Advising at CC
Colorado College uses a dual advising model, meaning that students are assigned two advisors during their academic career at the College. Although there are some overlapping responsibilities of both advisors, each advisor has a different vantage point on the student experience at CC and students are welcome to meet with either advisor at any time.
If you are ever confused about your official advisors, you can find them listed on Stellic.
Faculty Advising
Incoming students are assigned a pre-major faculty advisor based on their academic interests as indicated through the admission process. Students work with this faculty advisor until they declare their major, at which time they are assigned a faculty advisor in their major department.*
Faculty advisors provide developmental and curricular advising. As teachers at the College, faculty advisors have a deep understanding of the demands and expectations of learning on the block, and are well versed in the General Education curriculum and the overall College requirements. They are also uniquely qualified for consultation with students about majors within their academic division and how those majors lead to graduate school and professional pathways.
While students can request a meeting with their faculty advisor at any time, they are required to meet with their faculty advisor at least once per semester during the pre-registration period.
*How a student is matched to a departmental advisor varies by department. Questions about individual departmental processes should be directed to the Department or Program Chair.)
Professional Staff ("Hub") Advising
When students enter the College they are assigned a professional staff advisor from the Advising Hub based on their academic interests as indicated through the admission process. Unlike a student’s faculty advisor, a student’s assigned Hub advisor works with them for the duration of their CC academic career.
Hub advisors help students identify academic and personal goals, and help identify/create educational pathways to meet those goals that include both curricular and co-curricular opportunities and resources. They also advise students on course selection, ensure students understand and adhere to College academic policies, and work with students who are placed on academic warning, probation, and suspension. Additionally, Hub advisors are the primary point of contact if a student needs to take a block off or a leave of absence.
Hub advisors also offer academic coaching to students who are interested, helping them identify, work towards, and achieve their goals. To learn more, visit this page.