Student Advisor - Update


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Enter the student’s ID in the ID field.

You can also search by using the student’s SSN in the National ID field or by Last Name and First Name.

If you want to see the history rows for the student, place a checkmark in the Include History checkbox.

Select Search .

Add Advisor to New Student

Student Advisor Page

Enter the appropriate effective date in Effective Date field. This will default to today’s date.

Enter the appropriate career in the Academic Career field.

Enter the student’s appropriate program in the Academic Program field. You can choose the appropriate program by using the Lookup button .

Enter the ID number of the Advisor in the Academic Advisor field.

Note: Only individuals that have been designated as Advisors should be entered in the Academic Advisor field.

Save .

Change Student’s Advisor


Home > Manage Student Records > Track Student Careers > Use > Student Advisor

Enter the ID of the student you are searching for. You can also search by National ID, or First Name and Last Name.

If you want to see the history rows for the student, place a checkmark in the Include History checkbox.

Select Search .


Select the Add a New Row button to the right of Academic Institution.

The information from the previous row will be copied to the new row.

Enter the appropriate date in the Effective Date field. This date cannot be the same date as the effective date of the previous row. (i.e. The “old” advisor finishes on one day and a “new” advisor begins on the next day.)

Change the Academic Program if necessary.

Highlight the Academic Advisor’s ID number and enter the new advisor’s ID number in the Academic Advisor field.

Save .

Add an Additional Advisor

To add another advisor to a student’s record, select the Add a Row button to the right of the Academic Institution field.

The information from the previous row will be copied to the new row.

Enter the appropriate date in the Effective Date field. This date cannot be the same date as the effective date of the previous row.

To add another advisor to a student’s record, select the Add a Row button to the right of the Advisor Number field.


Enter the same Academic career as the previous row ~ in this example UGRD.

Enter the appropriate Academic Program in the Academic Program field. Use the Lookup button if you are not sure what Academic Program the student is in.

Enter the ID number of the Academic Advisor in the Academic Advisor field. You can always use the Lookup button to search for the correct ID number.

Save .

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