Contact your advisor for the following:
- Academic difficulty
- Career advising and referrals
- Illness, personal crisis, death in the family, etc. requiring you to miss class
- Physical health, disability, and mental health resources and referrals
- Academic support services referrals (e.g., tutoring, test-taking and study skills)
- Enrollment issues including forms and other information and advice regarding course add/drop or credit changes, pass/fail or audit registration, or withdrawal from school
- Information on progress toward completion of graduation requirements
- Independent study and mentoring opportunities
- International for-credit educational experiences
- Conflict resolution with peers, classroom concerns including student/faculty relations
- Academic and non-academic misconduct (e.g., cheating, professionalism)
- Scholarships, financial aid, AOF (Advanced Opportunity Fellowships), short-term loan funds
- Written confirmation for the Office of Student Financial Services regarding your standing relative to the “10-semester rule”
- Verification of student status for jury or military duty, or to secure an auto loan
- GPA certification for auto insurance or non-UW–Madison scholarships or loans
- General advice…