The American University of Paris

The academic advising program at The American University of Paris assists students with their long-term academic planning. Academic advisors develop working relationships with students to establish educational, personal and career goals as well as the strategies required to achieve these. Ultimately, the program aims to instill students with a sense of responsibility to themselves, personal organization and maturity – assets that will facilitate success at AUP and beyond.



	All full-time, as well as part-time degree-seeking, students are assigned a faculty member as an academic advisor who is available for academic counseling on an individual basis during their office hours. These faculty advisors guide students in such areas as:


	long-term academic planning

	course selection

	choosing a major or minor course of study

	general education requirements needed for graduation

	clarification of transfer credits and course equivalencies

	junior degree checks

	directed study and internship programs

	referrals to Student Affairs



	The advising center provides administrative support to both students and advisors as well as any necessary academic advising for both assigned advisees of the center but also for walk-in consultations. The advising center provides assistance as follows:


	outside language study

	study abroad

	liaison between General Education Committee and students with transfer credits and equivalencies

	liaison between Students and Academic Affairs for submission and verification of administration paperwork relative to substitution / waiver requests as well as independent project applications.

	distribution of and verification of junior degree checks

	referrals to Academic Departments, Student Affairs and Career & Internship Services

The AUP advising program is designed to follow closely each student's academic progress. Should a student experience difficulties in a particular course the advisor is notified where, in turn, the advisor contacts the student to offer their assistance in finding a solution to the problem.

The first year of university life can be somewhat bewildering, especially for students who are not familiar with the American system of higher education. For this reason, Freshmen are assigned to the faculty member who is teaching their FirstBridge course. This faculty member will be the student's academic advisor during their first year at AUP. We believe this creates a special link for the students with other Freshmen and with faculty members teaching Freshmen classes.

During the second year of study, or before the student has declared a major, they are assigned to an advisor in the Advising Center. The Center is open Monday through Friday in order to help these students and also to accommodate walk-in students who just have a quick question or want to get some advice. By the end of the Sophomore year most students have declared a major.

Once the student has declared a major, they are assigned to a faculty member in that department who will monitor their academic progress until graduation. These departmental faculty advisors are best suited to offer the student advice about courses in their major, graduate study or career plans.

As you can see, AUP considers academic advising very important at each step of the student's university life. The advisors have only 20 to 25 advisees which enables them to get to know the students personally creating a friendly and supportive atmosphere.

Academic Advising