{"id":1477,"date":"2021-09-24T16:08:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/learning\/prepare-advising\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:43:19","slug":"prepare-advising","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/student-success-center\/learning\/advising\/prepare-advising\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for Academic Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Academic Advising at Butler Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academic-services\/learning\/advising-responsibilities\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Academic Advisor &amp; Advisee Responsibilities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academic-services\/learning\/prepare-advising\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >How to Prepare for Your Academic Advising Appointment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/academic-services\/learning\/advising-resources\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Resources for Academic Advising<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-prepare-for-your-academic-advising-appointment\">How to Prepare for Your Academic Advising Appointment<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The following recommendations will help you make the most of the time you have with your academic advisor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>About four weeks before registration begins for a new semester, continuing students should check their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/enrollment-time\/\">registration appointment<\/a> time posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/my.butler.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My.Butler.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registration Steps <\/a>created by Registration and Records to begin the process of preparing for your academic advising appointment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plan in advance and schedule an academic advising appointment\u2014the best academic advising takes place when you and your academic advisor can have dedicated time to discuss your concerns and plans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In advance of&nbsp;your academic advising appointment, consider the issues and questions you want to address with your academic advisor, and bring a list to your appointment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use some of your time during your academic advising appointment to get to know one another. 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