Florida Atlantic University recognizes and embraces its responsibility to provide students with the necessary and appropriate skills, abilities, information, and resources to enable them to make enlightened decisions. To meet the challenges of excellence in education, this institution is committed to offering its students the opportunity to receive assistance and guidance in clarifying life and career goals, developing suitable educational plans, strengthening decision-making skills, increasing their awareness of University policies and procedures, and acquiring information regarding University and community resources.
Students must be active participants in deciding the goals and direction of their university experience, and they are expected to avail themselves of all opportunities to become knowledgeable, self-directed, and competent decision-makers. As partners in the advising process, the student and advisor work toward the common goal of enhancing the academic experience by devising the best possible academic program. However, students must ultimately take responsibility for their own progress toward a degree.