Academic Advising

Academic advising is a distinguishing feature of the College of William and Mary. It is based on mentoring relationships with faculty advisors assigned to help you meet your academic goals throughout your undergraduate studies, to guide you to the next level and even to involve you in research projects.

The Office of Academic Advising is always available to speak with students about their advising needs. If you are unable to contact your faculty advisor please contact our office so that we may be of assistance.  We can be reached by calling 757-221-2476 or you can email advising@wm.edu. For updates and reminders, follow us on Facebook.

Once You're Admitted

Contact the Office of Academic Advising for help with your questions as you begin to plan out your course of study.  We offer many resources to help you learn the College's degree requirements and how you might begin to plan an academic program.  Please see our advising video and  Academic Worksheet for Undergraduate Degree Requirements [PDF] to assist you with this process.

Your Initial Advisor

Students who have deposited at the College for the fall/spring term will then need to complete the academic advising questionnaire that will assist our office in assigning you a faculty advisor and peer advisor. All students are assigned a faculty and peer advisor based on the information provided on a web based survey - an academic advising questionnaire - which is accessible through a link in the Tribe Guide website. It is very important that you take the time to fill out the information regarding your interests and activities so that the office can match you with a faculty and peer advisor that shares your interests. You and your advisor will continue to work together until you declare a major.