Advising resources
You should not rely exclusively on one person for all the information you need about your academic life at Duke. While your advisor will probably be the person you talk to most often about your class schedules, grades, and academic plans, we encourage you to take advantage of other people on campus for specialized and personalized advice.
Academic deans help you:
- Understand academic procedures in Trinity College
- Manage a problem with a course or instructor
- Access academic support services
- Deal with a personal or family emergency
- Withdraw from a course
- Take a leave of absence
- Submit requests to reschedule final exams
- Arrange for an incomplete
- Get pre-approval for transfer course work
- Learn more about Program II and interdepartmental majors
Prehealth advisors help you:
- Learn about required courses for medical, dental or veterinary school
- Schedule prehealth coursework while also accommodating major and other graduation requirements
- Prepare for the application process by taking advantage of experiential learning opportunities on and off campus
Pregraduate, prebusiness and prelaw advisors help you:
- Understand required course work (if any)
- Plan course schedules appropriately
- Discover ways to gain necessary experience
- Prepare for the application process
Directors of undergraduate studies (DUS) help you:
- Understand the requirements of majors/minors offered in their department or program
- Learn about mentored research opportunities
- Get pre-approval for transfer course work including study abroad
- Find out about career and graduate school options
Staff in the Office of Study Abroad help you:
- Explore study abroad programs
- Understand study abroad eligibility requirements
- Complete the application process
- Decide on the right program(s) for you
- Determine how courses taken abroad can be used toward your degree requirements
Faculty help you:
- Find opportunities for research or independent study
- Learn more about a discipline or subject that could lead to a major, minor or certificate program
- Improve your approach to reviewing material, writing and studying