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Advising: Roles and Responsibilities
Advisor Responsibilities
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours for academic and career advising as needed throughout the semester.
- Schedule additional office hours as needed during the pre-registration periods.
- Provide assistance to advisees in setting both short- term and long-term educational and career objectives.
- Assist advisees with schedule planning and course selection on both a long-term and short-term basis.
- Be informed about academic policies and procedures and changes in departmental or university curriculum requirements.
- Be knowledgeable about campus academic and career support services and refer advisees to these services as needed.
- Be knowledgeable about career opportunities and prospects in public health.
- Be knowledgeable about post-graduate training or education choices common to public health majors. And assist students in the exploration of graduate training or education options and pathways.
- Provide letters of recommendation when asked and sufficient notice has been given. If advisors cannot provide a letter, the student is notified and an explanation provided.
- Remove academic advising holds, undergraduate students (only): At the completion of the academic advising session for the upcoming semester: Submit the electronic S.C.O.R.E. card or the Study Abroad Course Advising Form.
Student Responsibilities
- Know degree requirements and remain informed about changes in the curriculum.
Map out a plan of action for completing degree requirements and review it with the advisor. This is important to determine what courses need to be taken in sequence, as well as which courses are only offered once every year or every other year so that opportunities to take a needed or desired course are notmissed.
- Prepare, in advance, for academic and career advising meetings. Map out courses wanted and needed to take for the degree and any minors or CAS's; or to meet pre-requisite course requirements for additional advanced study.
- Make and keep advising appointments.
- Make advisor aware of any special needs or problems encountered at Syracuse University. The advisor can help with any problems that may hinder academic success and continued enrollment.
- Provide sufficient notice (ideally 14 days) when asking the advisor to provide a recommendation.
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Minors. Minors are voluntary programs of study. They provide the opportunity for blending another subject area, either related or unrelated to the student’s major. Minors require the completion of at least 18 credits in one specific academic department or college. See Undergraduate Offerings— Minors for a listing of all minors with links to their respective requirements. For formal admission to a minor, students must obtain approval on the Declaration of Minor form from their faculty advisor, the minor coordinator, and their home college. Because of limited space in high demand courses, admission to some minors may be restricted. Links to Public Health program minors: Addictions Studies.
Ideally, public health students interested in pursuing a minor should begin coursework for the minor during their sophomore year. Students waiting until the junior year may not be able to complete the minor due to requirements within the major.
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