Academic Advising

Advisor and students. Photo by Rod Searcey.
Welcome to Academic Advising

Academic Advising provides comprehensive academic guidance across all the years of your undergraduate career. From the summer before you begin your Stanford journey through graduation, Academic Advising is here for you. 

Academic Advising helps you launch your educational journey beginning with Approaching Stanford, New Student Orientation and Frosh 101. Academic Advisors will also be there throughout your Stanford education—to help with course selection, choice of major, pre-professional pathways, research opportunities and more.

Connect 1:1 with an advisor

A student meets with his AAD.

Make an appointment with an AAD

Meet your Academic Advising Director (AAD), a residentially-based advisor assigned to all students living in undergraduate residences.
AARC advisors.

Make an appointment with an AARC Advisor

If you are a student-athlete, you can choose to meet with an Advisor in the Athletic Academic Resource Center (AARC Advisor).
Specialized advising. Photo by Rod Searcey.

Make an appointment with a Specialized Advisor

Meet with a specialized advisor, who has focused expertise in: pre-professional pursuits (pre-law, pre-med, pre-business, pre-education); transfer, returning or co-terminal students.
Learn more about your Academic Advisors

Academic Advising Staff Directory

Advising Quick Links

Advising outside. Photo by Rod Searcey.

Leland Scholars high-five each other.

An advising session in the AARC. Photo by Rod Searcey.

Advisor meeting with student. Photo by Rod Searcey.

Student Researcher.

Students hanging out. Photo by L.A. Cicero / Stanford News Service.

Photo by L.A. Cicero / Stanford News Service

Understand Academic Policies and Forms