{"id":181,"date":"2021-08-05T12:31:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/?page_id=181"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:58:18","slug":"resources-for-advisors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vassar.edu\/new-students\/orientation\">New Student Orientation Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At Vassar, academic advisors are faculty members or administrators who take an active role in monitoring the academic progress of a student\u2019s plan of study. Students and advisors work together to plan each semester and discuss future academic paths, with particular emphasis placed on depth and breadth of study. In addition to knowledge of the general and specific curricular elements set forth in the Catalogue, the Advisor\u2019s Handbook, and the Schedule of Classes, advisors should be familiar with a student\u2019s academic record and educational goals. An important part of the pre-major advisor\u2019s job is to refer students to other resources, including faculty members of other departments and programs, academic support offices, counseling services, the Office of Community-Engaged Learning, pre-professional advisors and the deans\u2019 offices. The resources below are provided to support all aspects of advising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imagenow.vassar.edu\/experience\/#documents\/view\/321Z47J_003773X4E000239\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-Major Advisee information<\/a>&nbsp;- Includes pre-matriculation transcript(s) and Statement of Academic Interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to access the information above you will need to log in from a computer on campus or use a VPN connection. Instructions for setting up a VPN can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/servicedesk.vassar.edu\/solutions\/1188615-global-protect-vpn-installation-instructions\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Department\/Program Advising Information<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/learn-to-look-art-105-this-fall\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"458\">Art<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/mathmatics-and-statistics-at-vassar-2024-25-a-guide-for-advisors\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"463\">Math<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/biology-a-guide-for-first-year-students\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"477\">Biology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/chemistry-at-vassar\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"487\">Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/biochemistry-at-vassar\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"491\">Biochemistry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/physics-at-vassar\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"495\">Physics and Astronomy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/neuroscience-and-behavior-program\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"499\">Neuroscience and Behavior<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First-Year Orientation Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/registration-basics\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"429\">Registration Basics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/academic-advising-schedule\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"468\">Academic Advising Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/institutional-equity\/title-ix\/\">Title IX information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/international-programs\/\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"233\">Education Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/first-year-registration-memo\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"516\">First-Year Registration Memo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advisor Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/08\/PMA-Handbook-2025-26-v14.pdf\">Pre-Major Advisor Handbook 2025\/2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.vassar.edu\/first-year-handbook\">First-Year Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-the-college\/documents\/sources\/\">Going to the Source<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/08\/Pre-Major-Advisor-Meeting-2025.pdf\">Pre-Major Advisor Meeting 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/advising\/resources-for-advisors\/advising-cheat-sheet-2025-2026\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"523\">Advising Cheat Sheet 2025\/2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporting Student Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-the-college\/wellness-resources\/supporting-students\/videos\/supporting-students-in-distress\/\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"252\">Supporting Students in Distress<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/11\/Supporting-Students-grief.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"251\">Grieving an Unexpected Loss<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/dean-of-first-year-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/11\/Supporting-Students-after-campus-loss.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"250\">After a Campus Loss<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Student Orientation Website At Vassar, academic advisors are faculty members or administrators who take an active role in monitoring the academic progress of a student\u2019s plan of study. 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