Academic Advising

The School employs a developmental approach to advising within the PharmD program – realizing each student is a unique person, student, and scholar. Faculty advisors serve as coaches, mentors, and advocates as students aim to maximize their growth and development over a 4- year PharmD experience. 

Each first-year student is assigned a faculty mentor who will help them navigate their time at the School and support their personal and professional development. Faculty mentors serve as a primary resource for academic guidance, career exploration, and professional growth. Students are encouraged to actively engage with their faculty mentors and build a broader circle of mentors, including faculty, preceptors, alumni, and peers, to support their success throughout the program and beyond. 

Academic advising, coaching, and mentoring concerns itself with academic performance, student satisfaction, and quality of student life. The School subscribes to the National Academic Advising Association definition of advising: 

“Academic advising is an educational process that, by intention and design, facilitates students’ understanding and the meaning and purpose of higher education, and fosters their intellectual and personal development towards academic success and lifelong learning.”