Advising and Registration Policies

Advising Appointment Policy

Students may schedule 30-minute appointments with their assigned advisors:

• to discuss scheduling questions
• for in-depth advising questions
• for academic/degree planning, graduate/professional school planning and career development
• to discuss and receive support in addressing personal and academic challenges
• for general questions and concerns

Students must be on time for their scheduled appointments. Late arrivals of more than 5 minutes may result in a cancellation of an appointment. Make An Advising Appointment

Registration Appointment Policy

Students will be contacted by their academic advisor to schedule registration appointments for the upcoming semester/term via BoilerConnect.

• One registration appointment may be scheduled per semester/term.
• Appointments must be canceled no less than 24-hours in advance of the appointment. Extenuating circumstances (e.g. severe illness or an unexpected personal concern) will be considered when this policy is not met. In this circumstance, the ability to schedule another appointment during the pre-registration period is not guaranteed.
• Failure to cancel an appointment will result in no further registration appointments until the open registration period.
  
  

Registration Appointment Process

• Advisors will complete the Advisor Course Recommendation form (ACRF) prior to a student's registration appointment.
• Students will review course recommendations with their advisor and agree upon course choices for the subsequent semester/term. Students will submit their Course Recommendation (CRF) form by the deadline to ensure they are part of the pre-registration process.
• During the open registration period, students will use Scheduling Assistant to make schedule changes after consulting with their advisor. Registration PINs are found in each student's BoilerConnect notes section.
  
  

Drop-in Appointment Policy

Drop-in appointments are available to discuss quick concerns such as dropping/adding courses, resolving scheduling conflicts, completing paperwork, and addressing other time-sensitive questions. Drop-in appointments are kept to 10 minutes maximum and may not be used for registration appointment or degree planning purposes.

• Advisors schedule drop-in times that vary throughout the week to accommodate student schedules. Visit check drop-in times to review your advisor's schedule. Times are updated the Friday before the following week and are subject to change without notice.
• Students must see their assigned advisor. If there is a time-sensitive need, students should email their advisor or scienceadvising@purdue.edu if their advisor is away from the office.
• Drop-in appointments are on a first-come, first-served basis, and therefore, students are not guaranteed to see their advisor during scheduled drop-in times if the number of students to be seen is greater than the time allotted.
  

Email Policy

Whenever possible, advisors will reply to emails within 48 business hours (2 business days). 

• Please do not resend/forward your original email within the same 48 business hours (2 business days) window. 
• Please try to include all information/questions within the same original email, instead of sending multiple emails consecutively. 
• If it has been more than 48 business hours (2 business days) since you sent your original email and you've not received a response, you may send your advisor a follow-up email.
• If your advisor is out-of-office/unavailable, and your question/concern is urgent, please email scienceadvising@purdue.edu. 

Business Hours Policy

• Advisor business hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am EST to 5:00pm EST. 
• Advisors are not available outside of normal business hours.