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Success Advisors provide academic advising and early career coaching to support you in achieving your academic, personal, and professional goals. Through co-creation of graduation plans, advisors help ensure on-time and on-plan graduation, while integrating academic requirements, career development, and experiential learning opportunities. Advisors empower students to monitor their academic progress and access timely resources for success. They understand the vast network of support available at ÌìÌÃÄñÏÈÉú and connect their advisees with resources to support their success at OHIO and beyond. 

Find Your Assigned Advisor

Your advisor is listed in  in the Advisor box. Your advisor's name and contact information will be listed in the column on the right side of the screen. Your advisor is also listed on the first page of your DARS report.

If no advisor is listed in your MyOHIO Student Center, contact your college student services office so they can get you connected to the appropriate advisor.

Advising Expectations

You can expect your advisor to:

• Develop a positive, collaborative relationship with advisees
• Establish and adhere to reasonable appointment availability
• Co-create and update an academic plan based on students’ goals, integrating academic requirements, career development, and experiential learning opportunities
• Help students continually reevaluate their academic plan in light of changing goals, academic performance, course offerings, and course sequencing
• Be familiar with the variety of degrees and program offerings, departmental and college requirements, and university-wide BRICKS requirements (as outlined in the ÌìÌÃÄñÏÈÉú Undergraduate Catalog and DARS)
• Respond to questions or concerns in a timely manner
• Understand the mechanics and deadlines of enrolling students, such as scheduling, adding and dropping classes, waitlisting, and requesting permission
• Maintain familiarity with support resources and refer students as appropriate to meet specific needs or goals
• Empower students to monitor academic progress and connect with resources as needed to stay on-plan or to get back on-plan
• Maintain knowledge about university grading policies, repeat, retake, and probation 

An advisor expects a student to:

• Consult with the advisor at least once each semester
• Schedule timely appointments for advising prior to the registration date
• Read emails or other communications and respond in a timely manner
• Attend appointments prepared and on-time; notify advisor in advance if unable to attend appointment
• Monitor academic progress, check grades, and utilize resources as needed; take ownership of understanding academic performance
• Prepare for the advising appointment by reviewing the DARS, Graduation Plan, course offerings, and current grades. Bring written questions as appropriate
• Understand related to major, college, and university-wide BRICKS;
• Learn how to use and effectively navigate the My OHIO Student Center
• Reflect on and discuss academic and career-related goals and interests
• Follow through with appropriate action after each advising session, and consult with the advisor if critical decisions cannot be accomplished
• Seek and utilize additional support from appropriate resources as recommended by the advisor
• Seek timely assistance in decision-making rather than expecting the advisor to make decisions
• Understand how your registration decisions impact your individual financial aid or funding