Advising

Why should I meet with an advisor?

One of the most important steps to success in your college education is to fully engage in academic advising. 

During the advising process, students will engage in a decision-making process to discover their maximum educational potential through communication and information exchanges with an advisor. Additionally, advising is ongoing, multifaceted, and the responsibility of both student and advisor.

Academic Advising isn’t simply a department – it’s a partnership between you and your academic advisor, and you will benefit from using these services regularly.

Here are a sample of some concepts that you may explore with your advisor:

• Learn to locate accurate and credible information to aid in your academic program planning process.
• Develop a short-term plan for each semester and a long-term plan for graduation and/or transfer. 
• Identify where and how to locate academic resources on campus.
• Explore the variety of enriching experiences HCC has to offer like study abroad, service learning, and internships.

Advising Appointments and Drop-In Services are available in person and virtually.

Appointments are for following:

• • Academic Completion Plans
  • Academic Exploration
  • Navigating College Challenges
  • Transfer from HCC
  • First-Term Accepted HCC Students

Advising Office Contact Information,

Notifications & Closures

Did you know you can plan your courses on your own?

• Check out this step-by-step guide on Student Planning!
• You can also watch the How to use My Progress video!

Did you know you can register on your own?

• Check out this step-by-step guide on How to Register for Courses!

Do you need a prerequisite waiver? Do you want to request an overload? You must be logged into myHCC to access these forms.

• Prerequisite Waiver Request Form
• Jump Start Prerequisite Waiver Request Form
• Overload Requests

Did you know there is an Advising Syllabus?

Prior to meeting an advisor, these steps must be completed.

1. You must know your HCC ID and Login Information

2. Determine your eligibility to take college level English and Math

• Review the multiple measures available, including high school GPA and placement testing here.

3. Prior Credits

Have you taken AP or IB Tests?

• You must order your official scores be sent directly from AP/IB to HCC.
• You also must request for these to be evaluated using the transcript evaluation request form below.

AP Scores: College Board

• AP Credit Table

IB Scores: IB Results

• International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit Table

Do you have transfer credits from another college or university?

1. Order an official transcript from all of your prior college or universities and have them sent directly to HCC.
2. After applying, complete and submit the HCC Transcript Evaluation Request Form.

Do you need a prerequisite waiver?  Fill out the prerequisite waiver request form!

All new students (non-visiting students) are encouraged make a "New Student" appointment with an advisor.

4. Learn about Student Planning and How to Register for Classes.

• Did you know that you can plan and schedule your classes on your own? Check out these helpful guides.

Visiting Students are not required to see an advisor from HCC.

• If you need a course pre-requisite waiver, you must fill out the Prerequisite Waiver Request form.
• Overload Request Form

These forms are only available to admitted students and you must be logged into your myHCC account. 

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