Academic Advising

Types of Advising:

Academic Advisors are instructors who teach in the field you are majoring in. During the school year, you are strongly encouraged to contact an instructor in your major for help in your specific area. Please be aware that most Academic Advisors are not available during the summer months. You may contact the Counseling department for assistance during this time.

Counselors offer advising for General Studies degrees and all other degrees and certificates Eastern Arizona College offers.

Academic Advising:

The goal of academic advising is to assist the student with developing an educational plan and goals. The student carries the ultimate responsibility for making decisions about life goals and educational plans. Our counselors are to act as a resource of information to achieve those goals.

Advising is strongly recommended for:

  • All new students attending EAC

  • All degree-seeking students

  • All students who intend to transfer to another college or university

  • All students who are unsure of what major they would like to pursue

How to prepare for your visit to speak with an advisor/counselor:

  1. Complete the Form for Admission to EAC and take the COMPASS placement tests for English, reading and math.

  2. Determine which courses you are going to sign up for based on the recommendations on your COMPASS test scores.

  3. Review the EAC catalog and class schedule

  4. Bring to your advising session a folder containing as much information as you can gather about your academic performance to date and about your academic plans for the future. Items you should include in your folder are:

    • Up-to-date unofficial transcripts showing all previous college course work (including dual credit earned while in high school)

    • Assessment or placement test scores indicating your current skill levels in writing, mathematics or reading

    • Interest or aptitude tests you may have taken previously (for example, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

    • Any other information about yourself you think might be helpful to an advisor in assisting you with developing an academic plan

    • Include as well, information about transfer options you are considering (catalogs, program descriptions, curriculum planning guides, etc.)

  1. If applicable, send official transcripts from any academic institutions you have attended to:

    EAC Records and Registration
    615 N. Stadium Ave.
    Thatcher, AZ 85552

    and have them evaluated prior to your advisor visit.

Student’s responsibilities in the advisement process:

  • Student is expected to be knowledgeable about college policies, procedures and requirements

  • Student should read and understand the EAC Catalog

  • Student is expected to review the class schedule for possible course options prior to meeting with a counselor/advisor

  • Student is expected to contact a counselor/advisor in a timely fashion for registration, advisement or other necessary appointments.

Student is expected to know and follow General Education requirements and major department requirements.