What's the difference between a Professional Academic Advisor and a Faculty Academic Advisor?
A Faculty Advisor is a professor from your field of study.
Some benefits to working with your faculty advisor include recommendations on appropriate sequencing of courses in your class schedule; knowledge of typical course rotations; familiarity with type of work and workload of program courses; expertise in your field of study; ability to offer professional networking opportunities
A Professional Academic Advisor is a professional staff member who will help plan your college schedule, or may assist with course registration. UMA Center Directors and UMA Center Student Service Coordinators are additional academic advising resources.
Professional Academic Advisors help you plan your college schedule and choose a major; assist with course selection and registration; assist with academic planning related to student interest and abilities; convey and interpret university academic rules, regulations, academic prerequisites, programs, majors and courses of study; work with faculty to enhance the advisement process; refer students to appropriate UMA resources
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