Meet Your Advisor

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Meet Your Advisor

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Who is my academic advisor?

1. Login to the MyBanner.
2. Click on "Personal Information".
3. Click on "View Student Information".
4. Select the current semester.
5. Your advisor's name is shown beside (Primary Advisor).

For further information, kindly follow the detailed instruction guide.

If you want to call your advisor or to know his/her office location, please see all Center for Academic Advising advisors contact information.

How to book an appointment with your academic advisor?

Making appointments with academic advisors becomes more easy and simple. Visit the Appointment Manager website and book an appointment in the available time slots.

Also, you can view the academic advising session notes by following the steps in the guide manual.

How to View Academic Advising Session Notes

How to book an appointment

Advisor Responsibilities

The Academic Advisors strive to create a community of learners by helping students identify their life, career, and educational goals during the course of their academic journey at Qatar University. The Academic Advisors work closely with the students, guide and support them to set and achieve their academic, career and personal goals. The role of the Academic Advisors at Qatar University is:

• Provide you assistance with academic planning, identifying the appropriate academic programs, and identifying and meeting the requirements of specialization and graduation requirements;
• Teach you about the available campus resources and services and make necessary referrals to the relevant stakeholders when needed;
• Help you make responsible decisions consistent with the student’s interest, goals, and abilities;
• Provide you with accurate and up-to-date information regarding the academic requirements, university policies and procedures;
• Provide you with an intervention when you are academically at risk by developing and implementing effective intervention strategies to ensure your success;
• Advise you on selecting and registering the accurate courses according to your study plans;
• Advise you on your academic progress toward graduation and achieving your academic goals.

Student Responsibilities

Academic Advisors at Qatar University help students make effective academic choices; it is your responsibility to plan for completing your academic programs and follow up on your academic status. Hence, you are encouraged to take the lead in initiating communication with your academic advisors and communicate with them routinely. Regular communication with the academic advisor helps you develop basic university skills such as communication skills, decision making and problem-solving, as well as to participate effectively in university life and thus enhance your university experience. Therefore, you are advised to visit your academic advisor at least once during the semester.

Student learning outcomes

The Student Learning Outcomes from Academic Advising at Qatar University are:

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of QU academic policies and procedures;
• Students will effectively utilize available technological resources at QU (such as Banner and Appointment Manager) for educational planning;
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of academic and degree program requirements;
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of accurate course selection to progress in achieving their degree program requirements;
• Students will be able to identify and utilize available QU support services and programs.

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