Academic advising is a very important part of your college experience at UW Baraboo/Sauk County. Advisors are available to assist you in developing educational plans that are compatible with your life goals. The ultimate responsibility for making decisions about your educational plans rests directly with you, but your academic advisor can help!

Your academic advisor helps you to:

• Explore your academic and career goals
• Select classes that promote your progress toward your degree
• Choose classes that help you to explore your interests, identify your eventual major, or identify courses needed for a major already chosen
• Build a class schedule that balances your homework and class load
• Connect with a knowledgeable professional in your chosen field

The university offers a variety of advising services to assist students in meeting their academic, career, and/or personal needs. How you access an advisor depends upon whether you are a new freshman, transfer or reentry student.

New Freshmen

Meet with an academic advisor from the Office of Student Services prior to the start of their first semester as part of the course registration process during their orientation program . You will then have an individual advisor assigned to you for your freshman year who also serves as your First Year Seminar instructor. As you continue into your second year you will work more closely with an advisor from the Office of Student Services.

Transfer/Re-Entry Students

Meet with an academic advisor from the Office of Student Services prior to the start of your first semester. You will continue to work with an advisor from that office throughout your attendance at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County.

Returning adult students most likely will work closely with our returning adult student advisor, also located through the Office of Student Services.

In addition to working individually with an advisor, the university provides a number of other resources to assist students in the academic and career exploration process. To further explore majors and careers, here are some helpful webites:

Major Mania
Information about majors available throughout the UW System

WISCAREERS
Career exploration and information

Career Resources

The campus library offers a wide variety of up-to-date career information, books, and catalogs for all the UW and independent schools in Wisconsin.