What do college academic counselors do?

CFAES offers different types of advising and support to help you throughout your time here. Our professional academic counselors assist students with:

  • Declaring a new major or minor
  • Academic opportunities
  • Campus support services
  • General education requirements
  • Graduation requirements
  • Reinstatement
  • Leave of absence questions
  • Scheduling classes
  • Transfer questions
  • University policies and procedures

Contact us

CFAES Academic Programs
Agricultural Administration Building, Room 100
2120 Fyffe Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43210

Phone: (614) 292-1734

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What do department and faculty advisors do?

Your faculty and/or department advisor specializes in your field of study and helps with the following:

  • Major-specific topics
  • Course selection
  • Providing advisor permission/approval for certain procedures
  • Potential careers and research opportunities
  • Questions regarding your area of study

You can find your assigned faculty and/or department advisor listed in Buckeye Link. Contact these individuals directly to schedule appointments.

Important resources and tools

As an Ohio State student, you have access to a variety of resources designed to help you succeed. Here’s how you can utilize these tools with the Academic Advising office:

OnCourse: Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor or view appointment notes after a meeting.

Buckeye Link: Manage your Ohio State student account by reviewing your to-do list, make tuition payments, check your class schedule, access your grades, find your advisor and more.

Registrar: View the academic course calendar for important dates and deadlines, order your transcript, get help submitting prior learning credits, access academic policy information and more.