The Career and Academic Counseling Center is committed to meeting career and academic needs of students, faculty, staff, and community members by providing the following services:

Academic Advising

• Serve as first contact for student questions (walk-in and telephone)
• Advise undecided students
• Advise students regarding general education requirements
• Refer students to appropriate departments
• Provide advisement when departmental advisors are unavailable
• Provide transfer information for programs that UVSC does not have
• Provide transfer information for graduate programs
• Listen to student issues and assist and/or refer to appropriate student services

Career Counseling

• Provide career interest/personality testing
• Offer one-on-one academic/vocational counseling
• Encourage use of Choices career and education software
• Maintain a career resource library
• Provide career workshops

Academic Standards

• Advise students on warning, probation, and suspension status
• Conduct Academic Standards Workshops
• Connect students with student support resources
• Supervise the mentoring program for students on suspension
• Offer and supervise internships for Behavioral Science majors
• Advise Concurrent Enrollment high school students with college GPA below 2.0

Advisor Training

• Facilitate training for all faculty, staff and peer advisors across campus
  • Teach use of Banner screens
  • Provide advising resources
  • Disseminate important general advising information
  • Co-chair Advisement Forum
  • Conduct New Advisor orientation
• Chair Banner Implementation Committee

Community Outreach

• Offer vocational evaluation services for outside agencies; e.g., Division of Workforce Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, etc.
• Provide career counseling, and testing for members of the community