Center for University Advising

To help students adjust to new expectations and stay on track, Hofstra has developed a comprehensive advising system that supports students from orientation through graduation. During New Student Orientation, students are assigned an advising dean from the Center for University Advising (CUA). This dean serves as the student’s general advisor throughout the student’s time at Hofstra, and provides advice about goal-setting, academic planning, course selection, and major exploration. In addition, a student’s advising dean can suggest out-of-classroom activities that will complement a student’s academic interests. Advising deans can also help students who are having difficulty in a class find the resources they need. When students declare a major, they work closely with a faculty advisor in their academic department for all concerns related to their major. Faculty or major advisors are able to help students plan their course of study and can also act as mentors while students explore a discipline, consider opportunities for research or graduate studies, or 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 interests in these professions to their advising dean as soon as possible, to begin planning for the various requirements necessary for entering these kinds of programs. For more information, call the CUA at 516-463-6770.