{"id":380,"date":"2023-02-06T17:09:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T17:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/advising\/?page_id=380"},"modified":"2025-08-20T22:01:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:01:38","slug":"first-year-advising2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/advising\/first-year-advising2\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Year Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Welcome \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Welcome to Dornsife First-Year Advising (FYA)! Our advisors work exclusively with freshmen in all Dornsife majors, helping you start strong at USC. You\u2019ll spend your first year with an FYA advisor, then transition to your major department for the rest of your journey.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Dornsife First-Year Advising team is available Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for in-person and virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/advise\">academic advising appointments<\/a>. We look forward to working with you throughout your first year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n  \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\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           \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                Mission \n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Dornsife First-Year Advising (FYA) is built on four pillars:\u00a0<strong><i>support<\/i>,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><i>empower<\/i><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><i>connect<\/i><\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong><i>prepare<\/i><\/strong>. FYA advisors provide a holistic and diverse approach to meet the needs of first-year \u00adstudents in their transition from high school to USC. FYA advisors provide dedicated outreach to facilitate connections to Dornsife and the greater Trojan community. Through empowering students to explore their academic, personal, and career goals, our individualized support lays the foundation for students to succeed at USC and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2023\/02\/Mission-image.png\" alt=\"Support Empower Connect Prepare\" width=\"1600\" height=\"790\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Learning Outcomes\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Dornsife First-Year Advising (FYA) facilitates students\u2019 successful transition from high school to USC. At the end of the first year, students will feel supported and empowered to pursue their goals, connected to the Trojan community, and prepared to take on the challenges and opportunities of college life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                FYA Approach\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p dir=\"ltr\">At USC Dornsife all students can thrive in college and graduate to become lifelong learners, and FYA helps freshmen launch this journey.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After completion of new student orientation, FYA advisors connect with students to discuss their academic progress, explore goals, and share resources and opportunities. Advisors build these connections through proactive communications, advising appointments, and various events during students\u2019 first year.<\/p>\n<p>First-Year Advising culminates with our transition fair where students will meet advisors and faculty from their academic departments and together with FYA advisors celebrate the completion of their first year. From orientation to advising appointments to an end-of-year celebration, First-Year Advising provides what students need to build a foundation for academic success and make the most of their first year.\u00a0 Learn more about your academic advisor by visiting &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/meet-the-fya-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet the FYA Team<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Defining the Academic Advising Partnership\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Academic Advising is a <strong><em>partnership<\/em><\/strong> between the student and their assigned advisor, through which students clarify, pursue, and reevaluate goals; navigate their academic journey, and engage with their campus 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