Academic Advising
Academic Advising helps with degree planning, enrollment, course selection, and support services. Schedule appointments or use drop-in advising for assistance.
Your advisor is there to help you stay on course.
Work with your assigned advisor to avoid mistakes like:
- Taking classes you don’t need
- Missing a class that is not offered every semester
- Missing a prerequisite for a required course.
Advising by Appointment
Currently enrolled students — schedule an appointment with your assigned academic advisor for personalized support.
Assigned Advisors help students with the following during appointments:
- Removing your academic advising hold
- Degree planning
- Discussing transfer options (if applicable)
- Discussing degree progression and goal achievement
- Making appropriate referrals to support services
Drop-in Advising
If you have a time-sensitive issue or have not been assigned an advisor, a drop-in service is available, both on-campus or virtual, to determine your next steps.
Drop-In Advisors help with:
- Filing for graduation
- Withdrawing from a course/turning in audit paperwork
- Errors when registering for classes
- Changing majors
- Changing a course on their schedule
Before the start of the semester, you can use drop-in services to remove your academic advising hold if your assigned advisor's appointments are full. Please follow up with your assigned advisor on any advice you get to ensure it fits your plan.
Virtual Drop-in
This service is available for time-sensitive matters. Students will be assisted on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Mondays: 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
- Wednesdays: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
You can check in to visit with an Academic Advisor on a drop-in basis through our virtual room. Please have a photo ID and your student ID number ready and have a working camera to conduct the meeting.
On-Campus Drop-in
- Monday–Thursday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Meet With Your Academic Advisor
Your assigned advisor knows your goals and preferences and can give you the most accurate advice.
Enroll In Classes
Summer & Fall Priority Enrollment opens:
March 24 for students with 30+ credit hours,
March 31 for students with 12+ credit hours,
and April 7 for all students, including Summer-Only Enrollment for visiting students.
If you're currently enrolled at TCC, please connect with your assigned Academic Advisor for help enrolling in an upcoming semester. Please review our advising-by-appointment options for guidance.
Your Responsibilities Each Semester
- Meet with your academic advisor in the weeks leading up to Priority Enrollment
- Enroll in classes using your Degree Works plan
- Check on your financial aid or make other payment arrangements
- Purchase books for your upcoming classes
- Find your classes and get excited for the first day of the semester
Degree Planning & Document Assistance
A degree audit through Degree Works helps you select courses that are required for your major and contains the following information:
- The classes that remain to be taken within the chosen major.
- Credits you’ve already completed that apply to the chosen major.
- Credits you’ve completed that do not apply to the chosen major.
In order to access your degree audit on Degree Works, you must first declare a major and then visit an Academic Advisor.
All previous college transcripts must be turned in to the Records and Student Completion Services office, so credits can be evaluated and updated on your TCC transcript.
If there are questions about college transfer credits or possible course substitutions that need to be applied, visit an Academic Advisor.
If you need to submit a paper transcript or have questions about completing the following forms we are here to help. Meet with your advisor with any questions.