Academic Advising
ACADEMIC ADVISING—At Howard Community College (HCC), academic advisors provide students with information and recommendations regarding academic planning, including areas of study, course selection, academic concerns, academic standing, graduation, and transfer preparation. Additionally, academic advisors perform initial graduation clearance. Students in selected programs, or with selected enrollment statuses, are assigned to specific academic advisors based on their area of study, academic goal, cohort, and academic pathway. All other students are assigned to the Office of Admissions and Advising. Regardless of academic advisor assignment, academic advising is available year round to all students through the Office of Admissions and Advising.
Students are responsible for fulfilling the requirements of their area of study for the catalog year that applies to them. Students may pursue more than one area of study if that serves their career and academic goals. First-time, degree-seeking students are required to complete college composition and the appropriate college-level mathematics course within the first 24 college-level credit hours. First-time, degree-seeking students who place into the developmental mathematics or English sequence must complete an appropriate college level mathematics or English course the subsequent semester following the completion of the highest level developmental mathematics or English course. Students who do not meet the pre-requisite requirements for their chosen area of study are advised to enroll in a broad associate degree such as General Studies, in order to accurately plan for degree completion.
It is the student’s responsibility to meet with an academic advisor at least once per term. Students may access information regarding their academic pathway and applicable catalog year through their Student Planning account in Self-Service. Additional academic advising information may be accessed by each student on the College’s academic advising website and in appropriate college publications.
For further information contact the Office of Admissions and Advising at adm-adv@howardcc.edu.