions and advising.
Advising Weeks are scheduled early in each major term’s General Registration period. While advising is available year-round, the purpose of the Advising Weeks period is to place special emphasis on early registration options for upcoming terms.
Advising also places a strong focus on helping students reach completion goals, particularly graduation and transfer. Students are also assisted with identifying various alternatives to earn certificates, degrees, and/or transfer goals. Students are responsible for fulfilling the requirements of their area of study for the catalog year that applies to them. First time, degree-seeking students are required to complete college composition and the appropriate college level mathematics course within the first 24 college-level credit hours. First time, degree-seeking students who place into the developmental English or mathematics sequence must complete an English composition course and/or appropriate college level mathematics course the subsequent semester following the completion of the highest level developmental English or mathematics course.
Advising services and the college’s many academic support services are designed to contribute to student success. Students who are notified through the academic warning process that they are at risk are required to meet with an advisor or an academic success coordinator and take additional steps.
Important academic and transfer advising information is available to each student on the office of admissions and advising’s website at howardcc.edu/advising. Students are also required to utilize myHCC to check on the accuracy of their personal information such as address, phone, e-mail, learning program, and catalog year. Further information is available through the office of Admissions and Advising at 443-518-1200, then select #3, or adm-adv@howardcc.edu, or howardcc.edu/advising.