The Academic Adviser is expected to:

• be available for conferences at appropriate times and places about which their advisees have been informed;
  
• provide accurate information about academic regulations and procedures, course prerequisites, and graduation requirements;
  
• assist students in planning academic programs suited to their interests and abilities and their career objectives;
  
• inform their advisees when their proposed course selections conflict with University academic or curricular regulations;
  
• assist advisees with following proper procedures for such things as exemptions to the course drop deadlines, auditing courses, taking a course using the credit by examination policy, registering for 19 or more credit hours, registering for Cooperating Raleigh Colleges inter-institutional courses, or repeating a course previously passed;
  
• refer advisees for special testing or counseling as needed; and,
• assist their advisees in considering the appropriateness of academic adjustments where these become necessary in cases of serious injury or illness.

The Service Provider is expected to:

• review and evaluate documentation presented by students for consideration in determining the presence of a disability;
  
• determine which students are eligible and for which accommodations they qualify;
  
• register eligible students;
  
• assist students in understanding their disability, how it impacts their learning and what accommodations are appropriate;
  
• provide verification of students’ disability and serve as a liaison between faculty, administration, and students regarding academic and accommodation needs;
  consult with the primary caregivers (psychologists, psychiatrists, audiologists, etc.) regarding appropriate accommodations for students; and,
• make appropriate referrals both on and off campus.