Academic Advising
Your advisor is in your corner from day one.
Every Batten student has an academic advisor — a real person whose job is to help you figure out what to take, understand what you need to graduate, and navigate the parts of college that don't come with a manual. Whether you're choosing your first classes or planning your final semester, advising is where you start.
What Advising Covers
Your advisor isn’t just someone who approves your schedule. They’re your primary guide through the academic side of college — from your first semester to your last.
Building Your Schedule
Your advisor builds your first schedule based on your placement levels, interests, and General Education requirements — and helps you plan each semester after that.
Choosing & Declaring a Major
Not sure what to study? Your advisor helps you explore options, understand what each major requires, and guides you through the declaration process when you’re ready.
Tracking Degree Requirements
Your advisor helps you understand what you still need to complete — General Ed, major requirements, and electives — and makes sure you’re on pace to graduate on time.
Navigating WebAdvisor
PASCAL/WebAdvisor is your tool for seeing your schedule, checking your academic history, and registering for classes. Your advisor can walk you through it.
Connecting You to Resources
Struggling in a class? Dealing with something outside the classroom? Your advisor can point you toward tutoring, the Writing Studio, Disability Services, and more.
Certifying Your Graduation
Your Faculty Advisor reviews and certifies that you’ve met all major requirements before you can receive your degree. They’re the final sign-off.
Advising for New Students
Just arriving? Here’s what you need to know about how advising works at the start — and where to find the information that matters most in your first semester.
New & Transfer Student Advising
Who your advisor is, how the advising relationship works, and how to declare a major — whether you’re arriving as a first-year or a transfer student.
Learn More ›Understanding Your Schedule
How your first schedule was built, how to read it, what your placement codes mean, and what to do if you want to make a change.
Learn More ›Degree Requirements
The plain-English breakdown of what a Batten degree actually requires — General Education, your major, electives, and how 128 credits gets you to graduation.
Learn More ›Schedule an Appointment
Have a question that’s easier to talk through? Request a meeting with an Academic Advisor at a time that works for you.
Request Appointment ›Registration Station
Time to Register for Next Semester?
Each semester, Registration Station has everything you need in one place: registration dates, how to use WebAdvisor, who to contact if something goes wrong, and what to do before your registration window opens. Updated each semester — bookmark it.
Explore Advising
Schedule an Advising Appointment
Whether you have a quick question or need to sit down and map out your entire degree plan, your advisor is here. Don’t wait until something goes wrong.
