Become an Advisor

New advisors must complete the following workshops/trainings:

Best Practices for Effective Advising and Student Profile (conducted in-person).
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides Degree Works Training. For questions, please email degreeworks@louisiana.edu
Once your training is complete, fill out the Banner Request form provided by the Academic Success Center and email it to success@louisiana.edu.

Fall 2024 Workshop Dates -- to be determined.

Advising Through ULink

Advising information is available on the University’s integrated student information system, ULink. You can email your students to announce the beginning of the advising season, send out advising reminders, and clarify expectations for new and continuing students.

By the beginning of October and March, all new students are assigned a departmental academic advisor. This is a good time to contact your advisees about at-risk alerts, tutoring resources, drop deadlines, the two-week advising season, and the procedures to scheduling an advising appointment.

Advising Session

During an advising session, you should have access to the Student Profile (on ULink on the Advising Quick Links card), the Catalog, the blue advising forms or remote advising forms, and any departmental information about your student’s major.

As an advisor, you must remove students’ advising holds so they can register for classes. It is recommended that you remove the hold during the advising session. While on the Student Profile under Holds, click Release the Advising Hold.