About the Office
Academic advising at Azusa Pacific University provides individual academic advising conferences, monitors students who are on academic probation, promotes student development through discussion of abilities and appropriate personal and occupational choices, and provides information to all students in relation to General Studies requirements.
Academic advising at APU also uses a split model, meaning that we have faculty advisors as well as an Office of Academic Advising on campus. Once you have declared a major, you are typically assigned to a faculty advisor within the department of your major, although some departments allow you to work with a faculty member of your choice. Other departments have a different process. Check with your major’s department for more information.
Students meet with an advisor each semester (March and October) while attending APU as a requirement to register or preregister. The advisor is a resource person available to explore life, vocational, and educational goals and growth, as well as aid in academic planning and course selection.
While the advisor is a guide and resource person, final responsibility for meeting requirements to complete a major and a degree program rests with the student.
Additional resources are available to assist in the many areas of planning and growth that occur during a student’s collegiate years. The Offices of Undergraduate Admissions and the Registrar process the official records concerning a student’s progress toward academic completion of a program of study. The Office of Student Life, the Learning Enrichment Center, the Writing Center, Math Center, and Career Services all provide individual guidance to students through testing, skills-development programs, counseling, and information sharing.
The Office of Academic Advising is here to help! Please feel free to contact us for further details.
