Center for University Advising

Hofstra University’s comprehensive advising system supports students from orientation through graduation. When students arrive for orientation, they are assigned an advising dean in the Center for University Advising (CUA). This dean serves as the student’s non-major advisor throughout the student’s time at Hofstra and provides advice about goal-setting, academic planning, course selection, and academic major exploration. In addition, a student’s advising dean can suggest extracurricular activities that will complement a student’s academic interests. Advising deans also connect students with on-campus resources and help students who are having difficulty in a class find the assistance they need. When students declare a major, they also work closely with a faculty advisor in their academic department for all concerns related to their major. Faculty or major advisors help students plan their course of study and act as mentors as students explore a discipline, consider opportunities for research or graduate studies, and contemplate future careers.

The CUA also assists students who are considering advanced studies in either law or health-related professions, such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, optometry, podiatry, or veterinary medicine. Such students should express their interest in these professions to their assigned advising dean as soon as possible to begin planning for the requirements necessary to enter these kinds of programs.

Students can schedule 30-minute appointments with their advising dean on NAVIGATE through the Hofstra portal, or, for brief questions, students can drop in to Quick Question Hours to speak with the first available advising dean. Information regarding days and times of Quick Question Hours is available at hofstra.edu/advising/#quick.

Degree Audit

The degree audit, available on the Hofstra portal at my.hofstra.edu, provides students with a list of requirements that must be completed to earn a Hofstra University degree. Students should use the degree audit to review their degree requirements before meeting with a faculty advisor or advising dean in the Center for University Advising to plan schedules for the upcoming semester.

Contact: Center for University Advising
Room 101 Memorial Hall, South Campus
516-463-6770
hofstra.edu/advising