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Reference Handbook: Advising Center

Online version of the outdated desk model!

Academic Advising

Our Certified Advisors provide an integrated academic and career service to students. Through collaborative teaching and learning, the advising process empowers our diverse student populations to explore and navigate their academic and career pathways. Our teams are committed to providing quality academic advising services and information about available resources to support students in achieving their desired goal, whether that be the completion of a certificate and/or Associate degree and support their transition to a four-year institution or the workforce.

Advising Drop-ins

January 27–March 28

Mondays: 2–5 p.m.
Tuesdays: 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
(Every 1st Saturday of the month in-person only)

(check-in cutoff times are 30 minutes to an hour of closing time, depending on traffic and advisor
availability).

Drop-ins average 15-20 minutes, and students will be served in the order they were checked in. Wait times may vary depending on student traffic and advisor availability.

  • General Program Information
  • Change of Major/Change of Primary Institution
  • Registration Assistance
  • Hold Questions
  • Course and Pre-requisite Overrides
  • Graduation Applications

Zoom

Phone: 210-486-3300

Email: PAC-Advising@alamo.edu

Advising Appointments

January 27–March 28

Scheduled 24-48hrs in advance via Navigate during non-drop-in times

  • General Program Information
  • Change of Major/Change of Primary Institution
  • Course and Pre-requisite Overrides
  • Graduation Applications
  • Early Alert Advising
  • Academic Probation
  • Creating/Updating your Advising Plan
  • Degree Audits
  • Degree/Career Planning
  • Transfer Advising
  • PIN Release (students requiring a PIN have been notified via e-mail)
  • Financial Aid Appeals (during the petitioning period only)

How to Schedule an Appointment via Navigate in ACES

Advising will be closed on the following dates:

  • March 31: Cesar Chavez 
  • April 18: Easter Holiday
  • May 2: Fiesta Holiday
  • May 26: Memorial Day

More About a Creative Path

f you want a career that lets you express yourself, welcome to the beginning of a rewarding journey. While each of the Alamo Colleges has its own history, campus and culture, the Alamo Colleges Institutes have been organized to help you make the most of what our colleges collectively offer. Each Institute represents a system of educational  pathways toward specialized careers. Choose either  the general field of study or a specific job you’re after, and the Institute will show you the path to follow,  step-by-step, to arrive at the future you want. Each course you take in the Institute you’ve chosen builds  one upon another. We call them stackable credentials, meaning you take courses that move you toward your  end goal—the career you’ve chosen. Dare to Dream. Prepare to Lead.™ This approach will help you: • SAVE TIME – Take only courses you need, either  to be job-ready when you graduate from one of the Alamo Colleges or to transfer to a university. • SAVE MONEY – Don’t pay for unneeded courses  or take more credit hours than you need to graduate or transfer. Learn more about all six Institutes and the programs available through each one. Simply talk to an adv