{"id":1092,"date":"2023-04-19T19:23:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/advising\/?page_id=1092"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:10:58","slug":"academic-advising","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/advising\/academic-advising\/","title":{"rendered":"Advising Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Meeting with your academic advisor is an important part of your academic journey at USC. Dornsife academic advisors offer both in-person and Zoom advising options. There are several advising options available depending on your advising needs.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>minimum\u00a0<\/strong>of ONE (1) advising appointment is required each semester (see\u00a0Mandatory Advising\u00a0below). During mandatory advisement, students meet one-on-one with their academic advisors to discuss their progress in the current semester and plans for the upcoming term.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; height: 576px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; height: 24px; background-color: #991b00;\" width=\"224\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Advising Appointment Reason<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; height: 24px; background-color: #991b00; text-align: center;\" width=\"93\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Semester Week(s)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; height: 24px; background-color: #991b00; text-align: center;\" width=\"342\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Appointment Description<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; text-align: center; height: 96px;\" width=\"224\">Finalize semester schedule<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; text-align: center; height: 96px;\" width=\"93\">Weeks 1-3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; text-align: center; height: 96px;\" width=\"342\">Meet with the assigned advisor of your declared major to discuss course changes and grading options for the current semester.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 168px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; text-align: center; height: 168px;\" width=\"224\">Explore academic &amp; research options, short- and long-term course planning, internships, and other opportunities<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; text-align: center; height: 168px;\" width=\"93\">Weeks 3-5, 13-15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; text-align: center; height: 168px;\" width=\"342\">Meet with the assigned advisor of your declared major to plan for future semesters, discuss academic and career goals, explore co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities, research and much more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 264px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; text-align: center; height: 264px;\" width=\"224\">Mandatory Advising<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; text-align: center; height: 264px;\" width=\"93\">6-12<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.2457%; text-align: center; height: 264px;\" width=\"342\">Meet with the assigned advisor of your declared major to review your progress and discuss plans for next semester. This appointment is\u00a0<strong>required<\/strong>\u00a0to enroll in the upcoming term. To enroll in classes when your permit to register opens, schedule and complete this session in advance. Check email sent by advisor for more info.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 24px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #991b00; text-align: center; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/advise\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n    \n  \n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--interactive-content-pane \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--interactive-content-pane\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"left\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Helpful Tips for Academic Advising\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"pagination-wrapper\">\n      <ul class=\"interactive-content-pane-pagination\"><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"right\">\n          <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Scheduling an advising appointment\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Want to meet with your academic advisor?\u00a0 Click the link below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/advise\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                5 Important Facts About Departmental Advising\n              <\/h3>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"background-images\">\n          <div class=\"swiper swiper-background-images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                          <\/div>\n\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                          <\/div>\n\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1092","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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