Virtual academic advising sessions are designed to mimic the same experience a student has during a face-to-face appointment with an academic advisor.
Virtual Academic Advising
Frequently Asked Questions about Virtual Advising
Virtual academic advising sessions are only available to admitted and/or currently enrolled students. Prospective students, students who have not applied to STLCC, should contact one of our academic advising locations to make arrangements.
If you are admitted to STLCC and/or an enrolled student, you may schedule your appointment at www.stlcc.edu/advising. Please note during the months of January and August you will need to contact academic advising directly to schedule a virtual academic advising appointment.
It is important when setting your appointment that you indicate the following in the comments section for your advisor: preference for an online appointment or phone appointment.
Student Expectations for Virtual Academic Advising
You can expect to have 30 minutes from your scheduled appointment start time with your academic advisor during your virtual academic advising session. To maximize the time you have with your advisor, you are expected to complete the following prior to the appointment:
- Send any relevant information and/or documents such as unofficial transcripts to your advisor. If you have already submitted this information to STLCC there is no need to email it to your advisor
- Come prepared with questions for your advisor
- Read through the remaining expectations
We understand that unexpected events may affect your scheduled appointment. If you are unable to make the appointment, you will need to reschedule. If your sessions does not begin within 10 minutes of the scheduled start time you will be asked to reschedule.
In order to maximize the time spent with your advisor, please make sure to run and review your degree audit prior to your appointment.
Joining Online? The link for your appointment will be in your appointment confirmation and reminder emails. Simply click on the link to begin the session.
We will use Blackboard Collaborate for our online appointments. Please feel free to learn more about using this tool here - Participant Guide to Blackboard Collaborate.
Joining by Phone? The phone number for the advisor will be in your appointment confirmation and reminder emails.
If the advisor does not hear from you within 5 minutes of the start time they will reach out to you by phone.
After you have discussed your course selections with your academic advisor you can find instructions on using our class scheduled and getting registered here.
We understand that things happen and you may need to reschedule your appointment. You may do so through Navigate or by contacting an academic advising office.
We understand that unexpected events may affect your scheduled appointment. If you are unable to make the appointment, you will need to reschedule. If your session does not begin within 10 minutes of the scheduled start time you will be asked to reschedule.