Advising Services include academic goal-setting support, educational and transfer planning, and information on Harper’s career and transfer programs. New credential-seeking students are assigned an academic advisor who will assist them from start to finish. This includes developing semester-by-semester plans to meet each student’s goals, addressing academic concerns, and degree progress checks.
Advising Services fosters a culture of growth and development for Harper College students. Advisors guide students through the college experience with intentional educational planning, empowering informed decision-making on academic and career goals, and connecting students to campus resources that holistically address students' diverse needs. Advisors and students partner to ensure a greater opportunity for success, persistence, and completion of an academic credential.
Along with your advisor's expertise, remember that a positive academic advising experience also depends on you taking an active role in the process. Particularly during drop-in advising at busy times, advising sessions will be brief. Plan ahead! Schedule your appointment!
Review your program requirements. Review the Harper College Catalog for details on your selected program and course descriptions. You can also review your program requirements in your Degree Works plan in your MyHarper Portal. Planning to transfer? Check out transfer information. Reviewing this before your session will prepare you to ask questions during the appointment.
Take notes. Be sure to have your laptop/tablet or pen and paper available during your advising session. You should be ready to take plenty of notes and ask lots of questions. It's also a good idea to have your calendar open so you can add important dates and deadlines.
Ask questions. To prepare the right questions, you need to know what your academic advisor can do for you. Your advisor can help you with academic planning, course selection, career path and transfer services, campus resource information and preparation for graduation.
Advising Services
Building A 364
847.925.6220
On Campus Hours – A364:
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to 12:00pm
The Advising Services is closed on college holidays.
Remote Hours (phone, email and WebEx):
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Beginning Monday, May 27 through Friday, August 2, the campus will be open on Fridays from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.